Fairbridge Staff across the decades
These are some of the people who lived and worked on the Farm during the time it was open and gave part of their lives for the benefit of the girls and boys of Fairbridge. This list is scant - please help us with any information you have.
| Staff Member | Notes |
| Allan, Mr H.R.M. (Malcolm) | Principal 1957 (June) to 1963 (January) |
| Armitage, Mr Herbert | Acting Principal in 1924 |
| Arnott, Miss | School Teacher 1950's |
| Ashforth, Miss Katy | Cottage Mother - Raleigh - 1981 - left August 1981 |
| Austin, Mr | Kingsley's assistant and farm worker 1913 |
| Ball, Mr A.E. | Principal 1952 (March) to 1957 (June) |
| Bargh, Sister Dora | Later Mrs Firmiston. Nurse at Fairbridge in the later 1920's and through into the 1930's. Left in 1937. |
| Barns, Mrs Sheila | Cottage Mother Nelson 1950's. Mother of John. Died on the farm in 1959. |
| Barrett, Mr | Sports Master |
| Bartlett, Sister Mary | Nursing sister 1964 to closure |
| Bartz, Mrs Marie | Cottage Mother |
| Bates, Daisy | Domestic assistant to Ruby Fairbridge 1912. |
| Beard, Mr Des | Bus driver in the 1950's - before Alwyn Bridges. Lived in Samuarez. |
| Bennett, Mrs B. | Staff member 1981- unsure of role |
| Beverley, Mrs E. | Cottage Mother - Shakespeare - from February 1981 |
| Bird, Mrs | Cottage Mother Livingstone 1950's/1960's |
| Bishop, Mr (Bernie) | Chief cook at the main dining room 1950's 1960's |
| Blackwell, Mr Frank | School teacher early 1960's |
| Blair, Mrs Stella | Cottage Mother Raleigh early 1960's |
| Bond, Mr Alec | Farm worker 1913. Killed in action in WW1 |
| Bonwick, Miss Noreen | Cottage Mother - Glasgow - from February 1981 |
| Brain, Mr | Gardener 1930's |
| Brain, Mrs | School Teacher 1930's |
| Brayn, Mr Thos. H. | Acting Principal in 1963 (February) to 1963 (June) and then Principal 1963 (June) to 1975 (July) |
| Bridge, Miss | Teacher at Primary School 1922-1924 |
| Bridges, Mr Alwyn | Old Fairbridge boy from 1939 & bus driver etc 1950's/1960's. Worked in the Store in the war years when C.P.Grant was Acting Principal. Here in 2008, Mr B. is still going strong and lives in Mandurah. He's always got a humorous anecdote to relate! |
| Bridges, Miss Cherie | Cottage Mother - Raleigh - from June 1981 |
| Brighton, Miss/Mrs | Cottage Mother Shakespeare until about 1958 |
| Bromilow, Archdeacon | Church Minister early 1960's |
| Bryan, Mr Ron | Maintenance Supervisor from February 1981 |
| Buck, Mr David | Old Fairbridge boy & Mandurah Camp organiser & supervisor 1950's/1960's. |
| Buckee, Commander | House Master to 1964 |
| Burns, Mrs | Cottage Mother 1950's |
| Burston, Mrs | Laundress, nurse and housekeeper 1916 |
| Byford, Mrs | Cottage Mother Hudson 1920's |
| Cassidy, Miss Janet | School Teacher early 1960's |
| Castle, Miss | Cottage Mother Clive 1950's |
| Challen, Mr | Rector, 1930's |
| Champion, Mr Roy | Carpenter early 1960's |
| Chapman, Mrs | Cottage Mother Hudson 1950's. |
| Chard, Mrs | Cottage Mother 1950's |
| Churguine, Miss | Staff Kitchen Manager from at least 1963 & most likely before that |
| Clarke, Mrs Elizabeth (Betty) | Cottage Mother Shakespeare from October 1962 to August 1963. Living with her in the cottage during that period were her two daughters one of whom was Jean. Mrs Clarke passed away in Aberdeen, Scotland in November 2001. |
