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Bennett’s Creek School No.2202
This school was opened on 27th October 1879, it was originally known as Hazelwood North School. The name was changed to Bennett’s Creek in 1889.…
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Collins Street Primary School No.4655
Collins Street Primary School was officially opened on a five acre site situated at the corner of Mary Street on Monday 30th. April 1951. The…
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Collins Street School Reunion October 21, 2001
The Collins Street School community celebrated on Sunday October 21 – 2001 to mark the 50th anniversary of the school’s opening. A sign marking the schools…
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Crinigan Road Primary School No.4692
The last primary school to be erected in this period [c1950-1960] was Crinigan Road (No. 4692). The site chosen for this school was on the…
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Driffield School No.2433
In May 1880 the people of Driffield forwarded a petition to their local member of Parliament Mr. F. C. Mason, the petition was requesting the…
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Hazelwood Estate School No.4326
Fraser’s Road This school was officially opened on 8th November 1926. Classes were initially held in the Memorial Hall on the Hazelwood Estate, approximately six…
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Hazelwood Ridge School No.1768
This school was established in October 1876 and was the first school in the Morwell District. Schools Inspector Holland estimated that the initial enrolment would…
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Hazelwood South School No.3350
This school was originally known as Eel Hole Creek School, it opened on 1st. January 1900. Head Teachers Year Name 1900-1901 William H. Loftus 1901-1903…
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Maryvale Ridge School No.1939
This school was established on 17th. August 1877, it was situated at the junction of the Maryvale Ridge Road and the railway line, approximately one…
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Morwell & District Primary School Teachers
Head and Sole Teachers in Charge From 1876 Morwell and District Primary Schools Name School A.. Aherne, Daniel Bennett’s Creek School No. 2202, 1881-1883 Alexander,…
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Morwell High School
Morwell High School was constructed on a site at the corner of McDonald Street and Holmes Road. The school came into existence on 7th February…
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Morwell North School No.2621
This school was originally referred to as the Maryvale North School, it was officially opened on 1st. September 1884, it closed on 24th. June 1892…
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Morwell Technical School
Morwell Technical School began in February 1959 with 96 form 1 pupils accommodated in temporary premises on the site of the Yallourn Technical School. The…
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St. Vincent’s Primary School
The next school to be established was St. Vincent’s Primary School in Morwell East. The school was housed in an old Air Force building that…
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Tobruk Street Primary School No.4680
Approval for the construction of a third Morwell Primary School was given in June 1951. The school was planned to cater for the children who…
Primary School Head Teachers 1950s
| School | Year/s | Names |
|---|---|---|
| Collins Street | 1951 – 1955 | Laurence A. Kelly |
| 1955 – 1957 | Henry A. Campbell | |
| 1958 – onwards | Cyril T. McCullough | |
| Commercial Road | 1950 – 1952 | Stephen Hartup |
| 1952 – 1957 | James R. Elliott | |
| 1957 – onwards | John H. Sturtz | |
| Crinigan Road | 1957 | W. P. Liston (Acting) |
| 1957 | D. W. Pollock (Acting) | |
| 1958 – onwards | Thomas Monahan | |
| Tobruk Street | 1954 – 1956 | John I. Evans |
| 1956 – 1958 | Reginald L. Walton | |
| 1958 – onwards | Raymond Simcocks |
More information is required for these following schools:
- Commercial Road Primary School
- Morwell High School
- Tobruk Street Primary School
- Crinigan Road Primary School
- St. Vincents Catholic School
- Sacred Heart School
- Morwell Park Primary School
- Morwell Technical School