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Date Posted: 23:25:12 06/20/15 Sat
Author: Beverley Rutland-Manners (Interested!)
Author Host/IP: 60.229.150.179
Subject: Re: Bexley Ladies College
In reply to: Lesley (Hardy) Phillips 's message, "Re: Bexley Ladies College" on 20:04:25 01/14/13 Mon

I attended Bexley Ladies College in Sydney in about 1955. It was a boarding school then and Mrs Melluish gave me piano lessons. Miss Scott was the other principle at the college at that time. It was a girls only school during the period that I attended. A student named Judy was my best friend there and we had the job of walking Mrs Melluish's two little dogs around the block twice each day. Mrs Melluish also had a big white cockie which would sit at the head of the table at meal times and would eat food from between Mrs Melluish's lips. I remember thinking at the time that it was gross! The cockey lived at other times with its cage on a board placed across a bath tub. We had to clean all the messy droppings that fell into the bath before we could take a bath! The buildings were very old and dilapidated and there were no showers. On Sunday nights, our dinner was jelly and cake. The things you remember!

>>>>Trying to locate anyone who attended Bexley Ladies
>>>>College
>>>>[previously a Boys College] at Bexley, Sydney . I
>was
>>>>there 1939 it was ceasing to be a boarding school at
>>>>that time. It was run by Mrs Melluish. I know that
>>all
>>>>records have most probably been destroyed. I have
>>only
>>>>met one other person who went to the college and
>that
>>>>was my school music teacher years later.
>>
>>I attended Bexley Ladies College in 1944 - one of the
>>best years of my education. There were still boarders
>>at that time and as far as I can remember boys to
>>about 8 years.Mrs Melleuish was the Principal. I have
>>my school report for that year.
>>Margaret
>
>
>I and my sister attended Bexley Ladies College from
>1949 for ten years as a boarder completing my primary
>education and then going out to High School each day I
>was 6 when I started in 1949 and was 16 when I left.
>Mrs Melleuish taught me music as well as elecution.
>It was an all girls school when we attended. Very
>fond memories.
>
>Lesley

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