Time Line 1910-80
Date
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Year
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Event
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Head Teacher at the time.
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21 June |
1910 |
Education Department gave permission to establish a junior school for classes 1, 2, 3 to be worked as an adjunct to Clyde No. 118 | Mr Thomas A. Twyford |
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13 Oct |
1910 | School commenced as an adjunct to Clyde No. 118 under guidance of Thomas A. Twyford. |
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Jan |
1911 | Methodist Church leased its building to the school for £7.10.0d per annum. | Miss Constance A. Chauncy |
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22 Mar |
1915 |
Letter to Minister for Education asking that Clyde School be separate from Clyde (North) 118 |
Miss Constance A. Chauncy |
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31 Mar |
1915 | All 35 children designated for 3664 officially separated from School No 118 | Miss Constance A. Chauncy |
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1 April |
1915 | Became an independent school open to all grades | Miss Constance A. Chauncy |
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Oct |
1916 | Four acres of land purchased from Thomas Ridgway for £112 | Miss Agnes Finnin |
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13 Aug |
1917 | New school building used for first time (£501.8.6) | Miss Agnes Finnin |
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10 July |
1918 | Name changed from Clyde Township School to Clyde School | Miss Agnes Finnin |
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23 May |
1918 | School building officially opened | Miss Agnes Finnin |
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| 1918 |
Sewing Mistress: Miss Inez Hunter applied for this position on a probationary basis and stayed for a life time until 1951. | Miss Agnes Finnin |
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| 1922 | School Committee bought a piano £90 | Mr Leslie J. Edwards |
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Dec |
1922 | Shelter pavilion was erected | Mr Leslie J. Edwards |
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28 April |
1926 | Mr A Wenn, School Committee requested a teacher’s residence | Mr Leslie J. Edwards |
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Nov |
1926 | School building painted inside and out for £57.9s | Mr Frank E. Myring |
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28 April |
1928 | School residence officially opened (£798.15.0) | Mr Frank .E Myring |
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20 Sep |
1930 | Won the School District Sports | Mr Frank E. Myring |
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| 1931 | Won the School District Sports | Mr Frank E. Myring |
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| 1936 | First Mothers’ Club | Mr Frank E. Myring |
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Jan |
1949 | Electric Light and power installed for £42 | Mr Frederick L. Hall |
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| 1949 | Bicycle shed constructed for £28. | Mr Frederick L. Hall |
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Dec |
1951 | Miss Inez Hunter resigned after 34 years of teaching at Clyde | Mr William C. Fuller |
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| 1960 | Won the School District Sports | Mr Clarence F. Kershaw |
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| 1960 | Best School garden for Pakenham Inspectorate | Mr Clarence F. Kershaw |
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10 Aug |
1961 | Approval obtained to erect new classroom | Mr Clarence F. Kershaw |
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| 1959 | First full time assistant “Infant Mistress” | Mr Clarence F. Kershaw |
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23 Mar |
1962 | New classroom occupied | Mr Francis J. Corr |
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| 1968 | Back to Clyde School celebrations | Mr Francis J. Corr |
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| 1980's | About this time non-Clyde resident children began attending Clyde School | |||
| Additional classrooms | ||||
| 16 Oct | 2010 | Centenary of School 3664 |
More Information- click on the following links
Sources
1. Clyde North School No 118 Pupil Register
2. Clyde School No 3664 Pupil Register
3. Public Records Office Victoria : Teachers' Records
4. Education Department History Unit