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HISTORY OF HENTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
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In August, 1892, an application for the establishment of a Provisional
School at Henty was forwarded to the Education Department, as the
nearest schools were at Culcairn and Yerong Creek. The Lands Department
granted an area of two acres as a site for a school with 31/4 acres
reserved for future needs.
A suitable wooden building measuring 31 x 16 ˝ feet was
obtained from the Walla Walla gravel pits following the
completion of the
Culcairn-Corowa railway line, and in
November 1892, Miss Alice Edwards
was appointed as teacher
in charge of 23 children. |
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As enrolments rose and the future of the school became more
assured,
construction of a school residence for the teacher
was undertaken in
1895.
Further extensions became necessary
in 1913, when enrolments reached
150.
At this time the staff
consisted of a Headmaster and two assistants. |
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In 1928 a school bell was erected and this still stands in the school
yard.
By 1935, enrolments had reached
160, with four teachers and one
super-Primary class. Prior to this time, Secondary School pupils
travelled to
Albury High School by train, but alterations to the railway time-table
made
this impossible. the result was
a considerable increase in the number of
children attending.
School buildings at this time consisted of three brick classrooms,
and the original wooden building which was used by infants’ classes. The
P & C Association petitioned for extra accommodation and in 1937, after
having being deferred for some time, plans were drawn up.
The work completed in March 1938, added an infants classroom as well as
a Headmasters office and staff room. This section still stands as the
oldest part of the existing school complex. At the same time, memorial
gates were erected at the school by the people of Henty, as a tribute to
Mr & Mrs T Selk. These were unveiled in September 1939 by the Member for
Albury, Mr A Mair.
In December 1977, the secondary section of the school closed following
the building of the Billabong High School at Culcairn to serve the area. The Henty Central School was once again the Henty Public School.
In 1985, a new brick veneer residence was constructed in Sladen Street,
opposite the school, to replace the 1895 building.
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The school badge, incorporating the Memorial Gates as part of its design
was introduced in 1954, by Trevor Jenkins who was President of the P & C
Association.
In 1964, another brick building was erected on the eastern side
of the
school yard consisting of Science, Home Science and Manual
Arts rooms.
In the same year, increased enrolments led to the addition
of another
brick classroom on the eastern end of the Home Science room.
In 1973, the last links with the original 1892 building disappeared with
the demolition of the two weatherboard classrooms. These were replaced
with three modern brick classrooms, and at the same time, the present
Administration Block was erected. |

This photo shows the the Henty School Band in 1918 |
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List of School Principals
| Alice Edwards |
November 1892 |
| Lillian Ellis |
October 1893 |
| William Kimber |
May 1895 |
| Henry Russell |
November 1895 |
| Frederick Spence |
March 1897 |
| Thomas Connelly |
July 1898 |
| Walter Breyley |
October 1900 |
| Bruno Englehardt |
November 1902 |
| Hutchinson Smith |
July 1909 |
| Alfred Atkinson |
August 1917 |
| J.H. Bailes |
January 1924 |
| Walter Ritchie |
June 1926 |
| Archibald Deed |
June 1928 |
| Alphonsus Meadth |
January 1933 |
| Phillip Leonard |
September 1941 |
| Robert Pollock |
January 1947 |
| John Vaughan |
February 1954 |
| Frank Russell |
February 1955 |
| Colin Badham |
January 1961 |
| Frederick Larkin |
January 1965 |
| Robert Ferguson |
January 1970 |
| Allan Slater |
September 1974 |
| Des Faggotter |
January 1976 |
| Phillip Sork |
middle 1976 |
| Raymond Wholohan |
January 1978 |
| Kevin Fogarty |
May 1984 |
| Christopher Woods |
January 1997 |
| Gail Driscoll |
August 2002 |
Captains – Henty Central School
| 1950 |
Margaret Flood |
Roy Scholz |
| 1951 |
Merryl Lowry |
John Lutze |
| 1952 |
Irma Minge |
Alan Zweck |
| 1953 |
Rhonda Parker |
Kevin Knobel |
| 1954 |
Gladys Hannam |
Ken Shipard |
| 1955 |
Helen Walkden |
Colin Zweck |
| 1956 |
Judith Harper |
Bert Stevens |
| 1957 |
Rita Flood |
Graham Steinke |
| 1958 |
Gwen Zweck |
Neville Bahr |
| 1959 |
Carole Mahon |
Daryl Steinke |
| 1960 |
Rosemary Maloney |
John Trebley |
| 1961 |
Daphne Flood |
Ken Lowry |
| 1962 |
Anne Caldwell |
Phillip O’Brien |
| 1963 |
Maureen Maloney |
Peter Hennessy |
| 1964 |
Julie Steinke |
Roy Pertzel |
| 1965 |
Julie Steinke |
Patrick Naughton |
| 1966 |
Mary Costa |
Christopher Bailey |
| 1967 |
Alice Jacobsen |
Kenneth Scheuner |
| 1968 |
Yvonne Agnostou |
John Thiele |
| 1969 |
Gwen Morey |
Gary Pumpa |
| 1970 |
Janette Gabriel |
Richard Colman |
| 1971 |
Jill Adams |
Peter Schulz |
| 1972 |
Roslyn Harris |
Glen Cochrane |
| 1973 |
Carolyn Barber |
Brian Walsh |
| 1974 |
Maxine McMillan |
Michael Heffernan |
| 1975 |
Katrina Lieschke |
Barry Harris |
| 1976 |
Coral Enders |
Brian Bourke |
| 1977 |
Beryl McPherson |
Gerald Scheuner |
Captains – Henty Public School
| 1978 |
Dianna Willis |
Dennis Kane |
| 1979 |
Glenys Newton |
Dean Takle |
| 1980 |
Sondra McLeish |
Neale Terlich |
| 1981 |
Michelle Takle |
James Male |
| 1982 |
Tania Kane |
Stuart Wood |
| 1983 |
Lindy Meyer |
Richard Meyer |
| 1984 |
Louise Willis |
Bradley McLeish |
| 1985 |
Felicity Corrigan |
Daniel Crocker |
| 1986 |
Natalie Brown |
Mark Michael |
| 1987 |
Cherie Edwards |
Shaun Thiele |
| 1988 |
Penny Small |
Ewen Scholz |
| 1989 |
Gabrielle Wilson |
Dustyn Wild |
| 1990 |
Lee Anne Bye |
Alexander Morison |
| 1991 |
Sarah Campbell |
Matthew Whitlock |
| 1992 |
Louise Clark |
Timothy Morison |
| 1993 |
Kirsty Haines |
Sam Campbell |
| 1994 |
Ruth Taylor |
Gareth Morison |
| 1995 |
Jessica Campbell |
Chris Whitlock |
| 1996 |
Sarah Thompson |
Jack Clark |
| 1997 |
Ashleigh Muller |
Dean Gardiner |
| 1998 |
Lisa Russell |
Lee Campbell |
| 1999 |
Melanie Muller |
Sam Terlich |
| 2000 |
Melissa Wakefield |
George Ellis |
| 2001 |
Suzie Piltz |
Dean Terlich |
| 2002 |
Kate Dittko |
John Wakefield |
| 2003 |
Stephanie Muller |
Brendan Cocking |
| 2004 |
Jessica Wakefield |
Daniel Hore |
| 2005 |
Casey Bootsma |
Hugh McKay |
| 2006 |
Sophie Driscoll |
Hayden Singe |
| 2007 |
Judy McKay |
Hayden Davenport |
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