{"id":51100,"date":"2013-11-18T02:09:27","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T16:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=51100"},"modified":"2023-10-09T15:34:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T05:34:09","slug":"centenary-celebration-takes-the-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/11\/18\/centenary-celebration-takes-the-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Centenary Takes The Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wheatlands SS principal Daniel Bishop with the centenary cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 18, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wheatlands State School marked its centenary on Saturday with a celebration that attracted more people than the tiny rural school would have ever seen on one day.<\/p>\n

Former pupils came from all over Queensland for the big day and the opportunity to catch up with friends and family members.<\/p>\n

Administration officer Jenny Allan, who was manning the gate, said at least 500 people had signed in by lunchtime, but the real number – including parents, current students and people who just walked in – would probably push the attendance figures well over 600.<\/p>\n

South Burnett mayor Wayne Kratzmann got proceedings underway in the morning with a welcome speech which was then followed by the oldest former pupil present at the celebrations, Alice Wessling, 98, cutting the cake.<\/p>\n

Alice (nee Rosenblatt) was born on July 26, 1915, at Byee, and used to ride her horse or walk to school.<\/p>\n

Alice’s connections with the school run deep and continue to the present day.<\/p>\n

Her sister Agnes was a first-day pupil in 1913 and her future husband, Arthur Wessling, also attended along with his brother and sisters, Eric, Margaretha and Muriel.<\/p>\n

Her eldest great-grandson, Cooper Mollenhauer, is currently in Grade 1 at the school.<\/p>\n

There was plenty of school memorabilia on display including items from a time capsule buried in 1983.<\/p>\n

Marked envelopes from this capsule were distributed to descendants.<\/p>\n

A new time capsule will be buried in the same location on December 1.<\/p>\n

Souvenirs were on sale on the day, including a special Centenary book and envelopes for the new time capsule.<\/p>\n

Also being sold were pavers for the school’s memorial pathway which is slowly growing and recognising former pupils.<\/p>\n

Current principal Daniel Bishop “called the roll” for each year, with pupils posing for “class photos”.<\/p>\n

Entertainment, which included performances by the Wondai Town Band and local duo Bruzz, continued into the night after a pig-on-the-spit dinner.<\/p>\n

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Margaret and Kevin Jones, from Redcliffe … Margaret is the youngest daughter of the first principal at Wheatlands School, Albert Ruge; she was born in the area but left when she was just three weeks old. INSET: A medal presented to Albert Ruge by the residents of Wheatlands after he returned from active service in World War 1. The medal reads: “Duty Bravely Done \u00a0Returned” and on the reverse “Presented to Sgt A.H.A. Ruge 6612 26th Battalion from the residents of Wheatlands”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ted Zillmann’s father (also Ted) was a first-day pupil at the school; he’s pictured with Eric Cridland, from Castra<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Arthur Bond (who was a pupil in 1937), from Cooyar, with Wilma and Debbie Beitzel, from Murgon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Cr Kathy Duff with Bruce and Jenny Bishop, from Cloyna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gladys and Dudley Sippel, from Murgon, were enjoying the Centenary celebrations<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Siblings Des Goltz (1937), Val Garland (1940) and Kay Wendt (1948) all attended Wheatlands<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Everyone was having fun … Garry Sippel, from Dreamtime Reptiles, with Lawson Schloss, 7; Curtis Nichols, 11; Hayden Bell, 12; and an albino carpet python<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n
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Neil Kratzke travelled from Goondiwindi; the former\u00a0 Murgon Commonwealth Bank manager attended the school between 1956-60<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Eddie Wessling (1929) from Murgon has had children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren at
Wheatlands School<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Welcoming visitors at the main gate were parent Leah Sells and school administration officer Jenny Allan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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Dorothy Enkelmann, Wondai, had five \u00a0children attend in the 1940s-50s: Barry, Janette, Judith, Peter and Debra<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Ted Zillmann and Brian Cotter read a letter from Ted’s father Ted – a first day pupil – which was in the time capsule; they donated it back to the school to be buried in a new capsule<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Principal Daniel Bishop handed over an envelope from the time capsule marked for the descendants of Ray and Clara Muller … accepting it were Tahlia Yesbery (2006-12), Sue Yesberg (1982), Hayden Yesberg (2005-10) and Billy Muller (1980)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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