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BROOMEHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL

In 1892, a single classroom operated out of the local hall, catering for 13 students. The following year, the classroom moved to the old Police Station building. After much discussion around the building size and location, in 1894 the current school site was deemed suitable as it was away from noises and rush of the crowded main street and opened for 19 students. Now in 2015 it has many new building and thriving gardens amongst large trees and bushland and now accommodates 115 students.


1892         Teacher

1893         Teacher

1894         Teacher

1895         Teacher

1896         Teacher
 

 

 

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL  1896
Back Row  1st Left       ELLEN ANN FRANCIS CARMODY
Second Row  4th from Left        MAY BERTHA CARMODY

1897         Teacher

1898         Teacher

1899         Teacher    ROCHE  Brigid                             Head Teacher

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL  1899
Teacher Miss BRIGID ROCHE married THOMAS McGUIRE in 1900

1900          Teacher   ROCHE  Brigid                             Head Teacher

 

1901          Teacher   HILL  Edith                                Head Teacher

 

1902          Teacher   KIPPENBERGER  Barbara               Head Teacher

 

1903          Teacher   KIPPENBERGER  Barbara               Head Teacher

 

1904          Teacher   KIPPENBERGER  Barbara               Head Teacher

 

1905          Teacher   PARKER  David J.                        Head Teacher
                                 PARKER  Essie                           Monitor on Supply and Sewing Mistress

 

1906          Teacher   PARKER  David J.                        Head Teacher
                                 PARKER  Essie                           Monitor on Supply

 

1907          Teacher   PARKER  David J.                        Head Teacher
                                 PARKER  Essie                           Monitor on Supply

 

1908          Teacher   PARKER  David J.                        Head Teacher
                                 PARKER  Essie                           Monitor on Supply

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL  1908c

Back Row  L - R:         ?      ,    ?    , ARTHUR LEE,     ?     ,     ?     ,     ?     ,JIM RYAN, J. GREEN,      ?     ,      ?   PEEL, P. MEYER, HAROLD TILLING, KING HALL,Teacher ROBERT PEEL
3rd Row L - R:  Miss O'CONNER, FANNY HINGE,     ?     , EDIE SHERIDAN, FLO SHERIDEN,     ?     ,     ?     , FANNY BETTRIDGE, ALICE BETTRIDGE,
ETHEL MEYER, MAY HINGE, CISS RYAN, MAUDE TILLING,         ?     .
2nd Row L - R:    SONNY STEER,      ?     ,     ?     ,     ?     , HEIDI DONNES,     ?     ,     ?     ,     ?     ,     ?     ,     ?     ,     ?    ,     ?     , ANNIE LEE, JOE SALMON,     ?     ,     ?     , FRED SHERIDEN
Front Row L - R:       ?     ,     ?     ,     ?     ,     ?     ,     ?     ,     ?     , MAGGIE RYAN,     ?    ,    /    NEWBY,     ?     ,     ?     ,     ?    ,     ?     , BERT GREEN, JACK MANNING, TED HALL

 

1909          Teacher   PEEL  Robert                              Head Teacher
                                 O'CONNOR  Kathleen M.               Assistant Teacher

 

1910          Teacher   PEEL  Robert                              Head Teacher
                                O'CONNOR  Kathleen M.               Assistant Teacher

 

1911          Teacher   DARK  Samuel                            Head Teacher
                                OSBORNE  Adelaide                     Assistant Teacher

 

1912          Teacher   DARK  Samuel                            Head Teacher
                                 OSBORNE  Adelaide                     Assistant Teacher

 

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL  1912c
Back Row L - R:   ARTHUR LEE, ROY JONES, TOM   ?   , BILL MASTERS, B. CUNEO, LEN GARRITT, NED STAPLETON, HENRY RICHARDSON
Third Row L - R:   MARY LEE, AMELIA RICHARDS, AMY NEWBEY, RAY GREEN,   ?  JACKSON, MARGARET RYAN, STELLA WILLIAMS, ELSIE PRITCHARD, EDIE VOSS, BOB FRASER
Second Row L - R:  CHARLOTTE NEWBEY, LOTTIE PRIOR, EILEEN DARCY, LORNA O'SULLIVAN, MAVIS WILLIAMS, LESLEY McKENZIE, ARTHUR NEWBEY, ARTHUR POETT
First Row  L - R: MICK GREEN, ALF BATCHELOR, CECIL BALL, PAT GARRITY, HAROLD CLAYTON, CECIL BURRIDGE, JACK HAMMOND
 

