Summary Daughters of John Ross with their Aunt Jane McMahon is believed to have been taken around when the youngest was around five years old. That would date the photo as circa 1902. From left to right, it is believed to be Barbara Christina Ross (6), Helen Mary Ross (10), Jane Curtain McMahon (33), Mary […]
Tag: Schools
Story of a Chalice
First published as The Story of the Chalice Heidelberg Historian (Heidelberg Historical Society) October 1994 On 25 August 1994, a special service in the Ivanhoe Grammar School Chapel was the occasion of the presentation of an historical chalice by members of the 2/14th Battalion Association. The story of the chalice was provided in the order […]
First World War and education
An Education Department 1920 publication commemorating teachers and staff that had served in the First World War had appendices showing how much each school had raised for the Department’s War Relief Fund. This was Metropolitan District Area 4; the complete list is given as an indication of the schools and their approximate size during the […]
Preston and Northcote School Sports
The Preston and Northcote School Sports While recently researching the history of Preston and Gowerville Park (aka Preston City Oval), I came across a long forgotten phenomenon of the 1950s and early 60s that I’m sure will strike a chord with many readers of “a Certain Age”. With a drop-off in interest and attendances in Association football in those years, […]
Memories of Montmorency State School
I attended Montmorency State School in the years 1942-46 from 4th Grade to 7th Grade. Our school grades covered 1st to 8th year. Although ‘Mont’ school (the ‘y’ was not added until recent years) was fairly close to Melbourne, it was considered a rural school. I well remember coming from a large inner city blue […]
Glenroy school days 1956-1962
My name is Leo Wilson. I grew up in Glenroy with my parents and their 9 children. I was 6 weeks old when we moved from Preston in 1950. We lived in Langton Street. There were only 3 houses in the street, no footpaths and no roads. It was the start of the housing boom […]
The Great War – State Schools
An Education Department 1920 publication commemorating teachers and staff that had served in the First World War had appendices showing how much each school had raised for the Department’s War Relief Fund. This was Metropolitan District Area 4; the complete list is given as an indication of the schools and their approximate size during the […]
Brunswick
Background The area that surveyor Robert Hoddle marked out, destined to be Brunswick, was determined by two straight lines (which later became Park Street and Moreland Road), drawn from Moonee Ponds to Merri Creek. Halfway between the creek a line north to south was marked which at first was known as Pentridge Road and was […]
Ivanhoe Girls’ Old Grammarians Association
Ivanhoe Girls’ Old Grammarians Association (IGOGA) Past students of Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School is situated at 123 Marshall St Ivanhoe 3079. The Old Girls’ Association was formed in 1923. In 1965 the name was officially changed to ‘Ivanhoe Girls’ Old Grammarians’ Association’, although the term ‘Old Girls’ is still used. The […]
Diamond Valley Learning Centre
It is an Adult Community Education Centre. It is a not for profit organisation which is community owned and managed. What happens at DVLC? You certainly won’t find rows of students sitting silently copying from the blackboard. At DVLC students are encouraged to interact and participate in class activities; There are a range of projects […]