Ada Pearling Pickering was a descendant of George Box family who migrated c 1850 and established market gardens in the Brighton area of Dendy's Special Survey 1841. Stephen Charman, 1821-1906 a market gardener, donated land for the first Methodist Chapel, Cemetery and School in Charman Rd Cheltenham 1855. The enrolment was 36 pupils with Mr Frederick Meeres as Teacher. 1863 the school is called Beaumaris Common School No 84 with 70 pupils and Walter Meeres as Teacher. 1869 another 2 acres in Charman Road were granted by the Education Board and brick building built . 1872 State School 84 Beaumaris was increasing enrollments and 1878 a new brick school was built to accommodate 174 pupils and the name changed to Cheltenham State School No.84 1894 Mentone State School No.2950 amalgamated with Cheltenham SS No.84. 1910 the buildings were in disrepair, overcrowding was increasing and renovations were made 1912 with further additions in 1925 and 1937. Post WW11 extra prefabricated Classrooms were added as enrollment increased to 1038 in 1955.. Cheltenham East State School 4754 was opened as housing development spread over the City of Moorabbin . (J.Larson Sandringham HS) 1855 Stephen Charman donated land to the Methodist Church so that a School could be established to educate the children of the early settler market gardeners and farmers in the Cheltenham area . Education was valued by the general community and as well as schools they established mechanics Institutes and Libraries in Moorabbin Shire. Cheltenham State School No. 84 was among the first schools in Melbourne. Ada Pickering was descendant of the early settler Box family who migrated c 1850Black & White Photograph of pupils at Cheltenham State School No 84 c 1915 in Prep Course A with Ada Pickeringback Ada Pearling Pickering box george, box william, box elizabeth, pickering ada, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, parish of moorabbin, shire of moorabbin, henry dendy's special survey 1841, were j.b.; bent thomas, o'shannassy john, king richard, charman stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, cheltenham state school no.84, methodist chapel cheltenham, methodist school cheltenham, beaumaris west state school, meeres frederick, meeres walter, education, early settlers,

Copy of photo mounted on red board. Image shows 4 rows of students, Image labelled Prep. 1935education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s.

A variety of ABC school broadcast books and teachers guides .1 Mustard cover with picture of a brass instrument and the word music. .2 Teachers' guide with blue cover and picture of an owl. .3 Teachers' guide with two tone green cover with scattered squares .4 Teachers' guide with pink cover and stripy border with children holding a harlequin puppet .5 Teachers' guide with orange and maroon cover with cat and children. .6 Teachers' guide with pink and purple dotty cover with large hand with face on it. .7 Purple covered book with girl playing the flute on the front and three flowers .8 Grey covered book with 3 musical instruments on the front a violin, Banjo and brass instrument non-fictionBooks used in conjunction with Music of the Air in schools throughout Australia june epstein, teachers' book, music of the air, abc, infants, kindergarten, radio, books

Newspaper article, 'School's in for Hal's Boys', published in The Sun, March 1967. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.shakespeare grove, kindergarten, prep, 1960s

Primary School Stawell West - Preps 1968stawell education

A black and white photograph of Prep. students Benjamin Mackie, Layne Cushing and Donna Schaarschmidt at primary school Lakes Entrance Victoriaschools, students

A black and white photograph of Prep. students Nicholas Schaefer, Krystal Smith and Elise Patrick at Primary School Lakes Entrance Victoria.schools, students

Black and white photograph of two children one Abbie Sproule, boy unknown in the Prep class at primary school Lakes Entrance Victoriaschools

Stawell West Primary School Class Photo 1971 Prepstawell education students

Prep A, 1978. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.hawthorn, shakespeare grove, elc, early learning centre, class photograph, 1970s

Prep, 1965. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.1960s

Prep, 1972. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.1970s, shakespeare grove

Prep, 1973. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record. 1970s, class photograph

Prep J, 1997. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.elc, early learning centre, 1990s, class photograph

Prep R, 1997. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.elc, early learning centre, class photograph, 1990s

Prep M, 1978. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.class photograph, 1970s

Wairewa School was a one teacher school with pupils from Preps to Grade 8.Black and white photograph of teacher Mr Petscak and students of Wairewa School no 3739, taken in 1967 outside the doorway. Wairewa Victoriaschools, people

Jack Gervasoni hated this photo because he was teased about being the bridegroom. He thought he had destroyed all the photographs until this one was found in the collection of his Great aunt, Mary (La Franchi) Gervasoni.A group of Prep or Grade One students at St Michael's School, Daylesford. They performed 'The Wedding of the Painted Doll" at the school concert. John Hogan Gervasoni was the bridegroom. john hogan gervasoni, school play, st michael's daylesford

Colour photo of Prep F. 1991. Teacher Helen Farrow, back row LH side. Three rows of students, photo taken in school library.bendigo, education, maple street primary school

Colour photos on coreflute: Golden Square Primary School staff and students' photos 2009. Includes staff 2009; prep-1W (Leigh Westcott teacher) prep-1M (Brooke McQueen teacher) prep-1B (Belinda Gilroy teacher) Year 1-2A (Jacqui Allan) 1-2H (Kristie Hancock teacher) Year 2-3K (Kristan Fry teacher) 3H (Merrill Harvey teacher) 3-4G (Tony Gundry teacher) year 4J (Jo Ward teacher) 4-5F Susana Fernandez (teacher ) 5H (Kerrianne Hocking teacher) 6F (Shane Freer teacher)bendigo, education, golden square school

Prep class, Shakespeare Grove, 1963. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.1960s, class photograph