Teachers in Fleurieu Schools 1852 to 1945

Teachers in Fleurieu Schools 1852 to 1945

School: Aldinga
1852-1858 Quirke, William – he taught previously at Kersbrook and later at Grand Junction Road and at Blakiston
1853-1854 Grant, John – he taught at this school exclusively during this time, except for a brief period between September and December 1854, when he was at Pt Willunga school
1856-1866 Coles, Alfred (and wife) – he taught exclusively at this school during this time.
1866 Stiles, John E.
1866-1868 Walters, Thomas Walter – he also taught at Mt Barker, Goolwa, and Strathalbyn
1869-1872 Wiltshire, William – he also taught at Mount Barker Springs and Callington
  Winter, Augustus T. – taught also at Macclesfield
1873-1874
1886-1892
Greenlees, James jnr – date of birth 25 December 1843 CBE Certificate 2A issued 1873, he was head teacher at Aldinga School from 1873-1874 and again from 1886-1892
1876 McMurdo, Anne – appointed sewing mistress in 1876
1876-1879 Potter, John H. – appointed as head teacher 1876-1879
1876-1880 Potter, Mary – date of birth 23 October 1839; CBE Certificate – July 1875; PUPT from 1 January 1876 to 30 September 1876; resigned from teaching in 1903
1880-1885 McAloney, Robert Simpson – date of birth 28 March 1852; holder of an Irish National Board Certificate; also taught at Willunga
1882-1887 Denton, Eli – Teacher number PT 388; Teaching Certificate in 1887
1886-1888 Rogers, Ellen Louisa – Sewing Mistress; also taught at Sellicks Hill
1887-1888 Kimber, Emma Millicent – Teacher Number PT 677
1887 Searson, Catherine May
1888 Greenlees, Agnes Hunter
1892-1896 George, William John – date of birth 21 December 1856; CBE Certificate 3B 1875; Drill Certificate 1883, IIIB Certificate 1883; Retired from teaching in 1926
1896-1900 Walters, Thomas Walter – date of birth 14 February 1834; also taught at Mount Barker; appointed Head Teacher 1 January 1866; Certificate 2A 1878; Drill Certificate 1879
1897 Lang, William Henry Count – date of birth 12 May 1858; Drill Certificate 1879; Physical Culture Certificate 1915 (from the Department of Defence); Certificate 2A 1879; also taught at Sellicks Hill
1899 Naderbaum, Henry Frederick – aka Heinrich Friedrich; date of birth 23 February 1877; entered Training College in 1897; completed a Batchelor of Science in Physics 1900; appointed to Aldinga School on 15 October 1899 and went to another school in November 1899; also taught at Millang and Willunga
1900-1908 Thompson, William Alfred – date of birth 29 September 1863; Certificate I 1889; Certificate of Intermediate Drawing 1889; also taught at  Echunga gold fields,
1908 Jones, William Arthur – date of birth 17 June 1854; Certificate of teaching in English, Literature and Physics; also taught at Port Elliot
1910-1936 Bourke, John  – date of birth 17 April 1771; described as industrious, hardworking, and enthusiastic
1936-1943 Schwartzkopff, Benjamin Bernhard – date of birth 30 July 1878; teacher of English, German and woodwork
School Aldinga Scrub
1855-1857 Tyson, John – also taught at Myponga and Myponga Flat, retired in 1858
School Belle Vue (McLaren Vale)
1875-1877 Asplin, Emma Cooper – date of birth 4 January 1837; CBE Certificate 1863; also taught at Kangarilla and Reynella
School Belvedere-Bremer
1859-1866 Miller, Margaret – described in December 1859 by inspectors as “Recently established in a new district, Miss Miller’s school has not yet arrived at an efficient state of organization. The attendance is somewhat irregular”  and in December 1861 as “A small but useful school, much required in its neighbourhood, and under efficient management”
School Blakiston
1855-1857 Dicker, Henry
1858 Howitt, Henry
1859-1863 Quirke, William – school described by inspectors a With a limited area from which pupils may be drawn, this school commands a fair attendance and is efficiently conducted; taught also at Aldinga
1864 Frisby, John – taught also at Harrogate
1866-1869 Merrifield, Edwin J.
