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The South Wolumla School had an active Parents' and Citizens' Association.

Purchasing library books, and wire net fencing to fence in the school's garden, done by a local working bee.

Organising fund raising, for example Balls, in conjunction with the adjacent community of Wolumla. To get a milk testing apparatus for the school pupils.

Organising a new tennis court.

Organising fund raising for a scholarship fund.

Organising school outings to the local beaches, Merimbula.

School activities included presentation of a captured machine gun, with a speech about what had had to be done to lead to its capture. Crowning of one of the students as Wattle Queen for the year. As part of Arbor Day fifteen trees were planted in the school playground and named after ex-teachers and ex-pupils who served in the Great War.

The school was also used by the local community more broadly, for example by the South Wolumla Agricultural Bureau, for meetings of up to sixty people.

The South Wolumla Agricultural Bureau met monthly, often using the school.

In 1922, the new tennis court was opened on Empire Day along with a pupils sports day. Students were given cash rewards as pprizes for winning races. The day was attended by approximately 200 people.

In 1921 Empire Day was held at the school and was attended by an estimated 200 people. The children, about thirty, were given a coin as well as racing prizes.

South Wolumla Creamey Company, six months to 31/12/1923 152,316lbs of butter. Six months to 31/12/1922 149,514lbs (a decrease from 1922 to 23 !?) Installed a second hand refrigerating plant. The building is also nearing completion.

Community concerns in 1925 included lobbying for the Snowy River Hydro-Electric Scheme, and lobbying for the construction of the East Coast Railway due to the Far South Coast suffering from loss of population and the dying out of industries due to llack of proper comunications wiht other towns.

1923 Mr Webb teacher. The world is better now than historically to small extent. Country life better than city life, education is not everything, better health in country.

Six months to ?? (April 1929) 234,688lbs of butter. First half of new factory to be completed by 30 Spetember 1929, otehr half to be completed by 30 September 1930.

The road from Wolumla to South Wolumla as fully sealed in 20??, yet had been a point ofo contention for long time.

1936: South Wolumla Butter Factory 314,187 lbs for the half year. 324,125 lbs the previous year half year.