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South Gippsland Shire
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Agnes
A school, registered no. 3043, opened in 1890 and has closed since 1970. the
school records are available at Foster Museum, and the original school is in the museum
grounds.
Allambee South
A school, registered no. 2825 was opened in 1866 (according to Vision and
Realisation - this is probably a mistake for 1886) and later became known as
Hallston. Another Allambee South school, registered no. 3075, opened in 1891.
Ameys Track
A school, registered no. 3557, opened in 1907 and closed in 1948.
Arawata
A school, registered no. 2970, opened in 1889, originally under the name of
Korumburra.
Ardnee (Dumbalk South)
A school, registered no. 3276, opened in 1896 as Dumbalk South, and closed in 1904. It
reopened in 1921 under the name Ardnee and closed in 1930.
Barry Beach
Bellview (near Poowong?)
A school, registered no. 4243, was opened in 1926 and closed in 1945. Its exact location
is not known, but it is assumed to be in South Gippsland.
Bena
A school, registered no. 3062, opened in 1890.
Bennison
A school, registered no. 3025, opened in 1890 and operated under he name of
Liverpool until 1908. It closed in 1948.
Berrys Creek
A school, registered no. 2925, opened in 1889.
Bonnie Brae
Boolarong
A school, registered no. 3521 opened in 1906 as Woorarra Central and changed its
name to Boolarong, closing in 1944.
Boorool (north-east of Leongatha)
A school, registered no. 4307, opened in 1927 and finally closed in 1951.
Boys (Boyes)
A school, registered no. 3638 opened in 1910 and closed in 1926. Records are
available at the Foster Museum.
Buffalo
A school, registered no. 3240, was opened in 1897 under the name Meeniyan East,
and was still open in 1969.
Burndale
A school, registered no. 4249, opened in 1925 and closed in 1949.
Burnside see Mirboo
Carmichael
Cliffy Island
This island is part of the Seal Islands, east of Wilsons Promontory, and at this stage it
has not been established if it is in Wellington Shire or South Gippsland Shire, or even
now in Victoria. Its sole inhabitants appear to have been lighthouse keepers.
A school, registered no. 3657, opened, possibly around 1910, and closed a short time after.
Coal Creek see Korumburra South
Cruickston - see Ranceby
Darlimurla
A school, registered no. 2782, opened in 1886 and closed in 1965.
Delburn
Dollar
A school, registered no. 3473, opened in 1904 and was still open in 1970.
Doomburrin (Dumbalk/Meeniyan area)
A school, registered no. 3428, opened in 1902 and closed in 1945.
Dumbalk
A school, registered no. 3042, opened under the name Dumbalk Central
in 1889 and closed in 1891. A school, registered no. 2945, opened in 1887
under the name of Dumbalk North. Dumbalk East,
registered no. 3172, opened in 1891. Dumbalk South, registered no. 3276,
opened in 1897, closed in 1904 and operated from 1921 to 1930 as Ardnee. Dumbalk,
registered no. 3415, opened in 1902 as Nerrena East and changed its name to Dumbalk in
1938.
Fairbank
A school, registered no. 3171, opened in 1892 and closed in 1939.
Fish Creek
A school, registered no. 3028 opened in 1890. Another school, registered no.
4473, opened in 1930 as Fish Creek West, and closed in 1942.
Foster
(Originally known as Stockyard Creek)
Cemetery: Details of records and/or headstones are held at the GSV.
Gold Mines: There were 35 gold mines in the district, details available from the Foster Museum.
Historical Society: South Gippsland Shire Historical Society ( includes the Foster Museum)
Hotels: Within four years of the opening of the Stockyard Creek gold diggings in 1870, there were more than twenty public houses in Foster. These included the Exchange, Bayview, FosterArms, Tarra Arms, Royal Bridge, Terminus, Nugget, Pioneer, Crooked Billet, Stennet & Henry Bennet General Store (licenced), Prospectors, All Nations, West Coast, Eldorado, Union, Sportsmans Arms/Finlays/Royal Mail, Leggatts, Diggers Arms/Varneau and Hartley Arms. Details are available from the Foster Museum.
