On 18 July 1918 the then teacher, Peter Gobert who had come to the school in April of that year, wrote to the Department that, ‘the secretary of the Red Cross has requested this school to pack Christmas boxes for the soldiers this year. I understand from pupils that forty boxes were packed last year; these were packed on a school day, patriotic songs & speeches were part of the programme. The secretary at Tweed Heads expects boxes by the first boat.’1 Although permission for this activity in school time was granted the telegram informing Gobert of this did not reach him and the work was done without taking school time.1

An card embroidered with a kangaroo and the words 'Advance Australia' was sent as a thankyou to the children at Bilambil,
'To the children at Bilambil Public School from Pte D McArthur, Abroad." A special thankyou to Mrs Hardie for lending us her treasured momento so we could reproduce it.

A roll of honour was unveiled in the local hall on 20 October 1921 and all the children attended, being catered for by the Parents’ and Citizens’ Association, the president of which was Mr A. Robinson.1