Objects of Substance- The Gymnastics Wall Bars

that Sophia Beanland demanded in 1888, and that Josephine Bancroft so gleefully and adventurously

swung from in 1912.

Stephen Fogarty Director of Health and Physical Education

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1967. The wall bars festooned with balloons in preparation for the Year 12 Formal.