Wallace 1881-1900

Wallaceville 1900-

1881-1882 1881 22 Wallace Foden Alfred Master £ 100.00 1882 25 Wallace Foden Edward Master £ 100.00

8th January 1881 Education Board An application was made for a , school in Mungaroa Valley, a settler offering to lend a cottage for the purpose. There were 28 children there. It was resolved, as many of the children were aged only four and five, the matter should be deferred. 2nd April 1881 A letter was read from the committee of the School District, calling attention to the necessity for schools at Upper Whiteman’s Valley and Mungaroa. It was stated the settlers offered to find a proportion of the necessary timber. 27th April 1881 Wellington Education Board Appointments Mungaroa Valley— Mr. Foden. 27th October 1881 Wellington Education Board School £150 recommended [There is some confusion with the name Mungaroa being used by the Wellington Education Board as a loose term for the various small school in the Upper Hutt area The Upper Hutt School Committee was the committee for a number of these early schools] 26th January 1882 UPPER HUTT SCHOOLS. The following householders were elected a Committee for the Upper Hutt School on Tuesday night :—Messrs James Bayliss, Robert Hooper, Charles Swainson, Thomas Cotter, William G. Haybittle, John Downing, and William Tait. Of those elected, three represent the Upper Hutt proper, two Upper Mungaroa, one Lower Mungaroa, and one Wallaceville. 10th June 1882 Wellington Education Board Wallaceville, fencing, £10 1st July 1882 An application for l cwt [cwt is a hundred weight equal to 50.80 Kilograms] of fencing wire to fence the school ground at Wallaceville was made by the Chairman of tbe local Committee and granted. It was explained that the settlers were willing to supply the posts, and to erect the fence themselves. The writer also stated that the Whiteman’s Valley school was completed and requested that it be furnished and provided with a teacher. 27th July 1882 E Foden was a Vestryman of the St John’s Church Upper Hutt

1883-1885 1883 20 Wallace Trimble M Master £ 100.00 1884 26 Wallace Heenan George C Master £ 150.00 1884 26 Wallace Heenan Maud Sewing £ 5.00 1885 26 Wallace Treadwell Laura Female £ 100.00 27th September 1883 Wellington Education Board Mr M. Trimble (new appointment), to be master of Wallaceville school; 4th January 1884 Mr M. Trimble, son of Col. Trimble, M.H.R., was appointed junior clerk in the Town Clerk’s office in the place of Mr Cattell, who resigned owing to ill-health ______30th January 1884 Wellington Education Board Mr Heenan appointed to Wallaceville 14th April 1884 In a long letter Mr Heenan wrote a letter to the editor of the times. George Heenan was a leading cricketer playing for Wellington; Sjn,—Kindly allow me a few lines to refute the charge of having backed out of the team going to Canterbury made iu your Saturday’s issue, for as I am the only member left behind, and there can be no doubt as to whom the words refer. Living as I do in an out-of-the-way place, I had no opportunity of learning what arrangements were being made ; and although the Secretary to the Association promised to send me, information, I received .none. The result was, that when I arrived in Wellington by train on Thursday evening, ready to start for Canterbury, I was met by the information that the team had already sailed. The Secretary to the Association had left word that I was to follow next day ; this I declined to do, as I should probably have arrived in Christchurch on the day of the match, and, being a wretched sailor, should have been totally unfit to play.—l am, &c., ' "G C. Heenan Wellington, April 12. [M[r Heenan has evidently been the victim of circumstances, and assuming what he says to be correct, our correspondent has displayed an unpardonable amount of laxity; for, as a cricketer, surely he should have made inquiries, and obtained information for himself. Further, inasmuch as Mr Heenan had ample opportunity of arriving in Christchurch before dawn of the day of the match, we hold to the opinion expressed on Saturday, for' even taking Mr Heenan’s statement as correct and we are credibly informed very differently—he has displayed an unsportsmanlike, as well as ungentlemanly spirit—firstly, in not troubling to familiarise himself with the movements of the team ; and secondly, in refusing to proceed to Christchurch, although he must have known that ho would be required to leave for that city on Thursday evening last. — Ed. N.Z. Times.] 26th April 1884 Hester Hansen had some subjects to complete her Class E Teacher’s examination 10th May 1884 Heenan— Dyer.- On the 10th May, tit St Mark's Church, by the Rev. Mr. Coney. George C. Heenan, to Maude, ablest daughter of Mr. Dyer, Karori; both of Wellington 27th November 1884 Wellington Education Board Mrs Heenan was appointed sewing teacher at the Wallaceville School at the usual salary of £5 a year 29th April 1885 Assistant in Lower Hutt School, Mr. Heenan, at present at Wallaceville. Taught at Lower Hutt until 1889. In 1889 George Heenan was the sole teacher at Whakatane School in the Bay of Plenty, Resigned from there in 1891. 14th July 1897 Mr G C Heenan was transferred from Tariki school to Opunake school in the Taranaki Education Board ‘ The only George Charles Heenan whose death I can find died in Burma as a geologist listed by the Public Trust on 10th December 1913 in the Evening Post ______25th March 1885 Wellington Education Board additional accommodation was applied for at Wallaceville for the teacher's residence, and it was agreed that two rooms be added to the present building. 29th May 1885 Miss Treadwell appointed from Upper Hutt School