School Bremer
1856 Heegard, Harriet – taught also at Milang and Lake Plains
1922 Cooper, Jessaline Marion
School Bugle Ranges
1856-1857 Congreve, William
1863-1864 Otto, Charles F. – taught also at Lower Finniss and Point Sturt
1865-1869 Vaughton, Thomas G. – taught also at Yunkunga
1870-1872 Berry, James – CBE Certificate 2B 1865; taught also at Kangaroo Flat and Langhorne Creek
1874-1875 McSweeny, Daniel – date of birth 12 July 1834; date of death 31 December 1902; CBE Certificate 3B 1875; taught also at Woodchester and Callington
1876-1877 Masson, Emile Stephen – date of birth 3 January 1847; provisional teacher from 1 July 1876 until 31 December 1876
1877-1878 Chapman, Anna M. – taught also at Callington
1878-1888
1888-1891
Swannell, Emma – appointed to Bugle Ranges 1 August 1878; resigned 31 March 1887; reappointed 1 January 1838; resigned 28 March 1891; inspectors reports describe her style as “poor teacher, good influence” and “only fair”
1879-1886 Owen, Marion – date of birth 18 December 1815; she also taught at Woodchester
1887 Henkler, Adolph – appointed to the school on 1 January 1887; absconded from his duty 15 July 1887
1891-1898 Tucker, Julia – date of birth 12 July 1861; also taught at Lake Plains, Middleton and Reynella
1898-1900 O’Reilly, Edith Rose – date of birth 24 April 1868; taught also at Sandergrove
1901-1903 Sibberin, Matilda – date of birth 10 October 1856; taught also at Wistow and Hay Valley
1905 Ferneley, Ethel Austin – date of birth 4 September 1884
1905 Sketheway, Nellie Lyall – date of birth 28 December 1878
1906 Twopeny, Isabel Rose – date of birth 10 April 1885
1906-1907 Whitington, Ethel May – date of birth 11 August 1862; appointed to the school 30 September 1906; taught also at Reynella and McLaren Flat
1907-1909 Pearson, Grace – date of birth 23 August 1885; sat Provisional Teacher Exam in 1907
1910 McLean, Dora Louise – date of birth 12 May 1887
School Bulls Creek
1866-1870 Graham, Phillip A.
1871-1874 Gold, Elijah – also taught at Cape Jervis
1876-1878 Goldney, Jessie M.
1878-1884 Wakelin, Anna
1886-1888 Moore, Jane Mary (nee Pyne)  – date of birth 21 April 1863; Certificate 4 granted 1 October 1886; taught also at Prospect Hill
1901-1905
1906-1909
Stanley, Hannah – date of birth 10 October 1863
1913-1918 O’Mahoney, Ellen – date of birth 25 April 1854; also taught at Finniss Point, Kanmantoo and Currency Creek
1885 Henderson, Bessie Waldridge
1885-1888 Shepherd, Jane Mary
1886-1888 Moore, Jane Mary (nee Poyne or Pyne) – 23 April 1863
Years  
1886-1887 Pyne, Katie Eulalie (Catherine Eulalia) – date of birth 25 May 1868
1887 Wills, Melvina
1895-1896 Davie, Henry Hardie – date of birth 22 October 1865; also taught at Sellicks Hill and Reynella
1899-1900 Chick, Frederick Ernest – date of birth 14 August 1874; also taught at Macclesfield
1909 McCarthy, Mary Norma – date of birth 30 September 1890; also taught at Happy Valley
1909-1913 Pain, Minnie Meta – date of birth 19 July 1887; sat the PT exam in 1907; taught at both Bull Creek and Ashbourne during this time; also taught at McLaren Flat and Wistow
1897-1897 Robinson, Samuel Foster – date of birth 17 April 1874; also taught at Meadows, was Assistant Inspector of Schools from 1910-1912; was Master of Method at Teachers’ Training College from 1913-1930; he was fined £2 for administering Corporal Punishment in 1900
School Callington
1858
1865-1877
James Berry (jnr) – also taught at Woodchester
1859-1862 Wiltshire, William – also taught at Mt Barker Springs and Aldinga
1863-1864 Chapman, Mary
1863 Marsh, Robert – also taught at Langhornes Bridge
1874-1877 Berry, Thomas W. – teacher number PT19; resigned from the department in Dec 1877
1876-1877 Berry, Sarah – wife of James Berry (jnr)
1876-1878 Owen, George – date of birth 1 March 1850; also taught at Woodchester where he died whilst teaching in 1878.
1877-1878 Toms, Richard N.
1879-1882 Etheredge, Grace P. – Mrs Etheridge teaches with a great amount of energy and success
1894-1899 Schubert, Paul – date of birth 11 December 1854; also known as Paul Stuart; teacher of English, Literature and German
1899-1900 Moore, Thomas Llewellyn – date of birth 4 March 1863; Certificate IIIA in Dec 1881; teacher of Chemistry; taught also at Littlehampton; retired in January 1931
1901-1905 O’Dea, Patrick- date of birth 6 December 1859; died whilst in service at this school on 3 June 1905; disciplined for caning girls and threatened with dismissal if repeated (1896)
1905-1909 Cowling, Thomas – date of birth 22 April 1857
1905 Michell, John – date of birth 17 March 1876
1909 Anthoney, Ernest – date of birth 2 September 1880; taught literature, ancient history and French
1909-1911 Meyer, Johann Otto – teacher of German; also taught at Macclesfield and Kangarilla
1911-1913 Melbourne, Dugald Archibald – date of birth 23 December 1878
1911 Nock, Leslie Cyril – teacher of Physics, Mathematics and Physical Culture; also taught at Mt Barker
1913 Sterling, Walter Lewis – date of birth 5 August 1882; teacher of drawing and German; also taught at Meadows
1914-1915 Miller, James Lawrence – date of birth 11 October 1846; also taught at Currency Creek and Kangarilla; reprimanded several times for improper conduct – fined £1 for not emptying the cesspit in 1884; shocking neglect of a pupil 1887; fined 10/- and cautioned against using the shelter shed as a personal convenience; reprimanded for excessive use of corporal punishment 1910
1915-1919 Paech, Bernhard Paul – date of birth 26 January 1878; also taught at Echunga and Port Elliot
