Some the other names that have surfaced during research for our Class Reunion
- Miss Traviner: Infants School
- Miss Tynan
- Mr Limbeck: some Infants classes, including Transition, from memory, and Boys Sport, including Rugby League
- Mrs Ridgeway (spelling correct?): 3A, school banking in her classroom at Monday lunchtime
- Miss Searle: Girls Sport Mistress, Class 4B, very keen skier.
- Miss Pontifex: principal or senior teacher of the Petersham Infants School
- Mrs May: 4A
- Mrs Penny: 5A, lived in Ashfield
- Mr Winston, principal till about 1962
- Mr Hill, principal from about 1963, also taught Class 6B in 1963, lived locally in West Street.
Can you add to or correct any of the names on this list?
John Young
Petersham Public School
Class of 1956 - 1963
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I remember Heather Wridgway, who was my Kindergarten teacher, 1958 I think. I also remember Mrs Searle, Mrs Pontifex, and Mrs Macarthur. Also a Mrs Jones. Mrs Pontifex tested me in spelling once.
ReplyDeleteI remember Harry Baltins, who had a German type accent. He used to march us across the road to the playground, military style. If you were not in the choir, you were assigned to pick up papers in the playground on certain days. Your colour badge marking identified you as a choir member and you were exempt. I was at Petersham PS from 1958 to 1962.
I also remember the folk dancing in the school hall, the minuet and the Pride of Erin.
Also the School Frolics at Petersham Town Hall.