MOORTVALE SCHOOL
Alan Harris built the school in about 1940,  which was small and unlined so hot in summer and cold in winter. Water bag on the left. The school was moved twice. The first time was by horses and took six men five days to move and set up.

The second moved was by tractors and the school was twice the size with a verandah and took eight men about a week.  They did it for a very low tender as being wartime they thought it would take the government too long to be able to do it.  Twice to reduce the distance travelled by one family from nine miles to five and a half. It was moved  about three and a half miles.

In 1942 the Government enlarged it and a verandah was added.  The second teacher was Miss Gwen Farmer who later married George Russ.

MOORTVALE SCHOOL BUILDING BEING MOVED TO NEW SITE      #1
 

1940          Teacher   FARMER Melvena                      Head Teacher

MOORTVALE STUDENTS IN 1939
Back Row: L - R:  DON WILSON, HAZEL PARKER, LILIAN PARKER, JOSIE PARKER, JOY SWEETSER, GEOFF WILSON.
Front Row L _ R:  FRANK WILSON, SERGE HARRIS, AILEEN PARKER, DAVID PARKER, PAT SWEETSER, WIN PARKER,  MORERN HARRIS       #2

1941          Teacher   FARMER Melvena                      Head Teacher

1942          Teacher   FARMER Melvena                      Head Teacher on Supply

1943          Teacher   McKENZIE Elizabeth                  Head Teacher

1944          Teacher   BURTON Lesley                         Head Teacher on Probation

1945          Teacher   BURTON Lesley                         Head Teacher on Probation

Moortvale School combined with Jackitup and Badgeup Schools, known as North Group, and won the J. L. Ball Shield in 1945 and 1946.

1946          Teacher   BURTON Lesley                         Head Teacher

1947          Teacher   BURTON Lesley                         Head Teacher

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References:                 Article:      MELVENA RUSS (nee Farmer)
                                                 Research by Gordon Freegard

                                  Image:     1, 2    MELVENA RUSS (nee Farmer)

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