MEDAL, Punctual Attendance

H1990.331

Silver coloured attendance medal with a black swan at the centre of the obverse and lettering around the rim, "EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / WESTERN AUSTRALIA". The reverse has a decorative border and is printed "AWARDED / TO / LAURA PELLE / FOR PUNCTUAL / ATTENDANCE / EVERY SCHOOL DAY / 1905". The medal is pierced at the top and threaded with a single link of chain. Laura Pelle was born on 13 March 1891 in Paynesville, Gippsland, Victoria. She travelled to Fremantle with her family by coastal steamer and lived in Hay St (near Pier St), Perth. Between 1901 and 1905, she attended Perth Girls' School in James Street until she was 14 or 15; Miss Lilly Lowe was the headmistress. During that time, Laura was a member of the school choir. On leaving school, Laura studied at the Perth Technical College and became an accountant, working during World War I at the Y.M.C.A. Between 1939 and 1945 she was the state secretary of the Girl Guide movement in W.A. Laura, who died in 1988, was married to Robert Hanlin, and the couple had one child, Catherine.

Department:

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number:	H1990.331
Accession Date:	10 Sep 1990

Material

Metal	Metal

Metal/Metal

Measurement

diameter	32mm

ov	3.7cm	(with ring)

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Miss Essie Thompson with dancing championship ribbons displayed on board, medals on her blouse, wearing calf-length skirt, long sleeved blouse, straw hat, hair done in elaborate ringlets.

(17/5/88 - Moya Tamblyn suppled the following - Miss Essie Thompson (No."P") was sister to Mr. David Thompson (snr.) who worked as accountant (?) for "Kalg. Electric Tramways" for many years - well in to 1940's. He was a church elder - Presbut Boulder. Essie taught dancing on the huge wooden 3 sided verandahs which surrounded the large brick residence at 11 King St. Boulder (opposite thhe Queen's Methodist manse). The Thompson home was once a Doctor's residence and was owned later (1980s to early 1990s?) by Irene and Don Tonkin and was somewhat of a showplace.

Essie provided music for dancing lessons byy playing the violin and I have steong memory of her using the bow to admonish any errors! The Thomsons retired to Perth and in later years Essie joined the widowed Mrs. Hope Thomson in sharing a home in the city. They joined an inner city church (The People's Evangelical). Mrs. Thomson (nee Warnecke) was a school teacher before her marriage. As an elder of the local Presbyterian Church she was interested in youth work and ran Bible class. She was coached in math and was generous with her extensive libray. Many a young person was enriched by her wisdom. Essie did around early 1980's

The Thomsons were old and very respected Boulder citizens. They had four children - David (Mac.) Lindsay, Hope and Crystal.

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