1886-1889 1886 31 Wallace Hansen Hester Female £ 112.10 1887 21 Wallace Hansen Hester Female £ 112.10 1888 22 Wallace Hansen Hester Female £ 108.15 30th April 1886 School Committee WALLACEVILLE. The following gentlemen were elected : Messrs J. Burrell, W. Burrell, A. Lowe, M. Ridland, J. Downing, J. Gorrie, and F. Linsell. Mr Linsell was elected chairman. 28th May 1886 Education Board The resignation of Miss Treadwell was accepted 2nd July 1886 Wellington Education Board Miss Treadwell was allowed to withdraw her resignation 28th July 1886 Wellington Education Board decided to apply for applications for position at Wallaceville 25th August 1886 Wellington Education Board decided to transfer Mrs Hansen from Parkvale [Near Carterton] to Wallaceville [See Upper Hutt School for Information on Laura Treadwell] 21st October 1893 By direction of the Public Trustee, in the Estate of HESTER HANSEN, Wellington GEORGE THOMAS & CO. have received instructions from the Public Trustee to soil by public auction, at their salerooms, Customhouse-quay, on Friday, 27th October, at 1 3 o'clock sharp - The whole of the valuable Household Furniture in the above estate, including — PHAETON and whip, [Remainder not copied] 5th August 1895 News has just arrived of the death of Mrs. Hester Hansen, at the Ashburn Hall Asylum, where- she has been confined for the past two years. Mrs. Hanson was for a number of years a teacher in the Wairarapa State schools, and then resided for several years in Wellington and at Island Bay. I can find no record of Hester’s Marriage or of her burial and there were no children registered in New Zealand

1889-1900 1889 22 Wallace Elkin Sarah Female £ 108.15 1890 25 Wallace Elkin Sarah Female £ 108.15 1890 25 Wallace Elkin Sarah Female £ 108.15 1891 23 Wallace Elkin Sarah Female £ 108.15 1892 10 Wallace Elkin Sarah Female £ 108.15 1893 15 Wallace Elkin Sarah Female £ 108.15 1894 18 Wallace Elkin Sarah Female £ 108.15 1895 21 Wallace Elkin Sarah Female £ 108.15 1896 19 Wallace Elkin Sarah Female £ 108.15 1897 26 Wallace Elkin Sarah E1 Female £ 100.00 1898 23 Wallace Elkin Sarah E1 Female £ 100.00 1899 26 Wallace Elkin Sarah E1 Female £ 100.00 1900 26 Wallace Elkin Sarah E1 Female £ 100.00 House Sarah Elkin started teaching at Korokoro School in 1885 and taught there until coming to Wallaceville School in 1889 and was there until 1900. She was never on the Electoral Roll under this name 1901/4546 Elkin Sarah 46Y

27th FEBRUARY 1885 Kororo [Korokoro] (five applicants), Miss Elkin [From Wanganui] 1st February 1889 1st February 1889 Three months’ leave (with one month’s pay) was given to Mrs [Sic] Elkin (Korokoro School).

