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Acknowledgments
1. Mr. Alby Armstrong, who has spent countless hours researching, compiling
and gathering information for this book.
2. Those people who have made available relevant material and photographs
for use in this book, particularly Lou Fury who spent many hours with Mr.
Armstrong relating relevant history of Marrar since early 1900's.
3. Public Authorities which have supplied information contained in
this book -
(a) Department of Education, especially Bryan Cowling.
(b) Australia Post.
(c) Australian National Library, Canberra.
4. All other people who have given assistance in ways too varied to
detail here.
5. 'Back to Coolamon' Souvenir Publications 1934 and 1956.
6. Those people who have contributed special articles.
7. Mrs. Mildred Spiatt, who taught at Marrar for many years, for the
cover of this book.
Foreword
With one hundred years of education in the Marrar District being celebrated
in March, 1979, this book is an attempt to record some of the history of
the Village of Marrar and District during that period.
It is not a complete history as we have dallied too long before making
an attempt to put it together. We have allowed too many of our old
pioneers to pass on taking with them their stories of the development of
this virgin country, the hardships and tragedy, the joys and satisfaction
as they tamed a new and exciting land. With their horse and bullock
teams and a few essential tools, they cleared the land of heavy timber,
built their homes, and raised their families. They settled into a
way of life that has endured now for over a hundred years.
Marrar has grown and prospered and will continue to do so, thanks to
those grand old people who came here before us and left us a legacy to
carry on where they left off.
What a fitting tribute, the poem, 'The Pioneers'
written by Frank Hudson and printed in the School Magazine back in 1927.
