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BHS Staff 1951.

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1951

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Overview

A photograph of some of the Bunbury High School female staff .

Historical information

Courtesy of the Carnamah Historical Society & Museum who have made available the details of WA State School Teachers 1900-1980 based on information published in The Education Circular, Western Australia the list of female staff teaching at Bunbury High School in 1951 included:

Burgess, Elizabeth [1st Female Assistant Teacher]
Flynn, Mary
Ford, Dorothy [Assistant Teacher on Supply]
Hanley, Heather [Temporary Monitor on Probation]
Lowe, Beryl [Domestic Science Instructor]
Maidment, Lillian
Moore, Elsa [Instructor]
O'Connell, Dorothy [1st Female Assistant Teacher]
Odgers, Gwynneth [Assistant Teacher on Probation]
Palmer, Patricia
Ryan, Joan [S. ED.]
Wale, Pauline

No record could be found of an L Edwards being posted as a teacher to Bunbury High School.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-229-6.38

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Materials

Keywords

Place made

Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Public location

Boardroom - Archive Box

Geotag

-33.327596053394, 115.63286106506
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Last modified

Friday, 4 September, 2026

Completeness

100

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Date of creation +50 years

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Acknowledgements to be made to 'Bunbury Senior High School 6.38'.

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Bunbury Senior High School

Bunbury Senior High School

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Bunbury High School Staff 1950.

BHS Female Staff 1951
Source: Bunbury Senior High School 6.38

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