24th April 1889 Wellington Education Board The application of the Wallaceville Committee for the substitution of an iron roof for a wooden one was agreed to. 25th April 1889 Wellington Education Board The resignation of Misses Jessie Dixon and Mary Moar, and Mrs Hanson (Wallaceville) were accepted. 24th May 1889, Upper Hutt School. —As a result of the visit of the chairman, architect, and secretary of" the Education Board to the Upper Hutt last week, it has been decided to call for tenders immediately for painting the school buildings, covering the master's residence with iron, and papering some of the rooms, which, in consequence of damage done by the recent rains, are in need of such repairs. The visitors had proposed to visit the Wallaceville School also, but were prevented by the unfavourable weather from doing so 10th June 1889 Miss Ryder, now of Mount Cook School, has been appointed teacher of the Korokoro School, and will enter upon her duties as soon as certain other contingent arrangements have been concluded. Miss Butter, of Judgeford School, whom it was proposed to promote to another part of the district, has elected to remain where she is for the present. Nothing has yet been arranged about the Wallaceville appointment. [Miss Elkin was at Korokoro School] 27th June 1889 The Board then went into committee to consider tenders for the following works, the lowest being accepted in each case [included] coveting the roof of the Wallaceville School; 26th March 1889 The Wallaceville Committee applied for a grant of £5 in aid of fencing. The Board decided to request full particulars aa to cost and description of fence. 12th November 1891 Wellington Education Board First Grade Drawing Examinations First Grade Freehand Wallaceville. — Margaret A, Ridlans, Matilda E. Whiteman. 7th April 1892 School Committees have been elected as follows in districts where the householders failed to hold meetings in April last :. Wallaceville —F. A. Clifford (chairman), Wm. Robinson (secretary and treasurer), R. Whiteman and J. Cruewywagen [Total required was 7] 31st August 1892 Wellington Education Board The Board filled vacancies on the Wallaceville and Wadestown School Committees, as follows : — Wallaceville — Messrs. J Gorrie and T. Edwards ; Wadestown — Messrs. Ashworth, W. R. Morris, Mulligan and Withers 12th May 1893 Mr Lee, Inspector of Schools, is at present examining the schools in the Wairarapa. His dates from the present are :—Cross Creek, May 18th; , 19th ; Stokes' Valley, 22nd; Whiteman's Valley, 23rd; Wallaceville, 24th 2nd June 1893 Wellington Education Board Wallaceville, £3 15s, for the purchase of a new pump. 25th October 1893 First Grade Drawing Wallaceville 10 presented art 1 passed 24th April 1894 School Committee WALLACEVILLE. Only four householders were present. The following were duly elected as the Committee : — Messrs. R. Whiteman, W. Burrell, J. Alexander, and F. A. Clifford (Chairman, Treasurer, and Secretary. 28th May 1896 Inspector Lee to inspect Wallaceville on 1st June 25th November 1896 The Board’s carpenter was directed to make some small additions to the Wallaceville School 18th May 1889 Mr J. R- Blair, chairman of the Education Board, accompanied by Mr T. Turnbull, architect, and Mr A. Dorset, secretary to the Board, proceeded to the Upper Hutt yesterday to make investigations in connection with applications for repairs at the Upper Hutt and Wallaceville schools. - 5th April 1900 Wellington Education Board An application for a grant for metalling at Wallaceville was granted. 25th April 1900 School Committee Wallaceville. —Messrs William Burrell, William Gorrie, Theodore Clifford. Mr F. A. Clifford was elected chairman and Mr James Gorrie secretary 7th May 1902 Inspector Robert Lee Wellington Education Board Inspector: In his report to the Wellington Education Board he included: The devotion to duty by our best teachers is most commendable and I feel sure a case has occurred during the past year, in which one of our country teachers, the late Miss Elkin, of Wallaceville might have prolonged her life had she been less conscientious and less self -sacrificing in the discharge of her duties.

