CHAPTER 17When the school's sports field and athletic track were constructed, part of the hillside west of the school had been carved out and the soil used to fill a small dip behind the school. This was levelled and eventually became a top rated facility. This, plus the sealed courts used for tennis in summer and netball in winter were used by other organisations during the weekend with the rents helping with maintenance.
Because of this, there was a steep hillside where pine trees, planted six years before had grown to a height of ten metres. Though it was still school property, the hillside was declared out-of-bounds, fenced off and more-or-less forgotten. After a week of stormy weather in late November a narrow slip had come down. During the lunch hour, two Year 10 boys more out of bo
