WATER WHEEL

Brett Mitsch (School Captain 1980) and family and Chris Mitsch (School Captain 1982 and 1983) and family would like to join Shirley and Brian in congratulating the Edward Public School for 50 years devoted to Primary Education in Deniliquin.

Both Brett and Chris have come a long way since their formative years at Edward under Wayne Bradley and many other wonderful and dedicated teachers. Brett has worked around the world including 9 years in the nancial turmoil of Wall Street USA.

Chris has gone on to play with the Sydney Swans while working as a Surveyor setting out high rise buildings in Central Sydney before re-joining Brian in the Survey Practice in Deniliquin where he has now notched up a further 30 years in the Survey Profession.

Congratulations to all Teachers, Parents and students who have made the Edward Public School a showpiece for Primary Education in Deniliquin.

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The Water Wheel project was the brainchild of Principal Adrian Parker who had a passion for bricklaying and construction. He wanted to improve the aesthetics of the school surrounds with the construction of two elevated brick pond structures, one of which was to house a working Heathridge Wheel fed by a pump and incorporating a fountain. The connection to the district rich irrigation heritage was obvious. The major part of the structure was built on the Butler St/Harfleur St corner while a second pond and feature wall was erected outside the former Dental Clinic facing Butler St. The project commenced in mid-1980 and took continued on many Sunday mornings over a twelve month period with a number of staff, P&C members and families enlisted to see the task to fruition.

The official opening took place in 1981 with Federal Member for Riverina Noel Hicks and State Member for Murray Tim Fischer both present.

Sadly, OH&S restrictions now mean the fountain, wheel and ponds are now in-operable but they still provide a very notable school feature. Adrian’s brick laying skills at Edward also included the central garden beside the library and garden beds around the playground. He also constructed many well-known local landmarks such as the Rotary Park entrance gates on Wirraway Drive, the train turntable, and garden bed edging at the High School District education office – along with building countless backyard barbecues and undertaking many home improvement projects for staff and friends.