School Currency Creek
1859 Hussey, Charles Henry – This school, of recent origin, has been, owing to differences between the teacher and the inhabitants, abandoned by the former
1861-1869 Fidock, Mary H – A school recently established and much required; the teacher holds a probationary licence
1870 Mitchell, Mary Harris
1876 Adams, Daniel Harvey – date of birth 12 May 1851; teacher of English Literature
1877-1878 Battle, Mary
1879 Sunman, Mary Ann Cecilia – date of birth 25 August 1855; also taught at Ashbourne
1880-1890 Bates, Mary Hopton – date of birth 20 January 1833; resigned 31 December 1890; A well managed provisional school – the daughter does most of the work
1891-1893 Martin, Frederick William – date of birth 4 November 1861; teacher of Mathematics and Chemistry
1893-1895 Pfennig, Henry Christian – date of birth 6 January 1869; died whilst teaching at Langhorne Creek
1897-1904
1906
Chesterman, Clara Anetta – date of birth 5 December 1868; also taught at Middleton
1904 Jarvis, Rachel – date of birth 5 November 1874; resigned 31 December 1904
1912-1916 Kain, Katherine Margaret (nee Edwards) – date of birth 26 October 1863; also taught at Hay Valley; described by inspectors as Conscientious, fully capable, doing her best (J.C.N.); has force of character, energy, and gd teaching ability conscientious, fully capable, doing her best (J.C.N.); has force of character, energy, and gd teaching ability active, orderly, nice influence (F.J.G.) T not skilful, not effective (W.A.W.); Methodical, earnest, careful, rigid style, class alert (J.H.)
1914-1919 Williams, Maude Mary – date of birth 10 March 1862; described by inspectors as willing, fussy, precise, conscientious, earnest, but not brilliant, T v f, M v gd (McB); hardworking, earnest, influential, v patriotic, T thorough, methods not always up to date
1920-1927 Watson, Helen Emily – date of birth 13 August 1883
1934-1938 Doman, Joseph – date of birth 3 February 1904; teacher of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
1843-1951 Hicks, Lancelot Fry – date of birth 26 December 1909; date of death 4 September 1951; taught grade VI students English and Elementary Agriculture
School Dashwood Gully
1863-1869 Meader, Mercy – taught in the infant school in 1867 and 1868
School Jupiter Creek (near Echunga)
1870 Rixsen, James – CBE Certificate 3A in 1869; taught also at Echunga and Flaxley
School Echunga
1853-1857 Humpage, William H. – also taught at Langhornes Bridge; his license to teach lapsed in 1858
1853 Ryan, T
1858-1863 Sawer, George Edward – Mr Sawer, by his assiduity, has collected a larger number of pupils than either of his predecessors. Owing to the propinquity of the diggings, the attendance is fluctuating and irregular . The attendance at this school has improved rather than otherwise during the year. This, taken into consideration in connection with the circumstance that a new school-house is in course of erection, augurs well for Mr Sawer’s success in the future
1863-1864 Gee, Elizabeth
1865-1869 Flett (Fleet), Elizabeth – also taught at Echunga Goldfields from 1870-1884
1866-1868 Middleton, William John Eades – date of birth 7 May 1842; CBE Certificate; Licensed to teach in Victoria; also taught at Kangarilla
1882-1892 Aston, Elizabeth Lucy – date of birth 11 September 1847; also taught at Middleton; described as being careful, but weak in discipline and moderate. School is too large for the teacher.
1887 Martin, Margaret – resigned 30 November 1877
1892-1902 Cleggett, Hannah – date of birth 22 April 1863; described by inspectors very nicely managed & carefully taught school. Model of cleanliness; also taught at Echunga Goldfields and Mt Barker
1909-1912 Polson, George Taylor – date of birth 3 April 1872; also taught at Morphett Vale
1912-1918 Espie, Margaret – date of birth 12 December 1860; Conscientious and fully able, but a very weak disciplinarian
1920-1923 Woodgate, Florence Julia – date of birth 28 February 1883; also taught at Echunga Gold Fields, Biggs Flat and Mt Compass
1925-1928 Dawson, William John – date of birth 7 August 1872
1937 Wardle, Allan Hirsch – date of birth 11 September 1902
School Echunga Gold Fields
1870-1884 Flett (Fleet), Elizabeth –
1885-1887 Burgess, Alfred Valentine Gunnell
1886 Burgess, Eleanor – sewing mistress (wife of the teacher Burgess)
1887-1888 Hubbe, Isabella Christina – date of birth 9 January 1854; entered the Teacher Training College in 1885; also taught at Mt Barker
1887 Pfennig, Mary Johanne Pauline
1888-1892 Cleggett, Hannah – date of birth 22 April 1863; also taught at Mt Barker and Echunga
1892-1895 Johanning, William – date of birth 22 May 1856; cautioned for unsatisfactory performance in 1893
1895-1897 Luke, William – date of birth 1 November 1868; also taught at Macclesfield
1899-1900 Thompson, William Alfred – date of birth 29 September 1863; also taught at Aldinga
1898-1899 Witt, Oscar Adolph – date of birth 27 June 1871; also taught at Meningie and Hahndorf
1900-1902 Jacobs, Isaac – date of birth 14 April 1872; also taught at Mt Barker
1903 Morphett, George Arthur – date of birth 19 July 1869
1904-1906 Murphy, Arthur – date of birth 10 March 1864
1907-1909 Dungleson, Florence Marion – date of birth 6 November 1875
1909-1919 Woodgate, Florence Julia – date of birth 28 February 1883; Capable, energetic, up to date, inspiring Diligent, but not sufficiently stimulating; also taught at Biggs Flat; Mt Compass and Echunga
School Happy Valley
1852-1858 Holder, James M.