Lodge: Loyal Foster Lodge No. 7281 Manchester Unity Independant Order of Oddfellows lists names on an Honour Board now installed in the South Gippsland Shire Historical Society Museum in Main Street, Foster.
A school, registered no. 1172 opened in 1872 and remains open.
War Memorials: For a transcript of the Foster War Memorial (WWI, WWII), click HERE.
Foster North
A school, registered no. 3277 in 1897 and closed in 1942.
Franklin River - see Toora
Grassy Spur (near Stony Creek)
A school, registered no. 3450, opened in 1903 and was still open in 1970.
Geachville see Mount Eccles
Gunyah Gunyah
A school, registered no. 3542, opened in 1907 and closed in 1925. A school, registered no.
3553 opened in 1907 under the name Gunyah Central and closed in 1941.
War Memorials: For transcript of the School Honour Roll (WWI), click HERE.
Hallston
A school, registered no. 2825 was opened in 1866 (according to Vision and
Realisation - probably a mistake for 1886), and was originally known as Allambee
South.
Hazel Park
A school, registered no. 4363, opened in 1928 and was still operating in 1970.
Records are available at the Foster Museum.
Hedley
A school, registered no. 2773 opened in 1886 under the name of Nine Mile and was
still open in 1973. School records are available at the Foster Museum.
Hoddle (south of Foster)
A school, registered number 3220, opened under the name Hoddle Range in 1895, in
the Koonark township.
Horsleys Estate (near Korumburra)
A school, registered no. 4395, was opened in 1929 and closed in 1948.
Jeetho
A school, registered no. 2690, was opened in 1886 and closed in 1960.
Jeetho East
A school, registered no. 2423, opened in 1881 and closed in 1892
Jeetho West
A school, registered no. 4146, opened in 1924 and closed in 1945.
Johnstones Hill
A school, registered no. 3580 opened in 1908 "17 miles from Yinnar" under the
name of Victoria Hall. It has not been possible to establish the exact location for this
school (which may be in Wellington or La Trobe shires), but it also operated half time
with Livingston, which was somewhere near Gunyah. It closed in 1923 and reopened in 1933
and had various openings and closures until its final closure in 1969.
Jumbunna
A school, registered number 2463, was opened in 1882 under the name Jumbunna, but later
changed to Woodleigh. Another school, registered no. 2954, was opened in 1889 under the
name Moyarra, but appears to have been moved to Jumbunna about 1894.
Kardella
A school, registered no. 3196, opened in 1893 and closed in 1944. A school,
registered no. 3603, opened in 1909 as Kardella South, and closed in 1954.
Kilcunda Road
A school, registered no. 3337, opened 1899, and was still open in 1950.
Kongwak
A school, registered no. 3323, opened in 1899.
For a transcript of the War memorial (Avenue of Honour), click HERE.
Koonark see Hoddle
Koonwarra
A school, registered no. 3177, opened in 1893.
For a transcript of two names on War memorial gates (poss. WWI), click HERE.
Koorooman/Koorooman East (east of Leongatha)
A school, registered no. 2964, and named Koorooman, opened in 1889 and closed in 1901 when
Koorooman East registered no. 3389 opened.
Korumburra
Cemetery: Details of records and/or headstones are held at the GSV.
A school, registered no. 3077, opened in 1891, and remains open.
War Memorials: For a transcript of the War Memorial (WWI, WWII) and a large photographic
Honour Roll (WWI), click HERE.
Korumburra South
A school, registered no. 3435 opened in 1902 under the name Coal Creek and closed
in 1946.
Lake Tutegong
Leongatha
Cemetery: Details of records and/or headstones are held at the GSV.
A school, registered no. 2981, opened in 1889.
Leongatha East
A school, registered no. 4505, opened in 1932 and was still open in 1967.
Leongatha North
A school, registered no. 4181, opened in 1923 and was still open in 1970.
