Pidcock's Lane and Tatham Public Schools First World War Roll of Honor, Casino

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The Pidcock’s Lane and Tatham Public Schools First World War Roll of Honor is a polished timber board, featuring carved timber supports on either side and supporting shelves at the top and bottom. At the top, the board is decorated with painted scrollwork and a pair of crossed Union Jack and Australian flags. The names of 32 ex-pupils who served in the war, including five who were killed, are listed alphabetically in gold lettering in two columns on the board.  The Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser, 3 January 1920, described the board as a handsome honour board. It was the work of Jones and Brewster, who had also created the Irvington Public School Roll of Honor, and reported it was on view in one of the McPhail and Mullett’s show windows in Casino.  The honour roll was not unveiled at Pidcock's Lane Public School until Empire Day, 26 May 1921, when over 100 people attended the ceremony. An address was made by the school's teacher, Mr E Stokes, followed by several other speeches. Mrs H E Pidcock performed the honour board unveiling, after which a luncheon and children's sports were held (The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser, 3 June 1921). Tatham School was relocated in mid-1908 to a new location in Pidcock’s Lane. The Pidcock’s Lane Public School was opened in November 1908 and closed in May 1934. The honour roll is now located in the Casino Historical Museum.