Friends of Grossmann & Brough Houses is the proud supporter of this oral history project.
This project would not have been possible without valuable contributions from
Friends of Grossmann Oral History Committee:
Holly McNamee
Mandy Mason
Paul Cooke
Janece McDonald
Gail Johnston
Judy Nicholson
Others who assisted were:
Lesley Campbell
Laurel Graham
Lawrence Henderson
Maitland City Library
Janis Wilton OAM
A Maitland City Council Community Grant
Maitland Girls High School Old Girls Union
Meet our interviewees
Maurine Osborn (née Turton)
East Maitland Public School
Attended MGHS 1945-1949
Worked at Pandora Library, Maitland
Joan Dunlop (née Tilse)
Moonan Flat Public School
Attended MGHS 1958-1963
Boarder at Brough House
House Captain Grossmann & Senior Prefect
Nursing career
June Howarth OAM (née Logan)
Maitland Primary School
Attended MGHS 1943 -1847
Librarian Maitland City Library
Mary Patricia (Pat) Barden (née Vile)
Gosforth Public School
Attended MGHS 1937-1941
Boarder at Brough House
House Captain Grossmann & School Captain
Cessnock City’s first Librarian
Foundation member Maitland Repertory Society
Janece McDonald PhD
Bandon Grove Public School
Attended MGHS 1962-1967
Boarder at Brough House
House Captain Brewster, Senior Prefect
Industrial Chemist, University Academic
Joy Poole OAM
Telarah Public School
Attended MGHS 1954-1959
Vice Captain Campbell & School Prefect
Primary teacher & Headmistress
OAM for service to polocrosse as a player, coach and umpire
Kath McMillan (née Duffen)
Muswellbrook & Scone Public Schools
Taught Physical Education at MGHS 1959-1961
Lyn Richards (née Farrell)
Tenambit Public School
Attended MGHS 1956 -1961
Nursing Career
Margaret Guy (née Stocker)
Orange Rural School & Dubbo High School
Attended MGHS 1957-1960
Laboratory Assistant
Mary Wilkes (née Cooper)
Bolwarra Public School
Attended MGHS 1951-1954
Worked at Sim Bros. and NRMA
Nell Pyle OAM (née Manning)
Greenwich & Telarah Public Schools
Attended MGHS 1937-1941
School Prefect
Primary school teacher
Founder Australian Museum of Clothing & Textiles
Val Randall (née Stokes)
Greta Public School
Attended MGHS 1949– 1951
Worked at Burlington Mill
Served in the ADF
Hilma Ellis (née Vaughan)
Gosford High & Sydney University B.Ag.Sc.
Taught at MGHS 5 years
Science, biology, geology, chemistry, botany & physics
June Bates (née Begg)
Maitland Public School
Attended MGHS 1944-48
House Captain Campbell
Primary Teacher
Pauline Fairhall (née Godwin)
Paterson Public School
Attended MGHS 1944-1948
House Vice Captain Campbell
Clerk Maitland Hospital
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