UNLOCKING THE PAST: A grand Edwardian picnic on Wollombi Common

By Kimberly O'Sullivan
Updated October 22 2019 - 2:02pm, first published August 9 2017 - 12:00am
GRAND OCCASION: A school picnic at Wollombi Common in the 1900s-1910s. Participants donned their finest outfits, including magnificent hats, for the occasion. Picture: Cessnock City Library Local History Collection
GRAND OCCASION: A school picnic at Wollombi Common in the 1900s-1910s. Participants donned their finest outfits, including magnificent hats, for the occasion. Picture: Cessnock City Library Local History Collection

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