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Morwell & District Primary School Teachers

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Morwell & District Primary School Teachers

Head and Sole Teachers in Charge From 1876

Morwell and District Primary Schools

NameSchool
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Aherne, DanielBennett’s Creek School No. 2202, 1881-1883
Alexander, TrevorHazelwood Estate School No. 4326, 1982-1984
Anderson, VioletHazelwood Ridge School No. 1768, 1911-1917
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Barber, BernardMorwell North School No. 2621, 1953-1954
Bardin, JohnMorwell North School No. 2621, 1884-1886
Barnett, Lydia J.Morwell North School No. 2621, 1901
Barr, Edward M.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1909
Beck, Eric A.Collins Street School No. 4655 Morwell, 1970
Berry, Henry A.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1910-1912
Bethel, JohnMorwell School 2136 , 1905
Bienvenu, ReginaldHazelwood South School No. 3350, 1905-1907
Blewett, DarrellMorwell North School No. 2621, 1968-. Morwell School No. 2136, 1983-1985
Blight, Ivor W.Hazelwood Estate School No. 4326 1943-1953
Bock, AmyFirst Teacher Hazelwood North School No. 2382, 1881-1884. Bennett’s Creek School No. 2202, 1883-1884
Boldiston, C. W.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1959-1960
Brandt, MorrisMorwell North School No 2621, 1887
Brennan, Augustus L.Morwell School 2136 , 1962-1971
Brown, NoelHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1980
Bryant, Ronald C.Morwell North School No. 2621, 1955-1957
Bunting, Terence E.Morwell North School No. 2621, 1960
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Cahill, RichardHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1934-1950
Campbell, BryanMorwell School 2136 , 1975-1977
Campbell, Henry A.Collins Street No. 4655. Morwell, 1955-1957
Campion, BrianHazelwood Estate School No. 4326. 1959
Chapple, Allison D.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1928-1934
Chapple, DorothyHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1925-1928
Clark, RaymondHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1955-1957
Collins, Henry J.Morwell North School No. 2621, 1915-1916
Colwell, TonyHazelwood Estate School No. 4326, 1985-
Coon, John B.Morwell North School No. 2621, 1887-1890
Cox, Frederick B.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1965-1967
Cugley, Richard A.Morwell School 2136 ,1977-1983
Curnick, Elsie B.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1916-1919
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Dalgleish, MargaretHazelwood South School No. 3350, 1904
Davey, ElizabethHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1908-1909
Davies, ElizabethBennett’s Creek School No. 2202, 1892-1895
Dickson, RobertHead Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1909-1917
Dobson, Kevin J.Hazelwood Estate School No 4326 1963-1965
Douglas, JamesHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1922-1925
Dyer, DonaldHazelwood Estate School No 4326 1941
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Elliott, James R.Head Teacher Morwell School 2136,1952-1957
Evans, John I.Tobruk St. School, No. 4680, Morwell 1954-56
Evison, Robert W.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1939-1944
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Ferguson, ThomasHead Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1884-1895
Fitzgerald, EdnaHazelwood Estate School No 4326 1942
Forsyth, Arthur R.Head Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1925-1929
Fox, Hilda W.Head Teacher Driffield School No. 2433,1930-31
Foxcroft, Leonard F.Hazelwood Ridge School No. 1768, 1940-1944
Francis, WilliamBennett’s Creek School No. 2202, 1879-1881. Driffield School No. 2433, 1882-1886
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Gaffney, Herbert J.Hazelwood Ridge School No. 1768,1900-1902
Garlick, Reginald E.Head Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1937-1942
Gay, EllenHead Teacher Driffield School No. 2433, 1895-98
Gilheany, Thomas K.Head Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1971-1975
Gough, Margaretta H.Hazelwood Ridge School No. 1768, 1908-1910
Goyen, JackHead Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1942-1949
Greaves, RolandHazelwood Ridge School No. 1768, 1896-1900
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Hackett, DesmondHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1957-1960
Hall, Edgar S.Head Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1929-1937
Hampton, AlexanderHead Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1907
Hardiman, RobertHazelwood South School No. 3350, 1901-1903
Harper, LillianHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1901-1906
Hart, Henry C.Head Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1917-1920
Hartup, StephenMorwell North School No 2621, 1916-1917. Head Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1949-1952
Hatfield, GeorgeBennett’s Creek School No. 2202, 1897-1900
Heathcote, RaymondDriffield School No. 2433, 1970-1972
Higgins, Albert P.Hazelwood North School No. 2382, 1950-1952
Higgs, JaneHazelwood South School No. 3350, 1945-1946
Hobbs, Wilfred M.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1907-1908
Holt, ReubenMorwell North School No 2621, 1912-1914
Horan, John J.Driffield School No. 2433, Feb-Sep. 1951
Howe, Catherine P.Driffield School No. 2433, 1928-1930
Huthnance, Thomas E.Head Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1937
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Irving, JohnMorwell School’s first teacher 1879-1884
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Jackman, Wallace D. W.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1934-1938
Jefferson, JohnHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1909-1912
Johnston, John W.Bennett’s Creek School No. 2202, 1896-1897
Jones, JohnDriffield School No. 2433, 1887-1892
Jope, RichardBennett’s Creek School No. 2202, 1884-1888. Hazelwood North School No. 2382, 1884-1888, at the time both schools were on a part-time basis.
