HOUSE-KEEPERS

Modified on Wed, 22 Nov 2017 16:19 by Con — Categorized as: Biography - All, Biography - Staff, Geelong College

HOUSE-KEEPERS

The east facing corner of the original 1871 College building included the private residence of the Morrison Family. Principals up to, and including Dr Buntine, lived in this building. Housekeepers were employed from early in the School’s history by the Morrison Family although there is little documentation regarding their activities. Their roles appear to have included some involvement in the domestic arrangements of boarders. The earliest known house-keeper was Mary Greenwood, sister of George Morrison’s wife Rebecca.

House-keepers included:
Mary Greenwood..
Miss McDonald.....1926
Mrs Becket...........1929-1932
Mrs McRae............1933-1940
Mrs R Currie.........1940-1941 (T2)
Mrs Dunbury.........June, 1941
Mrs Lyall...............1941-
Mrs Searle............1945-
Mrs Matthews.......1951-1960
Mrs Cloke.............1960-1972
Mrs J Rennie.........1972-
Mrs G Lewis
Mrs June Sturzaker..(first empl. as a maid in 1945)

Sources: Ad Astra Sept 1972 p2.