1901-1907 1901 29 Wallaceville Holm May E Relieving £ 80.00 House 1902 29 Wallaceville Aldrich Bertha C D2 Female £ 131.10 House 1903 25 Wallaceville Aldrich Bertha C D2 Female £ 128.00 House 1904 23 Wallaceville Aldrich Bertha C D2 Female £ 117.10 House 1905 24 Wallaceville Duncan Annie D2 Female £ 122.00 House 1906 20 Wallaceville Duncan Annie D2 Female £ 130.00 House 1907 17 Wallaceville Duncan Annie D2 Female £130.00 House In 1896 May taught at Pencarrow School [At the Lighthouse] at the end of 1902 she was at Petone school. 28th March 1901 Miss Holm was relieving at Mauriceville West 28th March 1901 Wellington Education Board Proposed salary change Wallaceville — Attendance 26,. sole teacher, proposed salary £120 increase £2O. 25th April 1901 School Committee Wallaceville. —Messrs T. D. Clifford (chairman), Burrell, T. Edwards (secretary and treasurer) and F. O. Clifford. . 4th June 1901 Mr Davies who has been appointed to the charge of the Mauriceville West School, arrived here to-day, and will enter on his duties on Monday. Miss Holm, who has been acting teacher for the past two months, returned to Wellington by the afternoon train to- day, 28th September 1901 Miss Holm will relieve Miss Elkin for a month at the Wallaceville School 12th December 1901 Miss Aldridge, of Kereru [Near Shannon], was appointed teacher of the Wallaceville School. Bertha Aldrich was at Upper Hutt School from 1893 to 1900 before spending a year at Kereru. After her stint at Wallaceville she did not teach for the Wellington Education Board again [See information on Bertha Aldridge in Upper Hutt School records] 29th April 1902 School Committee Wallaceville. — Messrs James Gorrie (Chairman), O. Kember, (Secretary), T. D. Clifford (Treasurer), W. Burrell, John Downing, W. Gorrie, and J. Alexander 11th June 1902 At a meeting of the Wellington Association of Women Teachers short papers were contributed on drawing in schools, by Miss K. Lawson; religious instruction in schools, by Miss Meek and music in schools, by Miss Aldrich 19th December 1902 A very successful children's concert was held in the Wallaceville Schoolhouse on Wednesday evening. Though, it was the children's first appearance they acquitted themselves well. After the concert, dancing was indulged in till the early hours. An excellent supper was provided by the ladies of the district. 30th August 1904 Part of a long article headed Equipment of Schools. Pearls and Shoddy. A Pot Pourri of notions was this piece: What does the youngster read to enable him to appreciate these weird, and curious, but now familiar, objects There is prima facie evidence that he does read, for libraries appear at such out-of-the-way places as Ballance, Scarborough. Wallaceville, and Te Whiti 27th January 1905 Wellington Education Board Miss Aldrich resigned 24th February 1905 Miss Duncan (Gladstone) has been appointed as teacher at the Wallaceville School (at the request- of the latter committee) [See Upper Hutt School for more information about Annie Duncan.] 20th September 1905 Upper Hutt (From Our Own Correspondent.) A deputation from this district was introduced to the Minister of Railways by Mr Wilford, M.H.R on Saturday. For some time there has been confusion and inconvenience occasioned in connection with the names Wallaceville and Trentham. The railway station is called Wallaceville, and the Post Office, a few chains away, is called Trentham. Wallaceville is a valley some two or three miles over the hill away from the railway lines

1908-1912 1908 19 Wallaceville Bright Aimee E1 Female £110.00 House 1909 17 Wallaceville Bright Aimee E1 Female £125.00 House 1910 22 Wallaceville Thomson Florence M D4 Female £120.00 House 1911 19 Wallaceville Thomson Florence M D4 Female £120.00 1912 17 Wallaceville Thomson Florence M D3 Female £125.00 House Aimee Bright taught for the 2 years at Wallaceville and then for three years at Mikimiki School, North of Masterton. In 1914 she was the substitute teacher at Cross Creek, while the teacher was absent on war duty