1858-1883 Appleton, Richard – date of birth 1821; A very good example of a country school. The children are intelligent and orderly
1884 Cluney, Harriet Terese – date of birth 7 August 1864
1885-1888 Barron, Annie – date of birth 28 January 1863
1888-1892 Barron, Jeanie – date of birth 27 August 1866; Moderate, willing to learn; many weak points, but teacher apparently willing to improve
1892 Stow, Bertha Eleanore Caroline E. – date of birth 13 June 1865; was only at the school from 20 November 1892 until the end of the year; she also taught at Finniss Point and Mt Barker
1893 Howard, William – 19 February 1886; not at all satisfactory. Appointment cancelled 31 Deember 1893
1894 Charlesworth, George – date of birth 12 July 1867
1885-1886 & 1895 Hills, William Thomas – date of birth 12 May 1870; also taught at Goolwa
1904-1915 Snelling, William Morris – date of birth 1 October 1853; Kind, but incompetent, old fashioned, weak, out of date
1915-1919 Snelling, Mary Alethea – date of birth 6 October 1882; Willing, anxious, not skilful, neat, pleasant, lax control, low standards, needs higher ideals, not wholly skilful
1920-1929 McCarthy, Mary Norma – date of birth 30 September 1890; also taught at Bulls Creek
School Hartley
1936-1941 Koschade, Magdelena Theresa – dob 22 July 1881; previously taught at Salem until the school closed and students were moved to Hartley
School Hay Valley
1858-1880 Turpin, Maria – This, an elementary school, consisting almost entirely of young children, is creditably conducted in a commodious school-room, the property of the mistress
1881 Bishop, Mary Elizabeth (Mary Eleanor)
1882-1883 Jervis, Leila Anne – date of birth 20 September 1863
1884-1885 Edwards, Kate M.
1884-1885 Kain, Katherine Margaret (nee Edwards) – date of birth 26 October 1863; also taught at Currency Creek
1885-1888 Sibberin, Matilda – date of birth 10 October 1856; also taught at Bugle Ranges and Wistow
1888-1893 King, Emily – date of birth 13 December 1864
1898-1909 Clezy, Elsie Margaret – date of birth 7 September 1865; Progress, personality, want of thoroughness
1894-1896 Turner, Emily Louisa – date of birth 17 July 1870; Fair to good, too mechanical; also taught at Wistow
1910 Isley, Nellie Gertrude Martha – date of birth 9 January 1889
School Inman Valley
1860-1866 Hamlyn, William
1864-1870 Softley, William R – also taught at Middleton
1871-1883 Yates, John – Central board of education certificate 3A 1868
1875-1878 Yates, Emmeline – started teaching there in July 1875 and left in June 1878
1876-1877 Prouse, Alma S.
1884-1894 Walker, Esther – date of birth 15 December 1854; started at the school in July 1884; resigned from post 31 December 1894
1887 Innes, Annie – taught half a year at the school
1895-1898 Von Nida, Matilda – date of birth 1 September 1866
1897 Jarrett, Charlotte Emma – date of birth 16 April 1876
1898-1919 Frost, Emily Harriet – date of birth 26 August 1864; Fair to very fair. Good influence. Method of teaching Arith. must be considerably improved
1918-1919 Collins, Rosalie Kate – date of birth 22 June 1888; Faithful, energetic, ambitious
1923 Adcock, Anne – date of birth 26 November 1874
1925-1927 Whittingham, Czarina Elizabeth – date of birth 4 February 1877; also taught at Myponga
School Jupiter Creek (near Echunga)
1914-1916 Prior, Elizabeth – date of birth 10 June 1877; Earnest, painstaking, neat, thorough, interested
1916 Shepherd, Jessie Mary – date of birth 9 April 1885; in this post from 8 October 1816 until 11 November 1916
1921-1923 Farmer, Hilda – date of birth 15March 1886; also taught at Kingscote on Kangaroo Island
1923-1924 Daly, Hilda Antoinette
1926-1928 Tenter, Alice Mary Catherine – date of birth 17 May 1883; also taught at Mosquito Creek
School Kangarilla
1870-1872 Dudley, Edward Maingay (Marthdale) – date of birth 5 June 1839; CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION CERTIFICATE 3A 1871; also taught at Sellicks Hill
1873-1875 Asplin, Emma Cooper – also taught at Belle Vue (McLaren Vale) and Reynella
1876-1877 Broadbent, Susanna
1876 Scott, George – date of birth 7 September 1856
1877 Anderson, David – date of birth 3 October 1862; first posting after training college; only 6 months spent at the school
1877-1885 Middleton, John Eades – date of birth 7 May 1842; Cert. Central Board of Education – Victorian Dept. License to teach; also taught at Echunga; Discipline wretched. He seems quite to have lost his moral power
1885-1889 Donnell, William – date of birth 27 January 1862; Very fair. Satisfactory on whole; died 14 October 1889 while engaged at this post
