SALT RIVER SCHOOL  

The original Salt River School is situated 15 kms from
Borden on the Chester Pass Road, it was opened on 3rd September 1924 with a total of 19 students.
The following year the Salt River Hall was built and major events were held there. The hall still stands in disrepair at the original site and the school teachers house is still in use today. In 1984 the school closed and the main building was transported to the Borden Townsite, where it is used as the "Junior Room" at Borden Primary School.

In 1925 the following Parents had these children ready for schooling;
Clem MOIR              Myrtle, Margaret, LLoyd, George
John PAUL               Matthew, Elizabeth
Clarence MOIR         Freda, Clarence
Walter McCLENNAN  Mary, Errol
John BAYSHAW        Daryck, John
Ralph BUNGEY         Margaret, Stanley, Betty
W. McLEAN              Jack
John MOIR               Reginald, Andrew

OLD SALT  RIVER SCHOOL AT THE REAR OF THE HALL
 

OPENING SALT RIVER HALL
 

SALT RIVER SCHOOL OPENING 1924
 Left - Right:  DERYCK BAGSHAW, JOHN BAGSHAW, PEG BUNGEY, TIM BUNGEY, MARY BAGSHAW, BETTY BUNGEY
 

1924          Teacher   THOMAS Olive                           Head Teacher

19 pupils

Children known to have attended: DARYLL BAGSHAW, JOHN BAGSHAW, MARY BAGSHAW & Three other BAGSHAWS, DONALD MOIR, LLOYD MOIR, MERLE MOIR, MEG MOIR, REG MOIR, VICTOR MOIR & One other MOIRS,  BETTY BUNGEY, MARGARET BUNGEY, PEG BUNGEY, & one other BUNGEYS, JACK McLEAN, MARY McLENNAN & One other McLENNAN,  

1925          Teacher   McGUIRE Winifred                       Head Teacher on Probation

February 20 pupils  

Children known to have attended:  DARYLL BAYSHAW, JOHN BAYSHAW, BETTY BUNGEY, MARGARET BUNGEY, STANLEY BUNGEY, JACK McLEAN, ERROL McCLENNAN, MARY McCLENNAN, ANDREW MOIR, CLARENCE MOIR, FREDA MOIR, GEORGE MOIR, MARGARET MOIR, MYRTLE MOIR, LLOYD MOIR, REGINALD MOIR, ELIZABETH PAUL, MATTHEW PAUL

1926          Teacher   McGUIRE Winifred                       Head Teacher on Probation

1927          Teacher   McGUIRE Winifred                       Head Teacher on Probation

Children known to have attended:   GERALD MOIR

1928          Teacher   DEASY Julia                              Head Teacher on Supply
                                JOHNS Lorna

Children known to have attended:   PATRICIA BUNGEY,CECILA MOIR

1929          Teacher   COGHLAN Mary                         Head Teacher on Probation

Children known to have attended:   PATRICIA BUNGEY,CECILA MOIR

1930          Teacher   COGHLAN Mary                         Head Teacher

Children known to have attended:   PATRICIA BUNGEY,CECILA MOIR

1931          Teacher   COGHLAN Mary                         Head Teacher

Children known to have attended:   PATRICIA BUNGEY,CECILA MOIR

1932          Teacher   COGHLAN Mary                         Head Teacher
                               STANGWELL Audrey W. ?

Children known to have attended:   PATRICIA BUNGEY,CECILA MOIR

1933          Teacher   SHERBOURNE Frances                Head Teacher on Supply

Children that attended this year; BETTY BUNGEY, PAT BUNGEY, MAUDE McCLENNAN,  KEVIN MILNE, ANDREW MOIR, CECILIA MOIR, CONNIE MOIR, GERALD MOIR, KATHLEEN MOIR, NOEL MOIR, ROBERT MOIR, SELINA MOIR, SHIELA MOIR, BRIAN MURRAY, EDITH PARSLOE, PAM PARSLOE, RON PARSLOE, RUSSELL PEDERICK

1934          Teacher   SHERBOURNE Frances                Head Teacher on Probation
                                WOOLBRIDGE Florence

1935          Teacher   COLLOPY Francis                       Head Teacher

SALT RIVER SCHOOL    1935
 Teacher FRANK COLLOPY
 

1936          Teacher   POWELL Audrey                        Head Teacher on Probation

1937          Teacher   POWELL Audrey                        Head Teacher on Probation

1938          Teacher   CRUTE David E.                        Head Teacher
                                CRUTE Elvie                             Sewing Mistress

