STAFF AND STUDENTS OF METHODIST LADIES' COLLEGE 1919

1919
Overview

10 Sepia prints. (a) A teacher standing in front of the stone wall of a building. She is wearing a dark, ankle-length skirt and light, long-sleeved, open-necked blouse and is holding a book in her left hand. Printed beneath [Miss White. 1919. (M.L.C).]. (b) Irene Benson wearing a skirt, light blouse with tie, dark blazer and stockings. She is sitting cross-legged on grass with a book in her lap and is holding an umbrella. Beneath [Myself. 1919. (M.L.C.)]. (c) Irene Benson and friend in dark skirts and light blouses standing in front of a stone wall with creeper. Beneath [Myself &. Ena. 1918. (M.L.C.)] (d) Polly Whitfield, in school uniform, standing on lawn with shrubs in background. Beneath [Polly 1919 (M.L.C.)] (e) Two students wearing MLC winter uniform and each holding a book. They are standing on a lawn with buildings and trees in the background. Beneath [Maisie & Lorna. 1919. (M.L.C.)]. (f) Student in summer uniform standing on garden border. Beneath [Molly Lowe. 1919. (M.L.C)]. (g) Two students in summer uniform standing on lawn in front of a large tree with girls and a building in the background. Beneath [Beryl & Midge. 1919. (M.L.C.)] (h) A student in school uniform standing on lawn with the college and garden border in the background. Beneath [Dorothy Oldham 1919. (M.L.C.)] (i) Four students in school uniform standing on steps leading to a corrugated iron building with trees in the background. Beneath [ H.G.,E.B. D.S., E.F: 1919 (M.L.C.) ] (j) Five students in school uniform sitting on a lawn area in front of a stone and brick building. Beneath [I.P. K.D M.R. E.F. F.W. 1918.]

Historical information

Methodist Ladies' College, Claremont was founded in 1907 and was seen as a 'modern school for girls', fostering academic achievement, service, justice and peace and caters for a range of abilities. It opened in 1908 with 23 boarders and 31 day girls. As well as general subjects, students were offered typing, shorthand, dressmaking and millinery. James Hine was the architect & the original site overlooked Freshwater Bay on part of the old Corry Lynn Estate. The school is affiliated to the Uniting Church and is situated on Stirling Highway, Claremont. From the 1990s, it provided pre-primary, Junior and Senior Schools.

Details

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cwa-org-28--13-79-a-j
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Thursday, 23 October, 2025
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Town of Claremont Museum

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