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Keagle, A. B.Hazelwood Ridge School No. 1768, 1902
Keamy, MichaelMorwell North School No 2621, 1920-1921
Keehan, PatrickMorwell North School No 2621, 1955
Keith, StuartHazelwood Estate School No. 4326, 1979-1981
Kelly, Laurence A.Collins Street School Morwell, 1951-1955
Kennedy, JoanHazelwood South School No. 3350, 1946
Kewish, Thomas M.Driffield School No. 2433, 1886
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Lacey, EdithDriffield School No. 2433, 1898-1901
Leadbeater, VioletDriffield School No. 2433, 1901
Legg, Ian H.Driffield School No. 2433, 1959
LeLievre, BramwellHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1962-1968
Lewis, DavidHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1974-1977
Liston, W. P.Crinigan Road School Morwell, 1957
Loftus, William H.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1900-1901
Long, ChristopherHazelwood Estate School No. 4326, 1970
Lucas, Henry J.Driffield School No. 2433, 1923-1927
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Mackinder, Alan H.Driffield School No. 2433, 1951-1956
Manchester, GordonHazelwood South School No. 3350, 1908
Mason, JamesDriffield School No. 2433, 1956-1958
Matchett, RomaHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1928-1930
Mathieson, Allan R.Hazelwood Estate School No. 4326 1953-1959, 1969-1970, 1971-1976. Driffield School No. 2433, 1959-1962
Mathison, MarieHazelwood Ridge School No. 1768, 1876-1877
Maxwell, Minnie E.Hazelwood Ridge School No. 1768, 1923-1924
McCauley, AlmaHazelwood Estate School No. 4326, 1929-1931
McCrory, ZennaZenna was the first teacher at the Maryvale Ridge School (1939) in August 1877. The School at Maryvale Ridge closed on 31st May 1879 and Zenna moved on to teach at the Moe Railway School No. 2142 until 1880. She resigned from the Education Department in April 1881.
McCullough, Cyril T.Collins Street School Morwell, 1958-1964. Crinigan Road School Morwell, 1965
McGregor, DallasHazelwood South School No. 3350, 1924-1927
McLean, JohnHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1913-1916
McLennan, HarryHazelwood Ridge School No. 1768, 1924-1927
McLoghlan, WilliamHazelwood Ridge School No. 1768,1906-1908
McMaster, Thomas AndrewHazelwood South School No. 3350, 1915
McPhee, Dugald W.Head Teacher Morwell School 2136 ,1908
Miller, Alfred H.Hazelwood Ridge School No. 1768, 1929-1940
Mitchell, GordonHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1933-1934
Mollison, John AlexanderHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1917
Monahan, ThomasCrinigan Road School Morwell, 1958-1961
Morris, PeterMorwell North School No 2621, 1965-1966
Morrison, Robert H.Head Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1920-1925
Moylan, Ronald J.Driffield School No. 2433, 1948-1950
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Nelson, Mansfield ArthurHazelwood Ridge School No. 1768, 1877-1880
Newham, John A.Hazelwood Estate School No. 4326, 1959
Northey, HelenBennett’s Creek School No. 2202, 1901
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O’Connor, MaryMorwell North School No. 2621, 1902
O’Toole, Warren J.Driffield School No. 2433, 1965
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Parker, Violet M.Morwell North School No. 2621, 1903-1912
Patterson, NellieHazelwood South School No. 3350, 1919-1924
Payne, InaHazelwood Ridge School No. 1768, 1918-1921. Hazelwood Estate School No. 4326 1926-1928
Pedersen, GraceMorwell North School No. 2621, 1917-1920
Peel, Stella A.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1912-1913
Pekin, Brian P.Morwell North School No. 2621, 1961-1962
Pell, Stella F.Morwell North School No. 2621, 1912
Perrett, BernardHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1973-1974