Leongatha South
A school, registered no. 3251, was opened in 1893 and was still open in 1969.
Limonite
Liptrap
A school, registered no. 3816, opened under the name Ten Mile in 1913 and closed
in 1929.
Liverpool see Bennison
Loch
A school, registered no. 2912, opened in 1889.
For a transcript of the War Memorial (WWI), click HERE.
Mackey (near Nerrena)
A school, registered no. 3796, opened in 1913 and closed in 1960.
Mardan
A school, registered no. 2516, opened in 1884, and was still open in 1969. Another school,
Mardan West, registered no. 3019, operated from 1890 to 1892. Mardan South, registered no.
3166, opened 1890.
McCartins Road (near Foster)
A school, registered no. 4540, opened in 1936 and closed in 1947.
Meeniyan
Cemetery: Details of records and/or headstones are held at the GSV.
A school, registered no. 3165, opened in 1893.
For a transcript of the War Memorial (WWI), click HERE.
Middle Tarwin
A school, registered no. 4084, opened in 1922 and was still open in 1969.
Milford
A school, registered no. 3565, opened in 1907, but was closed from 1928 to 1939.
Mirboo
A school, registered no. 2678, was opened as Mirboo Central in 1885 and closed in
1895. A further school, under the name Mirboo, registered no. 3012, opened in 1890 and
closed in 1899. A school opened in 1902 under the name Burnside, and changed its name in
1906 to Riverview, and later relocated and was known as Mirboo. It closed in 1967.
Mirboo East
A school, registered no. 3524, opened about 1906 and was still open in 1970.
Mirboo North
Cemetery: Details of records and/or headstones are held at the GSV.
A school, registered number 2383, opened in 1881 and remains open.
Mirboo West
A school, registered no. 3371, opened in 1900 and closed in 1927.
Mount Best
A school, registered no. 3429, opened in 1902 and was still open in 1969.
Mount Eccles
A school, registered no. 3298, opened in 1897 under the name Geachville. A
school, registered no. 4454, opened in 1931 as Mount Eccles South and closed in 1963.
Mount Fatigue
A school, registered no. 4135, opened in 1923 and closed in 1931.
Mountain View (near Poowong East)
A school, registered no. 2736, opened in 1886 and closed in 1909.
Moyarra
A school, registered no. 3556, opened in 1907 and was still operating in 1972.
See also Jumbunna.
Nerrena
A school, registered no. 3395, opened in 1900 and was still open in 1970. Dumbalk
school, registered no. 3415, opened in 1902 as Nerrena East, and changed to Dumbalk in
1938.
Nine Mile Creek see Hedley
Nyora
Cemetery: Details of records and/or headstones are held at the GSV.
A school, registered no. 3401, opened about 1903 and was still open in 1970.
Outtrim
Cemetery: Details of records and/or headstones are held at the GSV.
A school, registered no. 3229, opened in 1895 and was still open in 1969.
Poowong
Cemetery: Details of records and/or headstones are held at the GSV.
A school, registered no. 2111, opened 1878.
For a transcript of the War Memorial (WWI, WWII), click HERE.
Poowong East
A school, registered no. 2251, opened 1880 and closed in 1897. Another school, registered
no. 3678, opened in 1911, and was still open in 1970.
Poowong North
A school, registered no. 2660, opened in 1885 and closed in 1912. Another, registered no.
4102, opened in 1922, and was apparently still open in 1970.
Poowong South
A school, registered no. 4248, opened in 1925 and closed in 1945.
Port Franklin
A school, registered no. 4280, opened in 1927 and was still open in 1970. Records
are available at the Foster Museum.
Port Welshpool
A school, registered no. 3375, opened in 1900.
Ranceby
A school, registered number 2493, and formerly known as Cruickston, opened in 1883 and
closed in 1945.
Riverview see Mirboo
Ruby
A school, registered no. 3208, opened in 1894.
Sandy Point
A school, registered no. 3986, opened in 1919 and closed in 1927
For a website with some history, CLICK HERE
Shady Creek (near Welshpool)
A school, registered no. 2772, opened in 1886 and closed in 1899.
