Category: School Histories
Ghezireh School
By Maidee Smith A letter was sent to the Education Department on 1 March 1932 suggesting the formation of a…
Roelands School
By Maidee Smith, c. 1980 The first correspondence to the Minister for the Education requesting that a school be built…
Mornington Landing School
Compiled by Maidee Smith from Education Department files, c. 1980. For ten years, a school had been operating at Mornington…
Parkfield Schools Nos 1 and 2
By Maidee Smith Parkfield School No. 1 – July 1870 to June 1923 It wasn’t until 1871 that the Elementary…
Roelands School Teachers
1903 Agatha McGuckin. 1904 A G Clayton. 1905 ‑ 1911 Agnes E Pine. 1912 Joseph N Sayce, M Moorhouse. 1913…
Mornington Mill State School
By Maidee Smith 1899 On 25 January, Mr H Smith and Fred Hutchinson, Chairman and Secretary respectively of the Mornington…
Benger Primary School
Sharing – Caring – Endeavour At Benger, a settlement within the Harvey Shire, school opened for the first time in…
Cookernup School
By Maidee Smith The first request for a school at Cookernup was on 23 April 1894 when the settlers in…