1939          Teacher   CAMPBELL Evan M.                   Head Teacher on Probation

1940          Teacher   SHERRIFF George                      Head Teacher

1941          Teacher   SHERRIFF George                      Head Teacher
                                SHERRIFF Jean                         Sewing Mistress

1942          Teacher   SHERRIFF George                      Head Teacher
                                WILKINSON Eileen

1943          Teacher   SHERRIFF George                      Head Teacher
                                STEPHENS Isla                         Temporary Head Teacher on Probation

1944          Teacher   SHERRIFF George                      Head Teacher
                                STEPHENS Isla                         Temporary Head Teacher on Probation

1945          Teacher   SHERRIFF George                      Head Teacher

1946          Teacher   McKENZIE Frank                       Head Teacher

SALT RIVER SCHOOL    1946
 Teacher FRANK McKENZIE
 

1947          Teacher   McKENZIE Frank                       Head Teacher

1948          Teacher   McKENZIE Frank                       Head Teacher

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SALT RIVER SCHOOL RE-UNION  1948
Left - Right:    Miss OLIVE THOMAS, the Salt River School's first teacher, and five original pupils.
REG MOIR, MERLE MOODY (nee Moir), MEG McRAE (nee Moir), PEG IRELAND (nee Bungey), snd  BETTY   ?   (nee Bungey).

1949          Teacher   McLEMON Ivor                         Head Teacher

Approval granted for erection of new school to accommodate 40 - 50 pupils and quarters

1950          Teacher   OSBORN Edwin                          Head Teacher on Probation

1951          Teacher   GOOD George                            Head Teacher

SALT RIVER SCHOOL    1951
 Teacher GEORGE GOOD
 

1952          Teacher   JEAN-LOUIS Stanley                  Head Teacher on Supply
                                 CATERER Esther                       Sewing Mistress

1953          Teacher   JEAN-LOUIS Stanley                  Head Teacher on Supply
                                JEAN-LOUIS Doris                      Sewing Mistress

1954          Teacher   JEAN-LOUIS Stanley                  Headmaster on Supply
                                JEAN-LOUIS Doris                      Needlework Mistress

Children that attended this year;  Four GRAYS, one DEAN, one MEARS, two POCOCKS

1955          Teacher   JEAN-LOUIS Stanley                  Headmaster
                                JEAN-LOUIS Doris                      Needlework Mistress (Teacher)

1956          Teacher   TURTON William                        Headmaster

1957          Teacher   BLYTH Geoffrey                         Headmaster

1958          Teacher   BLYTH Geoffrey                         Headmaster
                                CATERER Erther                         Needlework Mistress (Teacher)

1959          Teacher   MEACOCK Walter                       Headmaster
                                CATERER Erther                         Needlework Mistress (Teacher)

1960          Teacher   McGINNITY Brian F.                    Headmaster
                                 MILNE Miss J.                           Needlework Mistress (Teacher)

1961          Teacher   McGINNITY Brian F.                    Headmaster
                                 LONG Johnette Hazel                 Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

1962          Teacher   McGINNITY Brian F.                    Headmaster
                                 LONG Johnette Hazel                 Mistress (Teacher)

SALT RIVER SCHOOL      1962
IMAGE SUPPLIED BY BRUCE CATERER WHO WAS IN GRADE 3
 

1963          Teacher   McGINNITY Brian F.                    Headmaster
                                SOUNNESS Linley                       Mistress (Teacher) on probation

SALT RIVER SCHOOL TUNNEL BALL TEAM     1963?
ANNUAL PICNIC SPORTS DAY

Back Row L - R:   CHRIS MOIR, GORDEN ROUT, JIMMY ROUT, MURRAY DAVIS, BRIAN BUSH, CLEM MOIR, JOHN BUSH
Middle Row L - R:      ?   ,    ?   , GREG MOIR, IAN GORDEN,   ?   , GRAHAM MOIR
Front Row L - R:   RUSSELL MOIR, ADRIAN CATERER, PAUL MOIR, GAVIN DAVIS, IAN SMITH

1964          Teacher   McGINNITY Brian F.                    Headmaster
                                SOUNNESS Linley                       Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

Children that attended this year: DEBBIE BARR, MALCOLM BARR, DEBBIE BUNGEY, GARY BUNGEY, GAVIS DAVIS, MURRAY DAVIS, MARIANNE DeJAGER, CHERYL IRELAND, JIM MACAULEY, PATRICK McGINTY, GREG MOIR, TIM MOIR, RHONDA PEAKALL, SUSAN PEAKALL, JANICE ROUT, IAN SMITH, ALICE SOUNNESS, JANE STONE,  