Stoney Creek
A school, registered no. 3665, opened in 1910 and was still open in 1970. Another
school, registered no. 4529, was opened in 1934 as Stony Creek East and closed in 1939.
Strzelecki
A school, registered no. 2779, opened in 1887, and later became known as
Korumburra. A school, registered no. 4174 was opened in 1923 under the name Strzelecki
South, and finally closed in 1948.
Tarwin
See also Middle Tarwin.
Tarwin East
A school, registered no. 4494, opened in 1931 and closed in 1947.
Tarwin Lower
A school, registered no. 4275, opened in 1925 and was still open in 1970.
For a transcript of the War Memorial (WWI, WWII), click HERE.
Tarwin Meadows
A school, registered no. 3784, opened in 1913 as Tarwin South, but almost
immediately changed its name to Tarwin Meadows. It closed in 1942.
Ten Mile Creek (near Darlimurla)
A school, registered no. 3102, opened in 1889, and despite a patchy career, was
still open in 1970.
Ten Mile
A school, registered no. 3816, opened in 1913 under the name of Ten Mile, but
changed to Liptrap.
Tidal River
Tin Mine (Toora North)
A school, registered no. 3547, opened in 1907 and closed in 1967. Records are
available at the Foster Museum.
Toora
Family History Group: Toora and District Family History Group
A school, registered no. 2253, opened in 1880 and remains open.
War Memorials: War Memorial (WWI, WWII) and an Honour Roll, click HERE.
Trida
A school, registered no. 3405, opened in 1901 and changed its name to West Tarwin Road in
1912. It closed in 1928, reopened in 1945 and closed in 1968.
Turtons Creek
A school, registered no. 3617, opened in 1909 and closed in 1945.
Venus Bay
Victoria Hall see Johnstons Hill.
Walkerville
Cemetery: Details of records and/or headstones are held at the GSV.
A school, registered no. 4963, was opened in 1968 and was still open in 1972.
Waratah
A school, registered no. 3815, opened in 1913 and closed in 1929.
Waratah Bay
A school, registered no. 2514, opened c.1882/1883 and closed in 1897.
Waratah North
A school, registered no. 3681, opened in 1911 and closed in 1924.
Welshpool
Cemetery: Details of records and/or headstones are held at the GSV.
A school, registered no. 3011, opened in 1890
For a transcript of the War Memorial (WWI, WWII), click HERE.
Whitelaw
A school, registered no. 3567, opened in 1908 in the Whitelaw Hall under the name
Whitelaws Road. It is thought this refers to this location, west of
Korumburra, but this is unclear in Vision and Realisation.
Wild Dog Valley (near Mount Eccles)
A school, registered no. 4498, opened in 1932 and closed about 1950. It re-opened
in 1961 and was still operating in 1969.
Wilsons Promontory
Cemetery: Details of records and/or headstones are held at the GSV. (Was there a cemetery
at the Promontory???)
A school, registered number 2278, opened in September 1880 at the lighthouse and closed again in December 1880.
Wonga
A school, registered no. 3496, opened in 1905 under the name Wonga Wonga, and
closed in 1944.
Woodleigh - see Jumbunna
Woorarra
A school, registered no. 3410, opened in 1902 under the name Wonyip (which is in
Wellington Shire), and was renamed to Woorarra in 1908. Also referred to at times as Mount
Best, Mount Fatigue and Hazel Park. A school, registered no. 3521 opened in 1906 as
Woorarra Central and changed its name to Boolarong, closing in 1944.
Woorarra East
School records are available at the Foster Museum.
Woorarra West
A school, registered no. 3434, opened in 1902 and closed in 1951.
Wooreen
A school, registered no. 3723, opened in 1912, and was still operating in 1972.
Yanakie
A school, registered no. 4842, opened in 1960 and was still open in 1969. It closed some
date after that, and was moved to the Foster Museum. Records are available at the Foster
Museum.
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