1913          Teacher   

1914          Teacher   HOLLY  Henry A.                       Head Teacher
                                 RIDGES  Fanny                          Assistant Teacher


 

 

1915          Teacher   SCHNEIDSON  Harry A.                Temporary Head Teacher
                                 BRIDGES  Fanny                         Assistant Teacher
                                 MULLETT  Muriel                        Assistant Teacher
                                 ROURKE W. H.                           Monitor

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL  1915
Left - Right: VIOLET HALL, HILDA POET, DOROTHY VERNON, ANNIE BETTRIDGE, MAGGIE WRAY, JANET BETTRIDGE, 
M  FRASER, AMY JONES, JIM FRASER, PHIL MASTERS, CLARRIE BETTRIDGE, MICK DONOVAN  

 

1916          Teacher   

 

1917          Teacher   

 

1918          Teacher   CLINCH  Victoria                         Assistant Teacher
                                 DONOVAN  Ella C.

 

1919          Teacher   RUTHVEN  George                       Head Teacher
                                SPRIGG  Darcey                          Head Teacher
                                SUSHAM  Katherine                     Head Teacher on Supply
                                CLINCH  Victoria                         Assistant Teacher
                                WILSON  Eliza                            Assistant Teacher on Supply

 

1920          Teacher   SPRIGG  Darcey                          Head Teacher
                                 SUSHAM  Katherine                     Head Teacher on Supply
                                 CLINCH  Victoria                         Assistant Teacher
                                 SMITH  Phyllis J.                        Assistant Teacher on Supply

 

1921          Teacher   SPRIGG  Darcey                          Head Teacher
                                 MORIARTY  Aileen                       Head Teacher
                                 SUSHAM  Katherine                     Head Teacher on Supply
                                SMITH  Phyllis J.                         Assistant Teacher

 

1922          Teacher   GWYTHER  Darcey                      Head Teacher
                                 MANDER  William J.                     Head Teacher on Supply
                                SMITH  Phyllis J.                         Assistant Teacher
                                JONES  Roy                               Probationer

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL  1922 "Little Room"
Back Row L - R:    JACK NEWBY,      ?     , JACK DRCY, GORDON MILLS,      ?     , JOE PATERSON, DON  USHER
3rd Row L -R:    SYLVIA GARRITY, VERA GARRITY,       ?     , MERLE  ?    , MAVIS THOMPSON, JOAN WARD, DOROTHY      ?   , MAVIS BRUCE
2nd Row L - R:  DON OVERINGTON, LAURIE GILBERT, LES TOWNSEND, MURIEL GILBERT, ESSIE WHITTON,  D. WHITTON, JIMMY ROWCLIFFE, JACK USHER
Front Row L - R:    TERRY DARCY,     ?     , LES BETTRIDGE, MAURICE CLAYTON,     ?     , CECIL KINDRED
Lying:    MARY WARD?

 

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL  1922 "Big Room"
Back Row L - R:  RAY NEWBY, GEORGE McDONALD, GEORGE MASTERS, DON NORRISH, HEC BALL, JIM MARSHALL, BROWNIE BATCHELOR, DICK USHER  
3rd Row L -R:   ESME CRISP, BELLA RICHARDSON, JOYCE DONOVAN, VERA CLAYTON, IRIS GARRITY, PHILLIS    ?   , PHILLLIS O'HALLORAN, DAPHNE RICHARDS
2nd Row L - R:   IDA NEWBEY, CARRIE MASTERS, KATH CLAYTON, EILEN BETTRIDGE, SHEILA O'HALLORAN, T. KAULK, MAY USHER, FLORENCE LEE
Front Row L - R:  FRED JONES, KEN OVERINGTON,     ?     , ALF HILLMAN, RAY CRONIN, BILLY WHITTON, NORM   ?   , JOHN THOMPSON
In Front:    ROBIN LAYTON, PERCY OVERINGTON
 

1923          Teacher  SPRIGG  Darcey                          Head Teacher
                                RIEDEL  Carl R. A.                       Head Teacher
                                SMITH  Phyllis J.                         Assistant Teacher
                                JONES  Roy                               Probationer