1886-1888 Moloney, Catherine May; teacher number PT603
1886 Thomsett, Charlotte J.
1887 Carter, Margaret – sewing mistress
1889 Nicholls, Ellen Jane – date of birth 11 February 1864; only at the school from 20 October 1889 to end of year.
1890-1893 Bottrill, Clara Alice – date of birth 12 February 1874; Satisfactory; fairly promising
1890-1893 Jones, Oliver David – date of birth 2 November 1863
1894-1898 & 1911 Payne, Randolph George Stewart – date of birth 21 January 1842
1897 Andrewartha, Lily – date of birth 31 December 1875; Severely reprimanded and strongly cautioned for ill treating a pupil in 1897
1899-1904 Bluntish, Rossiter Stanford – date of birth 19 May 1883; described by inspectors as moderate to fair; died at his post on 29 August 1904
1899-1908 Snell, Frederick – date of birth 30 September 1867; skilful, methodical, happy tone
1903-1907 & 1908 Considine, Alice Mary – date of birth 14 August 1883; in 1908 she was only at the school from 26 August 1908 until 6 September 1908
1908 Buzacott, Hilda Edith – date of birth 19 October 1879; also taught at Willunga
1909-1913 Hart, Philip Edmund – date of birth 8 February 1854; previously taught at Willunga
1911 McRae, Christina – date of birth 24 June 1876; A conscientious and systematic worker
1911-1912 Woods, Margaretta Esther – date of birth 6 February 1889; Capable, encouraging, attentive to her duties
1912-1918 Edwards, Edgar Francis – date of birth 27 May 1865; Capable, firm, improving in effectiveness; also taught at Reynella
1909-1913 Hart, Philip Edmund – date of birth 8 April 1854; also taught at Willunga and Currency Creek; took leave without pay due to ill-health from 1 January 1913 and died 17 May 1913
1912 Henstridge, Evelyn Maria – date of birth 17 April 1889; Industrious, painstaking, fairly capable
1912 Meyer, Johann Otto – also taught at Macclesfield and Callington
1912 Neale, Maria – date of birth  April 1876; short term placement from 10 September 1912 until 30 September 1912
1913-1914 Rigby, Florence Agnes (nee Morgan) – date of birth 17 November 1886; also taught at Noarlunga
1914 Chilman, Eliza Stewart – date of birth 5 October 1891; started at the school on 26 March 1914 until the end of the year
1918-1921 Fielding, Harry Winston – date of birth 27 January 1878; Cultured, zealous, fluent, forceful, capable
1923 Miller, James Lawrence – date of birth 1 October 1846; also taught at Currency Creek and Callington
School Kangaroo Flat
1867 Campbell, Janet
1868-1868 Campbell, Jemima
1870-1871 Crisp, Ann
1873-1875 Berry, James – also taught at Langhorne Creek, Callington and Bugle Ranges
1876 Donnelly, Bernard – date of birth 3 February 1848
1876 Phillips, William Palmer – date of birth 15 July 1843; also taught at Port Elliot
1877-1878 McDonnell, Julianna – Central Board of Education Certificate 3A 1875
1879-1880 Forster (Foster), Caroline
1880 Miller, Hannah – date of birth 8 September 1861; at this post from 1 August 1880 until 26 January 1881
1881-1883 Reynell, Agnes St John
1884 Simpson, Sarah M
1892-1900 & 1902 Clark, Sarah Jane – date of birth 21 September 1873
1900-1901 Kemp, Edlina Mary Ernestine – date of birth 9 July 1868
1906-1907 Melville, Edith – date of birth 1 February 1870
1907-1909 Bowden, Jessie Isabel – date of birth 13 March 1883
1907 Stone, William Thomas
1909-1910 Forsyth, Lizzie – date of birth 25 December 1864; later taught at Middleton
1911-1913 Ayliffe, Ellen Esther Cecilia – date of birth 7 September 1857
1911 Steward, Hilda Margaret – date of birth 12 December 1884; also taught at Goolwa
1913 Bertelsmieier, Mary Bertha Louisa – date of birth 28 February 1884
1913 Mason, Ruby Rose – date of birth 21 April 1889
1913-1916 Piper, Annie Marie Louise – date of birth 8 April 1869
1915 Guy, Nellie Barker – date of birth 2 August 1889; also taught at Paris Creek
1816-1833 Baldwin, Lily Fanny Penola – date of birth 11 October 1878; Industrious, intelligent, cultivated, splendid influence on children
School Langhorne Creek
1876-1878 Capner, Louisa
1876-1877 Dalton, Harriet – also taught at Tolderol
1876-1877 Vance, William F.