Pickburn, DavidHead Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1986-1998
Pollock, D. W.(Acting) Head Teacher Crinigan Road School Morwell, 1957
Powers, Colin M.Driffield School No. 2433, 1963
Probert, GeorgeHazelwood Ridge School No.1768, 1927-1928
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Rees, Adeline M.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1914-1915
Regan, MargaretBennett’s Creek School No. 2202, 1901-1903
Robertson, JohnHead Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1903-1905
Rogers, Kenneth G.Hazelwood Estate School No 4326 1960-1962
Russell, William O.Driffield School No.2433, May-Sept. 1956
Ruxton, Alexander H.Tobruk St. School, No. 4680, Morwell 1964-70
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Sambrook, MargaretDriffield School No. 2433, 1927-1928
Schlitz, Peter J.Morwell North School No 2621, 1963-1964
Shaw, Edgar F.Tobruk Street School, No. 4680, Morwell 1961-1963
Shugg, PaulBennett’s Creek School No. 2202, 1889-1892
Simcocks, RaymondTobruk Street School, No. 4680, Morwell 1959-1960
Sinclair, Arthur J.Hazelwood Ridge School No. 1768, 1928-1929
Sinclair, E. S.Driffield School No. 2433, 1901-1902
Sinnott, Norman P.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1952-1959
Slattery, ThomasHead Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1895-1903
Smethurst, JohnHazelwood Estate School No. 4326, 1966-1968; Hazelwood North School No. 2382, 1969-1973
Smith, AgnesMorwell North School No 2621, 1900
Smith, BrianMorwell North School No. 2621, 1967
Smith, BrianHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1978-1979
Smith, JohnHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1888-1901
Smith, John N.Bennett’s Creek School No. 2202, 1888-1889
Smyth, Nevil S.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1947-1951
Southwell, R.Tobruk St. School, No. 4680, Morwell 1970-
Stevens, AgnesHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1917-1918
Stow, Francis G.Morwell North School No. 2621, 1960
Sturtz, John H.Head Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1957-1962
Sullivan, JohnHazelwood Ridge School No.1768, 1902-1905; Driffield School No. 2433, 1902-1905
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Thompson, William H.Morwell North School No. 2621, 1945-1952
Tilbury, IvanHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1953-1955
Tinkler, Doris A.Morwell North School No. 2621, 1926-1930
Tipping, BerginHazelwood Ridge School No.1768, 1906
Tipping, JamesHead Teacher Morwell School 2136, 1905-1907
Tobin, HartleyMorwell North School No. 2621, 1958-1959
Tulloch, Bruce J.Driffield School No. 2433, 1964
Turner, Richard S.Hazelwood Ridge School No.1768, 1921-1923
Turner, ShaneHazelwood Estate School No. 4326, 1977-1978
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Van Veen, Douwe, S.Driffield School No. 2433, 1967
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Waldon, Miss E. M. J.Hazelwood Ridge School No.1768, 1886-1896
Walton, Reginald L.Tobruk Street School, No. 4680, Morwell 1956-1958
Waterson, Joseph R.Collins Street School Morwell, 1965-1969
Watson, WilliamHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1919-1922
Webb, MichaelHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1968-1969
Whitlam, Edith M.Driffield School No. 2433, 1894
Wicks, Edmund S.Crinigan Road School Morwell, 1962-1964
Wilks, Stanley W.Hazelwood Estate School No. 4326, 1936-1941
Williams, RobertHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1961-1962
Wilmot, AliceHazelwood Estate School No. 4326, 1932-1936
Wood, McR. N.Hazelwood South School No. 3350, 1961-1964
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Young, John O.Morwell North School No. 2621, 1931-1944
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Zillman, KateHazelwood North School No. 2382, 1907-1908