 

1924          Teacher   SPRIGG  Darcey                          Head Teacher
                                RIEDEL  Carl R. A.                       Head Teacher
                                SMITH  Phyllis J.                         Assistant Teacher
                                JONES  Roy                               Probationer
                                EASTWOOD  Emily                      Sewing Mistress

 

1925          Teacher   SPRIGG  Darcey                          Head Teacher
                                BROOKHOUSE  William G.               Head Teacher on Supply
                                SMITH  Phyllis J.                         Assistant Teacher
                                THOMPSON  Gertrude                  Probation

 

1926          Teacher  SPRIGG  Darcey                          Head Teacher
                               BROOKHOUSE  William G.              Head Teacher on Supply
                               FELLOWS  Ruth                          Assistant Teacher
                               THOMPSON  Gertrude                  Probation

 

1927          Teacher   SPRIGG  Darcey                          Head Teacher
                                 DURRANT  Evelyn                       Assistant Teacher on Supply

 

1928          Teacher   SPRIGG  Darcey                         Head Teacher
                                SHORT  Maurice                         Head Teacher
                                LEACH  Dorothy                         Assistant Teacher

 

1929          Teacher   SPRIGG  Darcey                          Head Teacher
                                 LEACH  Dorothy                         Assistant Teacher

 

1930          Teacher   PEACOCK  Mary                         Head Teacher on Supply
                                 PEEL  Robert                             Head Teacher

 

1931          Teacher   POTTER  William                        Head Teacher
                                 THOMPSON  Gertrude                Head Teacher
                                 BOURKE  James                        Head Teacher on Probation
                                 PURCELL  MILDRED                    Assistant Teacher on Probation
                                 BAILEY  Dorothy                       Monitor

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL GOLF COURSE  1931
MORGAN ATKIN, FRED MEYER, KEITH BAILEY
GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTED WHILE BILL "Harry" POTTER WAS HEADMASTER

 

1932          Teacher   

 

1933          Teacher   THOMPSON  Gertrude                 Head Teacher
                                HALL  Harry                               Head Teacher
                                EDWARDS  Olive                         Monitor and Sewing Mistress

 

1934          Teacher   THOMPSON  Gertrude                  Head Teacher
                                 HALL  Harry                               Head Teacher
                                 MATHEWS  Jean                        Monitor on Probation and Sewing Teacher
 

1935          Teacher   THOMPSON  Gertrude                 Head Teacher
                                HALL  Harry                               Head Teacher
                                COOK  Edwin                             Monitor on Probation

 

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL  mid 1930s
THERE ARE FOUR NELSON CHILDREN IN THIS PHOTO
 

1936          Teacher   THOMPSON  Gertrude                  Head Teacher
                                 HALL  Harry                               Head Teacher
                                 McLEOD  Hugh                           Head Teacher
                                 HILLMAN  Daphne                       Sewing Mistress

 

1937          Teacher   HALL  Harry                               Head Teacher
                                 SCHORER  Lucy                          Head Teacher on Supply
                                 QUAIN  Patricia                          Assistant Teacher

 

1938          Teacher   HALL  Harry                               Head Teacher
                                MULLER  Ivy                               Head Teacher on Supply
                                SMITH  Marjorie                          Assistant Teacher on Probation

 

1939          Teacher   WARNE  Leonard                         Head Teacher
                                 BURTON  Henrietta                     Assistant Teacher

 

1940          Teacher   WARNE  Leonard                         Head Teacher
                                 GANZER  Marie                           Head Teacher
                                 WHITTINGTON  Henrietta             Assistant Teacher

 

1941          Teacher   WARNE  Leonard                         Head Teacher
                                 GANZER  Marie                           Head Teacher

 

1942          Teacher   WARNE  Leonard                         Head Teacher
                                 CLARKE  Geraldine                      Temporary Head Teacher on Supply
                                 WARNE  Eileen                           Monitor

 

1943          Teacher   WARNE  Leonard                         Head Teacher
                                CLARKE  Geraldine                       Temporary Head Teacher on Supply
                                WARNE  Eileen                            Assistant Teacher on Supply

 

