Happy Valley State School Honour Roll

Happy Valley State School Honor Roll, Courtesy Federation University Historical Collection (Cat. No. 15190)

Background

Happy Valley is a rural locality and former gold mining town 28 km south-west of Ballarat. It is near the Springdallah Creek, a tributary of the Woady Yaloak River. It was part of the Woady Yaloak diggings which extended from Linton to Pitfield.

The local school was first named Lucky Woman’s after a successful mine, and was opened in 1860. The school closed in 1940, and the church and the free library continued until the 1950s.

The Honour Board

The second of a series of euchre tournaments and dances was held on Thursday, 18th inst, to raise funds for the honor roll. There was a good attendance. The successful players were Miss J. Bolte and Mr W. Barr (Linton). The committee have decided to hold another tournament at an early date. Mr W. J. Scolari carried out the arrangements.

Those Who Served

A Name 1 - Name 2 B H. Barraclough - M. Barraclough - P. Bennington - J. Blundell - A. Bromley - O. Brough - Name 2 C J. Crommie - Name 2 D E. Daniels - G. Daniels - G. Darling - J. Darling - J. Dial - G. Dial E Name 1 - Name 2 F J. Gardiner - A. Gradnor W. Gradnor - W. Groves G F.H. Gower - J.S. Gower - S. Gower H Name 1 - Name 2 I Name 1 - Name 2 J Name 1 - Name 2 K P. Kelly 2 - S. Kelly - A. Kerr - A. Keys - A. Keys - G. Kiely L Andrew A. Louden - W. Lowe - Name 2 M Frederick H. Martinez - Alma May - C. Milburn - Leslie A.H. Martinez - Kenneth N. McNamee - J. Milburn - W. Montgomery - E. Morgan - M. Morgan N Name 1 - Name 2 O F. Opie 2 - Name 2 P Albert H. Paterson - Name 2 Q Name 1 - Name 2 R F. Rankin - N. Reid - S. Ronald - J. Rutherford - R. Rutherford S H. Smith 2 - P. Smith T D.L. Thomas - L. Thomas - Sister Mary Jane Thomas -Thomas L. Thomas - W.E. Thomas U Name 1 - Name 2 V Name 1 - Name 2 W H. Wark - W. Wishart - Name 2 Y George A. Yung - Ernest H. Yung Z Name 1 - Name 2 See also Happy Valley Notes References Further Reading External Links --Clare K.Gervasoni 20:57, 23 February 2023 (AEDT)