1877-1880 Bertram, Dixon
1881-1882 Berry, James
1889-1892 Tucker, John – date of birth 1 October 1864
1893-1895 Hayward, Thomas Charles – date of birth 16 October 1851; dismissed for drunkenness from two previous schools; asked to resign from post at this school and records marked not to be re-employed
1896 Lewis, Caroline Margaret – date of birth 13 July 1875
1896 Pfennig, Henry Christian – date of birth 6 January 1869; took up this post in April 1896 and died whilst serving at this post on 26 October 1896; also taught at Currency Creek
1901-1906 Cox, Frank Vernon – date of birth 31 January 1871; Good enterprise
1906 Moulds, Arthur James – date of birth 6 January 1873
1906 Murphy, Evangeline – date of birth 26 March 1882; first real posting after leaving university
1907 Blaikie, Thomas William – date of birth 21 February 1877; previously taught at Yankalilla
School Langhornes Bridge
1858 Humpage, William H. – also taught at Echunga
1858 Rumble, F.B.
1861-1862 Jarman, Richard H. – This school, recently under the charge of Mr Berry, has come into the hands of Mr R. Jarman, who as a teacher was, until recently, connected with a Government school in New South Wales. He is very systematic in his plans of instruction, and very painstaking
1863-1865 Fry, James
1869-1872 Hill, Philip Treloar – also taught at Goolwa
1873-1874 Ferry, John (snr) – date of birth 6 October 1832; also taught at Morphett Vale
1859-1860 Berry, James (snr) – Owing to the population being limited, and scattered even beyond the ordinary nature of country districts, Langhorne’s Creek School, though fairly conducted, has never commanded anything beyond a minimum attendance  (Note – Langhornes Bridge and Langhorne Creek are in fact the same location)
1912-1916 Nancarrow, Ewart Henry Beaumont – date of birth 17 May 1884; No weak spots, working smooth and swift without noisiness or strain
School Meadows
1893 Young, Helen Jane – date of birth 13 December 1863; at the school from July to December
1864-1880 Jones, John S, – CBE Certificate 3A 1863
1876-1877 Jones, Julia – sewing mistress
1881-1884 McClintock, James – date of birth 8 November 1839; also taught at Pt Elliot; Irish National Board Certificate
1885-1887 Hosking, William – date of birth 14 April 1861; too many words, too few things
1886 Brown, Ellen – from Jan – Mar only
1886 Brown, Sophia Jane
1887 Doherty, Edith Mary – sewing mistress
1887-1894 Doherty, James – date of birth 21 July 1845; Satisfactory. Satisfactory on whole – methods often his own; Certified by Victorian Education Deptartment; also taught at Middleton
1890-1892 Vickery, Linda Mary Jane – date of birth 7 May 1875
1895-1899 Ham, William – date of birth 20 November 1865
1899-1903 Murphy, Denis Daniel – date of birth 20 June 1870; also taught at Goolwa
1909 Davis, Ernest Samuel  – date of birth 9 January 1886
1909-1913 Kingsley (Kleemann), Howard Albert – date of birth 1 August 1869
1903-1909 Robinson, Samuel Foster – date of birth 17 April 1871; also taught at Bulls Creek and Meningie
1914-1922 Sterling, Walter Lewis – date of birth 5 August 1882; Intensely interested, zealous, loyal, inspiring, influential; also taught at Callington
1927-1932 McLeod, Allan Murdoch – date of birth 22 March 1881; also taught at Sellicks Hill and Yankalilla
School Middleton
1856-1858 Smith, Charles – also taught at Port Elliot
1859 Green, Joseph J. – The attendance, though limited, is regular, and fair progress is displayed
1860 Childs, Mary
1861-1866 Crossland, Jane – Mrs Crossland has taken charge of this school during the year; the attendance is limited, but the children are making average progress
1867-1870 Yates, John – also taught at Inman Valley
1871-1884 Softley, William R
1876-1877 Softley, Mary
1886 Softley, Catherine Elizabeth
1888 Softley, Annie – sewing mistress
1888 Softley, Esther May
1892-1899 Aston, Elizabeth Lucy – also taught at Echunga
1899-1906 Ullrich, Richard Emil (Wetzell) – date of birth 13 January 1861; Not satisfactory. Cautioned for negligence of programmes
1907-1908 Chesterman, Clara Annetta – date of birth 5 December 1868; also taught at Currency Creek
1908 Newman, Violet Lucy – date of birth 11 August 1879
1911-1914 Tucker, Julia – date of birth 12 July 1861; also taught at Bugle Ranges and Reynella
1914-1918 Forsyth, Lizzie – date of birth 25 December 1864; also taught at Kangaroo Flat
School Milang
1857-1862 Heegard, Harriet – When the difficulties consequent upon holding the school in premises ill adapted for the purpose are taken into consideration, the exertions of the teacher may be characterized as highly successful
1861-1880 Kemp, Alexander – 28 December 1828; Certificate 2A May 1879 (for good service). Central Board of Education
1876-1877 Kemp, Mary A.