1944          Teacher   WARNE  Leonard                         Head Teacher
                                 GREFFEN  John                           Temporary Head Teacher

 

1945          Teacher   GREFFEN  John                           Temporary Head Teacher
                                 NEAME  Roma                            Assistant Teacher on Probation

 

1946          Teacher   GREFFEN  John                           Head Teacher
                                 NEAME  Roma                            Assistant Teacher

 

1947          Teacher   GREFFEN  John                          Head Teacher
                                 ROBINSON  Joan                        Monitor on Probation

 

1948          Teacher   HOPKINS  James                        Head Teacher
                                 NESS  Dorothy                          Assistant Teacher on Supply

 

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL    1948 - 49
Back Row L - R:  MIRIAM HAYWARD, JOAN HAYWARD, AUDREY WHITTON, EDDIE RODNEY, DOREEN MADER, DOREEN NEVIN, DENNIS NEVIN, BARRY JONES, NORMAN JONES
Third Row  L - R:  JOHN FARSON, BEVERLY USHER, YVONNE NEWBEY, PAT NEVIN, LOIS FARSON, MARGARET OVERINGTON, BEVAN HAYWARD, TERRY MADER, ROSS THOMPSON, BARRY NEWBEY, DAVID THOMPSON, QUENTIN JONES
Second Row  L - R:  TERRY TERO, ROSS MEYER, WENDY MADER, MARY RODNEY, MAUREEN JAMES, NORMA HAYWARD, GEORGE GOLDING, DAVID THOMPSON, WENDY ROBINSON, MICK JONES, CHRISTINE JONES
Front Row  L - R:  JILL HOPKINS, NORAH TERO, TERRY JONES, MERVYN HARDIE,     ?    , RHONDA WHITTON, WILMA HAYWARD, TOPSY CLAYTON, VERNON USHER,
DONALD OVERINGTON, GRAHAM KINDRED, MURRAY (Jumbo) JONES
 

1949          Teacher   HOPKINS  James                        Head Teacher
                                FRENCH  Patricia                     Assistant Teacher
                                NELSON  Bethwyn                      Monitor on Probation

 

1950          Teacher   HOPKINS  James                        Head Teacher
                                 KING  Joan                               Assistant Teacher

 

1951          Teacher   KING  Richard                           Head Teacher

 

1952          Teacher   THOMPSON  Roma                     Head teacher on Probation

 

1953          Teacher   THOMPSON  Roma                     Head teacher on Probation

 

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL   1953
Back Row  L - R:  EDDIE BROWN, MARTIN ROBINSON, JOHN BARKER
Middle Row  L - R:  DAVID KINDRED, MARGARET BROWN, CHRISTINE MACK, NORMA THORNTON, JANICE BACHELOR
Front Row  L - R:   PETER CLAYTON, BARRY HAYWARD
 

1954          Teacher   KING  Richard                            Headmaster

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL   1954
Back Row 6th from left MARTIN ROBINSON
Front Row 2nd from leftDAVID KINDRED.
Others in this image:  BARRY HAYWARD, KEVIN RICHARDSON, PETER CLAYTON, BETH HOLDING, MARGARET BROWN, EDDIE BROWN, DAN BIGNELL, TREVOR KINDRED.

 

1955          Teacher   GILES  Bernard                           Headmaster

 

1956          Teacher   EDMONDS  William                      Headmaster
                                 STOUT  Coralie                          Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

 

1957          Teacher   EDMONDS  William                      Headmaster
                                 THOMPSON  Coralie                    Mistress (Teacher) on Supply

 

1958         Teacher   EDMONDS  William                      Headmaster
                                MILLER  Frederick                      Relieving Headmaster
                                SIMS  Norma                            Mistress (Teacher)

 

1959          Teacher   WRIGHT  Bruce J.                       Headmaster
                                 CAMPBELL  Judith                       Mistress (Teacher) on Supply

 

1960          Teacher   WRIGHT  Bruce J.                       Headmaster
                                 TAPLEY  Marian                          Mistress (Teacher) on Supply

 

1961          Teacher   WRIGHT  Bruce J.                        Headmaster
                                 TAPLEY  Marian                          Mistress (Teacher) on Supply
                                 RITCHIE  Kevin                           Master (Teacher) on Probation
                                 BOOTH  David A.                        Relieving Headmaster

