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Recollections Towerbank School Portobello |
Netball Team - 1948
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Dorothy Addison, Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada. Photographer not known.
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Recollections 1. Dorothy Addison Canada |
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Thank you to Dorothy Addison, now living in Canada, for sending me the photograph above of the netball team from Towerbank School, Portobello, taken in 1948. Dorothy wrote: |
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Netball Team "This photo was taken by someone at the school - I'm not sure who. I don't remember the girls' names. I only remember the headmaster, I don't know if that is a good sign or not. His name was Mr. Allan." Dorothy Addison, Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada: May 23, 2007 |
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Thank you to Bill Jansen, Portobello, who wrote |
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"My wife, Rena Taylor was in the netball team. I think she was the captain, the one holding the ball in this photo." Bill Jansen, Portobello: June 20, 2007 |
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Thank you to Dorothy Addison, Canada, who replied: |
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"Bill Jansen thought he recognized his wife in the Towerbank School netball team photo. Yes, he is right. The girl holding the ball was Rena Taylor, the captain, and I was sitting to her left. It was a great team." Dorothy Addison, Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada: June 27, 2007 |
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Recollections 2. John Langlands Edinburgh |
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John Langlands asked a question about R: |
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Question |
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School Song "Can you please help us to find the words of Towerbank Primary School song from your correspondents? The song was current while I was a pupil at the school, 1954-58. So far all we have is: Verse 2
School is the cradle and strength of a
nation Chorus
Towerbank we praise thee our school by
the sea Verse 2
Daah dah dah daah dah dah da aha
dah daah dah John Langlands, Edinburgh: April 21, 2009 |
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Recollections 3. John Langlands Edinburgh |
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John Langlands later provided the words for verse 2 of the Tower Bank school song: |
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Answer |
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Verse 2
Youth yields to manhood in rapid
succession, John Langlands, Edinburgh: May 7, 2009 |
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Recollections 4. Bob Jefferson |
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Bob Jefferson, in an email to John Langlands (above) and others, wrote: |
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Update |
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"My daughter tells me that the whole school is now learning the song. Are there plans to present it in public once the children are fully rehearsed?" John Langlands, Edinburgh: May 7, 2009 |
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Recollections 5. Douglas Bold Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia |
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Thank you to Douglas Bold for posting this message below in the EdinPhoto guestbook: |
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Portobello then Australia "I attended Towerbank school in 1941 and then on to Portobello secondary school. I became a bricklayer by trade and left for Australia in 1963. I joined the RAAF in 1967 and served 20 years. I am a Vietnam vet, now retired. I'd love to make contact with any old school mates."
Douglas Bold, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales,
Australia: |
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Recollections 6. Norman Vanbeck Exeter, Devon, England |
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Thank you to Norman Vanbeck, Exeter, Devon, for replying to Dorothy Addison's comments in Recollections 1 above. Norman wrote: |
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Towerbank Netball Team "I was born in 1941 and lived in Bath Street, Portobello. This photo of the Towerbank School Netball Team, taken in 1948, shows Mr Allan (Head Master) and Miss Jeffreys who was one of my teachers." Norman Vanbeck, Exeter, Devon, England: June 26, 2012 |
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Recollections 7. Helen Slate (née Isaac) |
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Thank you to Helen Slate (née Isaac) who wrote: |
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Towerbank School then Portobello High School "I went to Towerbank School then on to Portobello High School and graduated around 1953 - I'm not sure exactly when, but I'd love to be in connect with others from the same time frame. - I had Mr. Wall at Towerbank and Miss Jeffries before that who scared me to death. - I remember the rides very close to school. - I walked my dog daily along the beach - I played on Joppa Rocks. Helen Slate (née Isaac): June 20, 2014 |
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Reply to Helen? If you'd like to send a reply to Helen, please email me to let me know, then I'll pass on her email address to you. Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: June 20, 2014 |
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Recollections 8. Helen Slate (née Isaac) |
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Thank you to Helen Slate (née Isaac) for writing again. Helen wrote: |
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Netball Team "Imagine my surprise when I saw my photo on this page! I was on that net ball team, and had completely forgotten about this being taken. 1948 I'm on the front row, last on the left. Netball Team I'd love to be in contact with others who were probably class mates. We seem to be scattered all over the world, but with the internet, that's no longer a problem! One of my best friends at Towerbank was Willrene Marshall. Her father had a butcher shop on High Street, Portobello. I wonder where she might be now. I believe that she was in the States at one time. I look forward to finding out more from others in the future." Helen Slate (née Isaac): June 21, 2014 |
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Reply to Helen? If you remember Helen and would like to send a reply to her, please email me to let me know, then I'll pass on her email address to you. Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: June 22, 2014 |
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Recollections 9. Ian Taylor Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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Thank you to Ian Taylor for sending two photos of classes at Towerbank School, in response to a request from Dorothy Addison (née Jenkins) for more Towerbank school class photos to be added to the EdinPhoto web site. |
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1950s "I saw, somewhere on the EdinPhoto site, that somebody was looking for class photos from Towerbank School in the early-1950s. Here are two photos from the mid-1950s that I had in my files:
Ian Taylor, 5 St Mark's Place, Edinburgh (1941-57):
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Here is a photograph of Towerbank School, taken in 2004 ... ... and here a page with links to more Towerbank School photos. |
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