1882 Aimee Bright Cambridge West Female Pupil Teacher £35 AEB 1883 Aimee Bright Opotiki Head Female £80 AEB 1884 Aimee Bright Opotiki Head Female £80 AEB 1885 Aimee Bright Opotiki Assistant Female £90 AEB 1886 Aimee Bright Remuera Assistant Female £80 AEB 1887 Aimee Bright Ponsonby Assistant Female £80 AEB 1888 Aimee Bright Ponsonby Assistant Female £80 AEB 1889 Aimee Bright Ponsonby Assistant Female £80 AEB 1890 Aimee Bright Ponsonby Assistant Female £80 AEB 1891 Aimee D Bright Pukekohe East (Sole) Female £100 AEB 1892 Aimee D Bright Pukekohe East Head Female (2 Teachers) £108 AEB 1893 Aimee D Bright Pukekohe East Head Female (2 Teachers) £108 AEB 1894 Aimee D Bright Newton West Assistant Female £100 AEB 1895 Aimee D Bright Newton West Assistant Female £100 AEB 1896 Aimee D Bright Newton West Assistant Female £100 AEB 1897 Aimee D Bright Newton West Assistant Female £100 AEB 1898 Aimee D Bright Newton West Assistant Female £100 AEB 1899 Aimee D Bright Newton West Assistant Female £100 AEB 1903 Aimee D Bright Paterangi Sole Teacher £117.10 AEB 1904 Aimee D Bright Paterangi Sole Teacher £121 AEB 1905 Aimee D Bright Paterangi Sole Teacher £132 AEB 1906 Aimee D Bright Paterangi Sole Teacher £144 AEB 1907 Aimee D Bright Tawhare Sole Teacher £160 AEB Paterangi is a district North of Te Awamutu Tawhare is “close to Hamilton” 20th November 1900 I hear that Miss A. D. Bright, who only just come up to London. Miss Bright intends, I understand, to take up literary work, and has brought with her some good introductions. She is to be a contributor to the new Imperial and Colonial Magazine, which is to be launched toward the end of this month, and which, it is expected, will be a great success in every respect. Miss Jessie Weston, also of Auckland, is to be a contributor to the first number of the same magazine, as also is Mr. W. P. Reeves. 14th November 1901 Miss A. D. Bright, formerly of Auckland, has published a charming little book, "Three Christmas Gifts," just published by Messrs. Simpkin, Marshall and Co., London. It is a collection of very pretty fairy tales whose scenes are laid in New Zealand. They are delightfully written, the local colour being carefully cherished, and are beautifully illustrated by Mr. Frank Wright, ,who also is a New Zealander 19th June 1909 Miss Aimee Bright's new volume of Fairy Tales, to be issued immediately by Messrs Duckworth, of London, is illustrated by Harry Rountree, and promises to enhance the reputation of writer and artist, who both hail from Auckland. 16th July 1910 Miss A. D. Bright, of the Wallacetown School staff, has been appointed sole teacher at the Miki Miki school, and she will take up her new duties after the September term holidays. 30th October 1912 In receiving yesterday the resignations of Miss A, D. Bright, of Mikimiki, and Miss N. Johnston, of Korokoro, the Wellington Education Board placed onrecord its high appreciation of their long and faithful service in the Wellington district. Both teachers are retiring on superannuation. 24th October 1919 Miss A. D. Bright, formerly of Masterton, the well-known writer of fairy stories and articles dealing with agriculture, will leave Wellington by the Corinthic to-day for England. Miss Bright is making arrangements to publish further volumes of fairy tales, and in addition she will, be writing articles for some of the. New Zealand newspapers. 12th August 1922 A London correspondent states that Miss F. M. Marryatt (late of the Opaki school )and Miss A. D. Bright are settling in a flat in Loudon for a little while. 17th September 1922 Miss Aimee bright formerly of Auckland and Wairarapa and the authoress of several books of children’s stories who resides in London is leaving for Scotland where goes at the special invitation of the Ayrshire stock breeders to attend a conference 27th August 1929 Miss A. D. Bright, daughter of the late Mr. S. Bright, of Pirongia, said she belonged to a generation which considered it was not nice for women to be present at a mixed gathering. She recalled the days of lavender and old lace, miniatures and punch bowls and related incidents of the old days. Waikato Early Settlers Association

Florence M Thomson started teaching at Hutt DHS as a pupil teacher in 1907 and then taught at Wallaceville from 1910 to 1912