 

1962          Teacher   WRIGHT  Bruce J.                       Headmaster
                                 COLE  Verna                              Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

 

1963          Teacher   BLYTHE  Geoffrey                       Headmaster
                                MOYLE  Avon                             Master (Teacher) on Probation
                                WHYATT  Maureen                      Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

 

1964          Teacher   BLYTHE  Geoffrey                       Headmaster
                                MOYLE  Avon                             Master (Teacher) on Probation
                               WHYATT  Maureen                      Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

 

1965          Teacher   BLYTHE  Geoffrey                       Headmaster
                                MOYLE  Avon                             Master (Teacher)
                                OATES  Kaye                             Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

 

1966          Teacher   STANLAKE  John                        Headmaster
                                FORD  David                              Master (Teacher)
                                OATES  Kaye                             Mistress (Teacher)

 

1967          Teacher   STANLAKE  John                        Headmaster
                                STANLAKE  Coralie L.                  Temporary Mistress (Teacher)
                                OATES  Kaye                             Mistress (Teacher)

 

1968          Teacher   STANLAKE  John                        Headmaster
                                STANLAKE  Coralie L.                  Temporary Mistress (Teacher)
                                OATES  Kaye                             Mistress (Teacher)

 

1969          Teacher   WHITTOME  Kevin A.                   Headmaster
                                 KUZICH  Leona N.                       Mistress (Teacher) on Probation
                                 POZZI  Marion Veronica               Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

 

1970          Teacher   WHITTOME  Kevin A.                   Headmaster
                                 RYAN  Catherine Margaret            Mistress (teacher)
                                 POZZI  Marion Veronica               Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

 

1971          Teacher  WHITTOME  Kevin A.                   Headmaster
                                RYAN  Catherine Margaret            Mistress (teacher)
                                POZZI  Marion Veronica               Mistress (Teacher)

 

1972          Teacher   SLEIGHT  John Stanlet                Headmaster
                                 DENNIS  Barry John                    Relieving Headmaster
                                 SCOTT  Judith Delia                   Mistress (Teacher)

 

1973          Teacher   

 

1974          Teacher   

 

1975          Teacher   SLEIGHT  John Stanlet                 Headmaster
                                 LUCKETT  Helen Elizabeth             Mistress (Teacher)
                                 GUYAN  Irene Rose                      Mistress (Teacher)
                                 RICHARDSON  Patricia                  Mistress (Teacher)

 

1976          Teacher   HEATH  David George                   Principal
                                HEATH  Marie Patricia                  Mistress (Teacher)
                                GUYAN  Irene Rose                      Mistress (Teacher)
                                HANCOCK  Helen Elizabeth            Mistress (Teacher)

 

1977          Teacher   HEATH  David George                   Principal
                                 GUYAN  Irene Rose                      Mistress (Teacher)
                                 HANCOCK  Helen Elizabeth            Mistress (Teacher)

 

1978          Teacher   HEATH  David George                   Principal
                                HEATH  Marie Patricia                  Mistress (Teacher)
                                GUYAN  Irene Rose                      Mistress (Teacher)
                                HANCOCK  Helen Elizabeth            Mistress (Teacher)
                                BARRETT  Judith Shirley                Mistress (Teacher)
                                GORDON  Merlene Kaye                 Mistress (Teacher) Pre-Primary

 

1979          Teacher  HANCOCK  Helen Elizabeth           Mistress (Teacher)

 

BROOMEHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL   1978   Years 5 - 7
 

1980          Teacher    HANCOCK  Helen Elizabeth           Mistress (Teacher)
                                 TREACY  Irene Rose                    Mistress (Teacher)
                                  WAITE  Susan Mary                   Mistress (Teacher)
                                 JOHNSTON  Joanna                     Mistress (Teacher) Pre-Primary

BROOMEHILL SCHOOL
100 YEARS CELEBRATION

On the 1st October 1994 The Broomehill School celebrated 100 years of schooling on this site. A memorial plaque was unveiled before an assembly of past and present Students, Parents and Staff.

 

BROOMEHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL CELEBRATION
Sisters HAZEL HIGGINS  (nee ROBINSON) & JEAN ARLIDGE (nee ROBINSON)
 


 

BROOMEHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL    2015
 

 BROOMEHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL   2019
 

 

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