Historical information
World War One honor roll of former students of the Happy Valley State School No 376 who enlisted.
The original honor roll no longer exists. There is a framed photograph of it in the current Happy Valley School building now used for community events. This honor roll would appear to be made before the end of WW1 as Ernest Alfred Yung died in September 1917 at Ypres. His brother George Alfred Yung returned who was also in the same battle returned to Australia. Honour rolls were also made to encourage more men to enlist.
Margaret Young studied at Ballarat West Art School in 1894. This was one of Ballarat's Art schools. In 1907 they merged and became Ballarat Technical Art School (BTAS). Margaret became a teacher and taught for many years at BTAS, specialising in woodcarving. At the end of the First World War, Honour Boards were requested to be made to honour the men who had served. Ballarat was the main provider of these boards. Margaret Young was one of the people responsible for the carvings and specially mentioned for her work by the Caulfield School in Melbourne. On her resignation, Margaret moved to Adelaide.
At the past students Reunion Celebrations in 1930, Margaret Young was to be the Guest of Honour. Unfortunately she was unable to attend due to ill health.
Physical description
Sepia photograph of honor roll board for World War One with white background mounted on grey cardboard
Inscriptions & markings
Reverse lhs upper - inked words 'Photo only'; centre - 'Mrs J Garvey, Happy Valley'; rhs upper - two stamps, 1 penny and a half penny franked with Ballarat; pencilled writing 'Mrs Garvey Happy Valley
Subjects
- happy valley,
- happy valley state school,
- honor roll,
- honour roll,
- o. brough,
- e. daniels,
- g. daniels,
- philately,
- j. dial,
- g. dial,
- a. gradnor,
- w. gradnor,
- g. kiely,
- a. kerr,
- w. lowe,
- l. martinez,
- h. martinez,
- j. milburn,
- c. milburn,
- a. may,
- e. morgan,
- f. opie,
- a. paterson,
- n. reid,
- f. rankin,
- h. smith,
- t. thomas,
- l. thomas,
- e. yung,
- a. yung,
- a. bromley,
- j. blundell,
- h. barraclough,
- j. crommie,
- g. darling,
- j. darling,
- w. w. groves,
- j. gardiner,
- a. keys,
- j. keys,
- p. kelly,
- s. kelly,
- m. morgan,
- w. montgomery,
- j. rutherford,
- r. rutherford,
- p. smith,
- w. wishart,
- h. wark,
- s. ronald,
- k.n. mcnamee,
- p. bennington,
- sister m.j. thomas,
- d.l. thomas,
- w.e. thomas,
- j.s. gower,
- f.h. gower,
- s. gower,
- s.t.m. gower,
- happy valley school honor roll,
- a.a. louden