SALT RIVER SCHOOL      1964
Upper Class from Back Years 6 & 7  Row One:   1.....2.....3 GREG MOIR 4.....5 MURRAY DAVIS 6.....7.....8.....9.....10.....11.....12.....
Years 4 & 5  Row 2:    1 IAN SMITH? 2..... 3 GAVIN DAVIS 4.... 5     6     7 JIM MACAULEY 8.....9.....10.....11.....12 MARIANNE DeJAGER? 13 RHONDA PEAKALL
Years 2 & 3  Row 3:    1 JANE STONE 2 JANICE ROUT 3 SUSAN PEAKALL 4 DEBBIE BUNGEY 5  PATRICK McGINITY? 6..... 7.....
Years 1 & 2   Front Row:   1.....2 CHERYL IRELAND 3 ALICE SOUNNESS 4.....5.....6.....7.....8 GARY BUNGEY? 9 TIM MOIR    
 

1965          Teacher   ROSE Alexander                         Headmaster
                                SOUNNESS Linley                       Mistress (Teacher)

1966          Teacher   ROSE Alexander                         Headmaster
                                CAMERON Roslyn                       Mistress (Teacher)
                                FAIRBRIDGE Robert W.

1967          Teacher   LEAVER Gerald B.                      Headmaster
                                CAMERON Roslyn                       Mistress (Teacher)

1968          Teacher    LEAVER Gerald B.                      Headmaster
                                SIMS Janet M.                          Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

Children that attended this year: DEBBIE COOPER

1969          Teacher    LEAVER Gerald B.                      Headmaster
                                 TOOVEY Robyn                        Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

Children that attended this year: DEBBIE COOPER

1970          Teacher   SHEPHERD Alfred Peter               Headmaster
                                TOOVEY Robyn                        Mistress (Teacher) on Probation

Children that attended this year: DEBBIE COOPER

Children that attended this year;  DEBBIE COOPER, RICHARD NOAKES

SALT RIVER SCHOOL SPORTS DAY  1971
 Left - Right: JOHN STONE, ROSALIE SOUNESS, MARJORIE SOUNESS, GRANT BUNGEY, BETH MILNE
Sports either at Bremer Bay or Gairdner River

Image Joyce McLennan
 

 SALT RIVER SCHOOL SPORTS DAY
Left - Right: MARJORIE SOUNESS, KRISTEN BUNGEY, SUSIE MILNE, DENISE IRELAND, ROSALIE SOUNESS

Image Joyce McLennan

1972          Teacher   SHEPHERD Alfred Peter               Headmaster
                                SANDERS Annette                     Mistress (Teacher)
                                LACEY T.                                 Relieving

Children that attended this year;  RICHARD NOAKES

1973          Teacher   TULLY Maxwell Leslie                 Headmaster
                                SANDERS Annette                     Mistress (Teacher)

Children that attended this year;  RICHARD NOAKES

1974          Teacher   SANDERS Annette                     Mistress (Teacher)
                                TULLY Margaret

1975          Teacher   BULMER Ian Robert                    Headmaster
                                SOUNESS Joyce A.                     Mistress (Teacher)

1976          Teacher   BULMER Ian Robert                    Teacher in Charge
                                SOUNESS Joyce A.                     Mistress (Teacher)

1977          Teacher   PETERS John Stafford                Teacher in Charge
                               SHOESMITH Malcolm Peter           Teacher in Charge
                               SOUNESS Joyce A.                     Mistress (Teacher)

1978          Teacher   BAKER Michael Leslie                  Teacher in Charge
                                SOUNESS Joyce A.                     Mistress (Teacher)

1979          Teacher   BAKER Michael Leslie                  Teacher in Charge
                                SOUNESS Joyce A.                     Mistress (Teacher)

1980          Teacher   CHAMBERLAIN Peter John           Teacher in Charge
                                 FIELDING Christine Anne            Mistress (Teacher)
                                CHAMBERLAIN Christine

The end of an era. The Salt River School's 28 pupils leave school for the Christmas holiday and never to return again. After 62 years, the doors of the little bush school will stay shut from the school's year end on 17th December 1986 and its pupil will go to Borden Primary School next year.
 

UNVIELING OF SALT RIVER SCHOOL SITE PLAQUE

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