Flagpole

Now, what week is it again?

A student who attended the Campus during the 1960s tells the story of a very unusual flag which was hoisted up the flagpole each Monday morning. At that time, the Campus ran on two timetables: the ‘Week A” timetable, and the ‘Week B’ timetable. Lectures and activities were held at different times and venues depending on what week it was. In order that students wouldn’t forget where they were meant to be, a flag printed with the letters ‘A” or ‘B’ would be flown from the flagpole.

There was no excuse for turning up at the wrong place. The lecturer would simply point to the flagpole and tell the student to look up. What a helpful device after a big weekend!

Donated to the Campus by the Bundaberg Branch of the Old Boys Association in 1935, it proudly stood in front of the Foundation Building for its first fifty years. Now guarding the Avenue of Palms, the flagpole has held its present post since 1985.

The flagpole's first position in front of the Foundation Building, 1946

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