Exhibition a record of past life

Student curates Avondale heritage display

Brenton Stacey
Public relations officer
Avondale College of Higher Education
Cooranbong, New South Wales, Australia

An exhibition curated by an Avondale student reveals how life on campus has changed since the college of higher education formed in 1897.

Rose-lee Power

Adventist Heritage Centre curator Rose-lee Power with an Avondale Symphonic Choir LP, part of the Dormitory Life exhibition. Credit: Brenton Stacey

Natasha Kenealy’s Dormitory Life features a coathanger and lamp that belonged to Ella Boyd—among the first graduates in 1902—during her time as a student at Avondale and an LP released by the Avondale Symphonic Choir in the late 1950s.

“I’m particularly interested in the day-to-day normalities that have changed over the years,” says Natasha, a Bachelor of Science student. “It’s difficult for us to imagine composing essays with typewriters or even by hand.”

If this is a strange concept, what about the regulations prohibiting students from bringing cars on campus or requiring female students to be escorted by a “responsible adult” when off campus?

Dormitory Life, Adventist Heritage Centre, until May 30, 2014

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