Historical information
This file contains 5 items.
A limited edition of a book "A History of the Bentleigh East Primary School No. 2083 formerly Bentleigh formerly East Brighton 1878-1978" published to mark the centenary of the Bentleigh East Primary School celebrated from 1 – 5th August 1978.
The book was compiled by the Principal Peter Morris and is a collection of incidents, reminiscences and anecdotes arranged in chronological order to capture the character of the differing periods through which the school passed. It provides an insight to the development of the area and of the school and includes a list of school principals from 1878 – 1978, an honor roll for WW1 students etc.
Notes on the Camm family who donated the School Centenary Book
A newspaper article on the centenary celebrations. The article is undated and the source is not known. It includes 2 photographs of the celebrations.
A name badge for Duchie Laven issued for the centenary. The badge is on pink cardboard.
A Black + White school photograph taken in 1948. Josephine and Wilma Newman are identified in the photograph.
Subjects
- malane thomas market gardener,
- atkinson william – head teacher 1878 – 1883,
- initial school staff,
- jack margaret,
- stevens eliza (pupil teacher),
- water supply,
- mills henry (prominent head teacher),
- craig robert district inspector,
- centre road,
- primitive methodist church 22/07/1884,
- tram lines,
- taylor mr.,
- head teacher list,
- shelter sheds.,
- joyce colin dr.,
- thiele mr. (head teacher),
- north road state school,
- ormond state school no 3074,
- east bentleigh state school,
- east brighton state school no. 2083,
- bentleigh state school no 2083,
- bentleigh east primary school no 2083,
- school 213 brighton east,
- bentleigh elementary school no 2083,
- bentleigh west state school no 4318,
- coatesville primary school,
- tucker road moorabbin primary school,
- bent thomas sir,
- honor lists,
- honour book,
- awards,
- snowball o.r. mla gilbert mr. head teacher,
- brighton gas lighting,
- sloyd classes,
- gilbert mr. (head teacher),
- cross bob (pupil),
- school strap,
- henderson w. (district inspector),
- school rooms,
- school work books,
- schools,
- school concerts,
- school committees,
- caretaker’s residence,
- fencing,
- higgins a.,
- higgins stan,
- bentleigh public hall,
- marriott william (chairman school committee),
- bentleigh theatre,
- old scholars,
- trenches 1937 (slit),
- donald j.r. (head teacher),
- war savings certificates,
- shelter pavilions,
- bristol units – classrooms,
- redmond mr (head teacher),
- school pedestrian crossings,
- sound systems,
- school canteen,
- world war 1914 – 1918,
- electricity supply,
- salmagundi,
- tamrakis socrates,
- school libraries,
- railway stations,
- education,
- school rolls,
- market gardens,
- cattle – nuisance,
- bushrangers,
- toll gates,
- chinese school,
- chinese community,
- school curriculum – historical,
- flora,
- aborigines,
- snakes,
- migrant teachers,
- japanese language,
- rats,
- caretaker’s residences,
- fencing,
- cattle,
- horse racing,
- caulfield military hospital,
- advertising,
- street lighting,
- anglican school st stephens,
- chinese christian church arthur’s seat road (now nepean hwy),
- st john’s anglican church bentleigh,
- hit & miss hotel,
- live & let live hotel,
- plough & harrow hotel,
- moorabbin district roads board,
- army huts,
- higgins stan mr,
- . marriott william mr,
- cremean mr. mla,
- arnett kevin,
- vanderlaven vanderlaven adrian,
- vanderlaven josephine,
- laven fredericha willamena,
- laven adrian,
- laven duchie,
- newman wilma,
- newman josephine,
- camm josephine,
- marshall gladys,
- neville gladys,
- holis ivy,
- monroe victor,
- duckmanton keith,
- tram lines - mordialloc sandringham,
- school paper,
- public works dept.,
- springthorpe j.w. dr.,
- vosey joseph,
- camm terry,
- camm josie,
- barrenger elsie,
- bentleigh oval,
- race course east bentleigh 1899,
- keys's hotel,
- unveiling of honor book and cabinet 25/08/1922
