The Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works were established in 1889 and operated until 1950. This business was a significant employer in Port Melbourne. The staff photo was taken in 1939 and was used in The Age dated 1 December 1939. The names of the staff are: Back Row L to R Jack Nicholson, Perc Rowe, Alf Counsel, Wally Weymouth, Harold Jackson, Fred Esnouf, George Turner, Bob Smith, Charlie Counsel, Dave Wilson & Frank Gilbert Snr. 2nd Row L to R Frank Andrews, Bob Norman, Fred Maggs, Frank Gilbert Jnr, Eric Harris, Doug Hocking, Snowy Mathews, Jim Scholes, Ron Don, ? , George Patterson & Lindsay Gordon. Front Row Seated L to R Ernie Nigio, Bob Matlock, Cptn Johnson, Ferdinand F Schumacher, Otto C Schumacher, H G Guy, Len Nigio, Clive Day & Mary Stratman.Staff photo with names of the Schumacher Mill Furnishing Works, Graham Street Port Melbourne taken in 1939.otto c schumacher, built environment - industrial

Rectangular wooden honour board with gold lettering and a decorative border and WHS logo centred at the top middle of the border. This border reads WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL DONATED BY W.H.S. PAST STUDENTS & TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONWANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL HONOURING TEACHERS 15 & 20* YEARS+ SERVICE 1919 J.W. THOMAS 1941 *DAVE MORRIS 1944 CHRIS MORRIS 1952 BILL O'CALLAGHAN 1960 *MAX GEORGE, *CONSTANANCE RUSSELL, *MYRA BAXTER 1964 MAE OSMOTHERLY, *BRUCE REVELL 1966 *MARGARET MELGAARD 1967 AORIAN TWITT 1968 *JOY STAR, LEN CARTHRO 1969 *NOEL WILLIAMS, HARVEY DIKE 1970 LAURIE BUFFELO 1972 *DORATHY CALDWELL, GEOFF MOAR 1974 *ANNE GELL 1975 BRIAN MALLINDER 1976 *DOUG McGREGOR, *SUE SPILLER, *BLAKE MUDGE 1977 KATE OFER, *DOUG GRIFFITHS, *DOUG LANE 1979 *NEIL FOSTER 1981 *RAY PIKE 1982 *KEVIN McGENNAN, *JENNY SHEARER, *TERRY MAGREE 1984 *JOHN EVANS, CAROL MYLES, JANET HEATH 1985 SUE DAVIDSON, *PETER SMITH, *WARREN COLES, PAUL SCHOLES 1986 *JUDY ROSE, DON HEATH, *REX PIRIE, *PAUL THOMAS, *PAT BRUCE, *SANDY NEWMAN 1987 GEORGE MOHR, *COLIN PIKE, ANNETTE STARIKA, *ROB FINDLAY, *ANNE SCHULZE, KERRY SCHOLES 1988 *GLENN DREW, *ERIKA PIKE *GRAENE STRANG, *PEG CHIVERS, PETER BOYD 1989 DAVID ASHFIELD, *NEIL MORTON DONATED BY W.H.S. PAST STUDENTS & TEACHERS ASSOCIATION