Stratherne Presbyterian Girls School in Hawthorn, Victoria | Church

Stratherne Presbyterian Girls School

Locality: Hawthorn, Victoria

Phone: +61 419 761 020

Address: 131 Power Street Hawthorn, VIC, Australia

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24.01.2022 We would love to receive more photos and comments from Old Girls. Or any information that may be of interest.

24.01.2022 THE ARGUS - MELBOURNE VICTORIA, 1848 1957 Issue Tuesday the 11th of December, 1934. STRATHERNE PRESBYTERIAN GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL EMPHASIS ON STRENGTH OF CHARACTER AND THE SCHOOL'S HIGH IDEALS. ...Continue reading

24.01.2022 Here are some lovely pics from the Stratherne reunion held at the old school on the 18th of April, 2015. Please feel free to tag your names. You know who you are! Enjoy!

22.01.2022 Old Strathernians Reunion April 18th at "Rossbourne" 131 Power Street, Hawthorn, Victoria.

17.01.2022 Oops! I missed this one!

15.01.2022 Here are some late arrivals - photos, I mean. Enjoy!

15.01.2022 Here are the photos of the Stratherne old girls' reunion on April 18th, 2015 held at our lovely old school in Hawthorn! Feel free to tag your names on the photos. You know who you are! Enjoy!

14.01.2022 THE ARGUS MELBOURNE Thursday, the 20th of October, 1938. STRATHERNE SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN GIRL GRAMMAR SCHOOL New Head Mistress Miss Elizabeth Macfie, who is at present on the staff of the Launceston Methodist Ladies' College, has been appointed head mistress of Stratherne Presbyterian Girls' Grammar School, Hawthorn.... Miss Macfie succeeds the Misses Thomson, who have been in charge of the school for 24 years. Miss Macfie was selected from a number of applicants by the board of education of the Presbyterian Church as being, eminently suited for the organisation of the new developments in education. The plans of the school aim particularly at the training of girls at the primary and intermediate stages. Miss Macfie has held posts in India, where she was head mistress of a school in Aurangabad, and at a boys' school in Rhodesia, where for nine years she was at the Ruzawi School, Marondellas. Later Miss Macfie went to Great Britain, where she took a refresher course before returning to Australia. At the beginning of 1938 she was appointed to the staff of Launceston M.L.C. Miss Macfie trained as a teacher in Melbourne at the Training College under a former Director of Education (Mr. J. McRae). Her first appointment was to the Kew Preparatory School. Miss Macfie's hobbles are pointing in water-colour, gardening, and golf. She will be in Melbourne at the end of the year. Today, 3 p.m. - Women's "Hospital auxiliary, Brighton Beach branch, Australian tea at the home of Mrs. Norman Harris, 13 Park Street, Brighton. See more

14.01.2022 Here is a selection of photos taken by David Holmes and his daughter, Sue. David, now 90, was the longtime official photographer for Stratherne Speech Nights and events. Enjoy!

13.01.2022 If any old Strathernians see this, we would love to see you at our Old Girls' Reunion on the 18th April, 2015. The reunion will be held in the old school building. See invitation...

11.01.2022 ...and some more!

10.01.2022 Greetings fellow Old Strathernians! I hope you are all well and happy. I can’t believe it’s nearly Christmas again! Just a short update... I’ve noticed that this Facebook page gets a great many views, but almost no one 'Likes' our lovely page. Girls, ladies! Please Like our page and keep it going. That would be terrific, thanks. Also, this is a callout to any of you who might have photos or articles about our old school to post here. Surely some of you must still have an... interesting snippet or story about your experiences at Stratherne, your friends and teachers, or any photos or articles you may have kept in your archives. Does anyone have a photo of Miss Muriel Horlock? Or their teachers or school friends? If you do have something new to add, but are not sure how to go about it, please enlist someone to help you. I’m sure it would be much appreciated by all. By the way... the Like button I’d love you to press is at the top of the page under the cover photo. Thanks in advance... Leonie Ganivet (née Puls)

07.01.2022 Hello Girls... A PDF copy of the 1930's Stratherne Echoes is now available. It includes photos of the sports teams and other interesting information. Anyone interested in a free copy can email me at: [email protected]. It will be sent to you as an attachment which you can open and read on your computer, iPad or phone. Cheers, Leonie.

04.01.2022 We have been very fortunate to have received some wonderful old photos and other information from Judi Willis-Robson, whose grandmother, Ethel Hazel Swyer, (known as Hazel) attended Stratherne from 1907 - 1911. Thank you so much Judi! Note: We have re-processed the old photos and transcribed all the other information such as, "Teaching Staff" and "Fees Per Term" for easier perusal. Enjoy!

02.01.2022 Photo taken by David Holmes at Stratherne's last Speech Night, December 1968.