English: Gowrie Public School (in NSW, Australia) in 1887. The two ladies near the fence in the background are sisters, Mrs. Henry Whitten (nee Elizabeth Mason) and Mrs. Alec Barthgate (nee Grace Mason). The teacher is David Edward Rhind with his wife and baby. Most of the children, including the girls were wearing elastic-side boots which were the fashion.
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