Typically, my diary entry began Today we had the best novelty so far this year.
After listing a number of calamaties - the flooded quadrangle, a Junior School sandpit washed away, water coming in through the doorways, sandbagging, a bucket brigade through our study, the fire brigade pumping water - all amid general panic and pandemonium, I concluded that everyone had a jolly good time... best entertainment so far this year.
Clipping: The Ballarat Courier.
