Is it a throw-away memory or an important time capsule that someone's lost?

Out walking with her gal pals a few weeks ago, Heather Borren came across something lying in the grass around St Michaels Ave in Bethlehem. It was an old, battered photo.

'I saw it lying there and I thought ‘that looks interesting what's that?'”

Looking at the faces, and styling of the people in the picture, Heather believes the photo was taken about 50-60 years ago.

'I would've thought it's from the late-1960s maybe or 1970s by the clothes and things. It's really hard to tell.”

There seems to be about 200 people in the photograph, in what appears to be a gymnasium or hall.

'It's a huge staff if it is a workplace for a school. It's a huge staff photo. I just couldn't think what else it would be.”

The question is – is someone looking for this picture or was it intentionally cast aside?

'Someone could've put it in the dump truck and it's just blown out for all I know. It could just be rubbish or that someone's lost it and is going: ‘Oh bugger!'”

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