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CONGEWAI SCHOOL
(ORIGINAL NAME EGLINFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL)

Kearsley Shire Council provided unemployed relief work to improve
Congewai School grounds. It removed dead and useless trees; filled in
stump holes; graded and levelled areas. The work was completed on 16th
July 1937.

Local residents erected new fencing at the school, which was
completed on 14th November 1940. The Education Department paid £16.10.0
($33.00) for the fencing materials used.

Portion No. 107, Parish of Ellalong, of two acres adjoining the
old Section No. 82, the Congewai School site, was resumed on 4th May 1949
under the Public Works Act of 1912 to increase the size of the school
playground. This is shown as being Lot 33 D.P. 7396 and belonging to
H.D. Gondran, who was paid £20.0.0 ($40.00) compensation.

Teachers-in-Charge at Eglinford School and now Congewai School have

been:-

Mary Hubbard 1st June 1888

(NOTE: Eglinford School was opened on a

Provisional School basis).

(NOTE: Eglinford School raised in status from
Provisional to Public School level as
from 11th February 1889)~

Daniel G. Carter 8th April 1897
Herbert Har·t August 1911
Arthur Hatten January 1912
Charles Swinfield 1912
Reginald Cartaar 23rd April 1914
James Mc Evoy 28th September 1915
Hilary Davy 30th September 1928
13th April

(NOTE: School re-named 'Congewai' on 7th February 1930).