1876-1879 Ryder, Isabella – teacher number PT25; also taught at Noarlunga (daughter of Joseph Ryder, Inspector of Schools in early SA, teacher at Nairne, and Chairman of District Council of Nairne)
1878 Kemp, Charlotte – teacher number PT203
1881-1884 Allert, Herman Gustav (Henry) – Central Board of Education certified  2B 1870
1881-1883 Goldsworthy, Isabella – teacher number PT301
1884-1885 Tinks, Emily – teacher number PT493
1885-1887 Gee, Frederick William – date of birth 7 September 1849
1885 Gee, Jean J. – sewing mistress
1887-1892 Gamble, Robert – date of birth 16 August 1860; Very good. Appointed Assistant Inspector of Schools Jan 1, 1893. Resigned 31 December 1897
1887-1888 Pavy, Ethel Annie Wild – date of birth 2 July 1870; resigned at the end of 1888
1887-1888 Rogers, Emma Millicent – sewing mistress
1890-1892 Yelland, Joseph Mann – date of birth 13 March 1873; Very satisfactory. Resigned 31 December 1892
1892-1899 Eckersley, William Henry – date of birth 6 July 1856
1894-1895 Mann, Jessie – date of birth 1 June 1875; Very fair, Resigned 31 December 1895
1905-1918 O’Shaughnessy, Michael Joseph – teacher number 638
1918-1932 Jenkins, Cecilia Mabel Clare – date of birth 7 September 1888; Brisk, kind, stimulating, enthusiastic, confident, studious, tactful, industrious
1918-1920 Nadebaum, Heinrich Friedrich (Henry Frederick) – date of birth 23 February 1877; also taught at Willunga
1921-1932 Schwartz, Heinrich Adolph – date of birth 22 January 1882; also taught at Willunga
School Mt Barker District High School
1914 Jackman, Sydney Wilson – date of birth 17 June 1868; also taught at Victor Harbor and Mt Barker
1916 Welsh, Daisy Elsie (Aslin) – date of birth 28 November 1890; taught bookkeeping, typing and shorthand
1918-1921 Scholefield, Agnes Mary – date of birth 3 February 1891; taught first year Latin
1916 Holton, Edwin Charles – date of birth 24 November 1862; taught English
1908-1934 Smith, John Edgar – date of birth 31 January 1872; B Sc Leeds, Graduated in Science Victoria University, Leeds – 1st year education; 2nd year English, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Physics, Chemistry; 3rd year – Chemistry, Geology One year special training, Yorkshire College, Leeds. Two years at Founders Institute (Society of Friends), Cumberland County Council 1st year Woodwork Course; Phys Cult Cert (Def Dept) 1914, 1921; acting head of the school from 1911-mid 1915; head master from 1919-1932
1925 Flower, Clifford Horace Kenneth Dunn – date of birth 11 October 1901
School Myponga
1858 Tilly, George
1867 Tyson, John – also taught at Myponga Flat and Aldinga Scrub
1870-1880 Duke, Joseph Martin – CBE Certificate 3B 1873
1883-1887 Harry, Nun Coleman – date of birth 23 September 1837; teacher number 336
1887 Harry, Rebecca – wife of Nun Coleman Harry, assistant to her husband
1888-1889 O’Connell, John – 15 November 1861
1888 O’Connell, Margaret – sewing mistress, wife of John
1890-1892 Locksley (Schmitz), Maurice  – date of birth 21 January 1864; teacher number 1356
1893-1894 Deeble, Herbert John – date of birth 23 May 1863
1895-1896 Tayler, Robert William – also taught at Langhornes Creek and Willunga
1897-1909 Richardson, William Wright – date of birth 26 November 1845; also taught at Morphett Vale
1910-1915 Lucas, Henrietta – date of birth 17 October 1857; Earnest, industrious, enterprising, improving in efficiency; head teacher of the school
1915-1917 Lucas, Grace – senior monitor
1916-1924 Whittingham, Czarina Elizabth – date of birth 4 February 1877; head teacher of the school
School Myponga Flat
1864-1866 Tyson, John – also taught at Myponga and Aldinga Scrub
School Myponga Jetty
1868-1872 Boys, Frederick George Hollis – Central Board of Education Certificate 3B 1869
1889-1892 Murphy, Michael – date of birth 20 April 1868
1893-1899 Padman, John Waterhouse – date of birth 5 November 1855; written to by the department for unsatisfactory efforts; resigned 1899
1899 Walker, Mildred Laura – date of birth 14 November 1876
1900 Smith, Agnes Jessie – date of birth 4 June 1876
1901-1902 Talbot, Elsie Berth – date of birth 15 August 1879
1903-1905 Richardson, Mary Louisa – date of birth 21 July 1883; also taught at Goolwa and Morphett Vale
1906-1907 Nosworthy, Beatrice Martha – date of birth 14 October 1885; 1906: Junior public, history, geography, arithmetic 1907: Junior public, Eng. Lit., Algebra 1907 II Cl Cert Ed 1930; also taught at Yankalilla
School O’Halloran Hill
1874-1875 Neilsen, Anne
1879-1891 Lockwood, Emma – date of birth 22 September 1851; resigned December 1891
1892-1904 McCloud, Rebecca – date of birth 2 June 1869
1904 Moroney, Agnes Freta – date of birth 1 July 1876
