Historical information
Miss Bell (1900 – 1984)
The ‘Miss Bell Playground’ was named after Miss Rebecca Adelaide Bell, a retired teacher who regularly helped out at Mt Dandenong Primary school for 8 years.
Born in NSW, Miss Bell had taught in several states and had fond memories of holidays spent at ‘Mountjoy’ in the Dandenong Ranges.
When she retired Miss Bell built a home in Jeeves Avenue where she lived out the rest of her life with her Siamese cats.
Miss Bell helped the children with reading, grammar spelling and history. She really cared about the children and her school visits brought her a lot of happiness.
Physical description
Student standing on section of play equipment in Miss Bell Playground 1997.