1913-1923

1913 18 Wallaceville Johnson Edith M D2 Female £140.00 House 1914 18 Wallaceville Johnson Edith M D2 Female £150.00 House 1915 17 Wallaceville Johnson Edith M D2 Female £150.00 1917 18 Wallaceville Johnson Edith M D-79 Sole £160.00 1919 16 Wallaceville McBrodie John Sole £140.00 1921 13 Wallaceville Engstrom Elen M Mrs D Sole £220.00 1923 12 Wallaceville Scholes Olive I D Sole £215.00 Edith M Johnson started teaching at Bush Gully [East of Martinborough] with 2 pupils in 1899. She then went sole charge teaching at Horokiwi [Between Petone and Kaiwarra] for five years, In 1905 she was sole teacher at Tane School [North east of Eketahuna]. By 1908 Edith was at Akatarawa Before spending the next years at Wallaceville. By 1919 she was at Reikiorangi on the Akatarawa Waikanae Road and when my records finish at 1923 she was teaching south of Eketahuna at Kaipororo. Over these 24 years Edith M Johnson only taught in sole charge schools 31st January 1901 Miss E M Johnson teacher at Bush Gully paid £7. 10s per annum was to get a raise of £2 10s 4th January 1913 Miss Johnson of the Akatarawa school, takes charge of the Wallaceville school after the holidays’ 21st January 1913 Recommended for scholarships Schools with rolls of under 36 Alex G Scholes Wallaceville 2nd with 494 marks Junior national Scholarship and Neville G Whiteman 414 marks 6th and won a Junior Board scholarship 7th December 1915 Military Hospital Guild Gifts Wallaceville School Children 11 Face washers, 3 bandages, 2 pairs mittens 29th August 1915 Wellington Education Board Ambulance Equipment fund Wallaceville 5 shillings and 6 pence 29th January 1916 [Not Wallaceville school] Neville Whiteman, of Wallaceville, has secured top place with 1620 marks, in the Wellington Education Board examinations for the Senior National Scholarships. The lowest successful Wellington- pupil scored 1452) marks. At the recent Matriculation Examination the following are among the "Pass" candidates in; the Matriculation; Solicitor's, General Knowledge, and Medical Preliminary subjects:—A. G. Scholes () and N. G. Whiteman (Wallaceville) of Wellington. College. 22nd April 1916 School Committee Wallaceville chairman and secretory F. Clifford, A. J. Alexander, A. Burrel], J. Maher, A. Scholes. 116th July 1918 Wellington Mayoress’s Christmas Pudding Fund Wallaceville 17 shillings ‘20th March 1919 deputation from settlers at Wallaceville waited on the Education Board yesterday and asked that the school should be left where it is at present. The school had been there about forty years, and it was also considered that the road to the site selected for the new school was a dangerous one. The Chairman said the idea at the back of selecting the new site at Mungaroa was to centralise, but the deputation urged that centralisation would be too big a price to pay for the change, and that the present site filled all the requirements and served the needs of the greater portion of the community. There were, it was added; about five acres of land attached to the school, which had a really fine educational record. The Chairman informed the deputation that the question would be considered by the board with the greatest care, and the Wallaceville Committee would be informed of the decision in due course. 18th September 1919 Answering a question by Mr. T. M. Wilford regarding Wallaceville School, the Prime Minister said yesterday that, the provision of teachers for schools was the duty and the responsibility of the Education Board of the district, and the Minister had no right to interfere. In the case of the Wallaceville School, which the Department was informed was closed for a fortnight after the usual spring vacation, a teacher had now been provided and commenced duties on 8th September. 16th March 1921 Mr J McBrodie resigned 1st May 1923 The householders of Wallaceville returned the following committee:— Messrs. J. M. Whiteman (chairman), H. Alexander (secretary), B. A. Barker, J. Downing, and T. H. Whiteman. 9th October 1923 Mrs E Engstrom appointed to Pahautanui John McBrodie only taught for Wellington Education Board at Wallaceville Mrs Eileen Engstrom taught in 1917 at Mauriceville West and as Mrs Ellen Engstrom at Wallaceville and then Pahautanui Olive M Scholes first teaching position for Wellington Education Board was in 1923 at Wallaceville

Post 1923 26th March 1924 Mrs O I Scholes resigned