1908-1909 Retchford, Martha Caroline – date of birth 3 September 1879
School Paris Creek
1867-1872
1876-1878
Hayes, William Hallett – Central Board of Education Certificate 3B 1868; also taught at Port Elliot
1873-1875 Robinson, Louisa – CBE Certificate 3B 1875
1905-1908 Coonan, Catherine – date of birth 26 May 1881
1908-1915 Guy, Nellie Barker – date of birth 2 August 1889; Prov T exam October 1907 and May 1908; Earnest, painstaking, trying, mod. skilful; also taught at Kangaroo Flat
1916 Hall, Hannel Frances – date of birth 30 July 1888
1925-1931 Lindsay, Jane Stewart – date of birth 1 March 1862; also taught at Kingscote on Kangaroo Island
1832 Hack, Alfred Thomas – date of birth 12 June 1905
School Sellicks Hill
1873-1874 Dudley, Edward Maingay (Marthdale) – date of birth 5 June 1839; also taught at Kangarilla
1878-1880 Holdsworth, William – date of birth 5 April 1823; Cert 3A Dec 1880 (for good service); Central Board of Education Formerly. In the service from 1852
1899-1903 Stephens, Ambrose Augustine – teacher number 1303
1904 Price, William – date of birth 9 May 1859; fined £2 for serious laxity in marking the roll book; also taught at Talisker Mine
1867-1838 Holt, John – CBE Certificate 2A 1866;
1876-1877 Poulton, Elizabeth Anna – date of birth November 1842; Prov T Sellicks Hill 1 July 1876  to 31 December 1877
1881-1882 Baylis, Alfred Henry – date of birth 11 September 1859; III B Cert Dec 1880 Drill Cert December 1880; also taught at Langhornes Creek and Morphett Vale
1883-1886 Osborne, William Henry – date of birth 18 August 1863; also taught at Goolwa
1885 McRae, Susan – monitor
1886 McRae, Flora – date of birth 5 August 1869; monitor
1886 Osborne, Ellen Adelaide – sewing mistress wife of William Henry
1887-1890 Lang, William Henry Count – date of birth 12 May 1858; also taught at Aldinga
1887 McRae, Euphemia – monitor
1891-1896 Davie, Henry Hardy – date of birth 22 October 1865; also taught at Bulls Creek and Reynella
1899-1903 Stephen (Stephens), Ambrose Augustine – date of birth 29 May 1865
1903 Miers, Jessie Clemence – date of birth 19 May 1870
1904 Snelling, William Morris – date of birth 1 October 1853; also taught at Happy Valley
1905-1908 Price, William – date of birth 9 May 1859; also taught at Talisker Mine
1909-1913 McLeod, Allan Murdoch – date of birth 28 July 1881; also taught at Yankalilla and Meadows
1913-1915 Pollock, Sarah Russell Wansborough – date of birth 4 February 1888
1916-1917 Ziegler, Muriel Ruby (nee Tippett) – date of birth 26 April 1886; Earnest, firm, yet kind, influential
1918-1926 Moule, Olive Lillian – date of birth 14 September 1879; also taught at Strathalbyn and Willunga
School Talisker Mine
1867-1871 Willshire, Robert
School Tolderol
1881-1884 Dalton, Harriet – also taught at Langhornes Creek
1881-1887 Farrell, Harriette – date of birth 3 May 1859
1887-1889 Kayser, Louise – date of birth 18 February 1864
1890-1891 Birt, Sarah – date of birth 9 February 1872
1892-1893 McKenzie, Lucinda Paltridge – date of birth 11 June 1873
School Victor Harbor
1868-1881 Absalom, Matilda – taught at Encounter Bay as well; CBE Certified
1891-1892 Battye, May Littlewood – physical culture teacher from January 1891 to December 1892
1897 Anderson, Annie Caroline – fair only
1901 Noye, Amorina – moderately fair
1903-1904 Tuner, Ellis- satisfactory
1904-1908 White, Isabel Christian Mary Antonine – taught also at Goolwa, Mt Barker and Strathalbyn; Eng Lang and Lit (3 B A), Psych (9a B A), Physics 1st yr (12 B A), 1902; E D Educn B 1913; The Schl (Findley), Physiology (Welton); French I (1/2) 1920; Educn (1/2) 1920; French II (1 u) 1921; Elem Ethnolgy and Comp Philology (1 u) 1923; Latin I 1927; Latin II 1928; French III 1927; Logic 1929; Philology (1 u) 1923; Latin 1927; Latin II 1928 – taught at both High Schools and Primary Schools during her career
1905-1908
1911-1913
Chillingworth, Minnie – satisfactory, vigilant suitable methods fairly successful not punctual in mornings
1905-1906 Daw, Marjorie May Compson – good; fair; industrious and forceful
1905 Johncock, Edith Alice – resigned at the end of 1905
1907-1908 Dennis, Flora Matilda – very weak, fair and moderate
1907-1908 Hand, William Henry
1911 Turnley, Flora Matilda – energetic, cheerful, zealous, conscientious, rather highly strung; vivacious, too talkative, intelligent & bright – also taught at Goolwa
1911-1915 Nevin, Thomas – also taught at Strathalbyn
1920 Crossing, Ada – Assistant teacher
1939-1940 White, Mary Isabell – assistant teacher between 10 September 1939 and mid January 1940
1940-1941 Saxton, Dorothy Kate – Modern History and Economics
1927-1944 Allen, Emily Maude – assistant teacher