| Cleal, Mr Ivan | Butcher - 1981 |
| Cole-Hamilton, Mrs | "Miss" to many of her 1930's girls. Passed away in 1981 in the U.K. aged in her 80's. |
| Crofts, Mrs Hazel | Cottage Mother - Cook & Glasgow - from May 1981 |
| Dalglish, Mr Don | Maintenance man 1981(and probably prior) |
| Davey, Mrs S. | Staff member 1981- unsure of role |
| de Jong, Miss Carla | Teacher 1959 and 1960. |
| Dennehy, Miss Mary | 1916 onwards - office worker, matron, secretary etc |
| Dieghan, Elizabeth Eugene | Cottage Mother 1920-1932. Died in 1932 & buried in Pinjarra. |
| Dix, Mr Norm | Engineer early 1960's. Also taught Tech Drawing at Pinjarra High School. |
| Dowie, Mr | Sports Master around 1926 |
| Edwards, Miss Elva | Cottage Mother - Raleigh - 1981 (an perhaps prior) |
| Elliott, Mr George | Old Fairbridge boy and Farm Manager of pigs & poultry 1950's-1970's. Post-closure caretaker |
| Ensly, Mr N. | School Teacher 1953-1955. Miss Audrey Millar, who also taught at Fairbridge married Mr Ensly in September 1954. Mr Ensly died in 2003 but always remained interested in his Fairbridge days. He remained in contact with Mr Stan Mudford over the years. He also wrote his first University thesis on the Kingsley Fairbridge Farm Schools Society. (Information courtesy Mr Ensly's daughter, Jennifer, who was a teacher's college student of Mr David Buck, back in the 1970's). |
| Evans, Miss Marian | Staff Kitchen early 1960's |
| Ewers, Mrs Betty | Cottage Mother - Wolfe - 1981 (an perhaps prior) |
| Fairbridge, Mr Kingsley Ogilvie | Founder and Principal 1912 to 1924 |
| Fairbridge, Mrs Ruby | Co-founder and Matron |
| Featherstone, Miss | Fairbridge Office & Church organist, early 1960's |
| Ferguson, Mr M. | Assistant to Mr J. Palmer (Sports Master) around 1980 |
| Francis, Mr Peter | Welfare Officer - 1981 (an perhaps prior) |
| Francis, Mrs P. | Office secretary - 1980's (an perhaps prior) |
| Franklin, Mr & Mrs | Clubhouse caretakers 1940's |
| Fraser, Miss Hilda | Matron - perhaps 1950's - lived in Evelyn |
| Frazer, Miss | Cottage Mother Hudson 1950's |
| Freeman, Mr | Farm - dairy - early 1960's |
| Fry, Mrs Bettina | Matron 1950's/1960's. Mrs Fry was a Cottage Mother at Wolfe prior to becoming Matron. |
| Fryer-Smith, Mr Dick | 1916 teacher/farmer and from 1918 administrator |
| Gaines, Mr Brian | School Headmaster 1964 onwards. Previous school was Halls Creek. |
| Gardiner, Miss | Primary School (Grades 1,2 & 3) teacher early 1960's (after Miss Jan Cassidy) |
| Garley, Mr & Mrs | After Care officers 1940's |
| Gibbs, Miss R. M.. | School Teacher 1930's |
| Gibson, Miss Anne | Cottage Mother Kitchener early 1960's |
| Giles, Mr Cecil | Acting Principal in 1924 and again in 1927 |
| Goodman, Mrs (or Miss) | Mandurah Camp cook 1940's/1950's. Also Assistant to Matron ( Miss Hilda Fraser) & lived in Evelyn. |
| Goulder, Mr R.J.H. | Acting Principal in 1942 (October) to 1943 (June) |
| Grant, Mr C.P. | Acting Principal in 1943 (June) to 1948 (also Storekeeper) |
| Grant, Mrs C.P. | Acting Matron 1943 to 1948 and office administrator |
| Greenup, Mrs Alison | Cottage Mother (probably relieving) 1981 |
| Hadley, Mr Jock | Dairyman 1950's/1960's |
| Hagart, Mr B. | Maintenance Staff Leading Hand around 1980 |
| Hamilton, Miss Glenda | Cottage Mother - Raleigh - 1981 - commenced August 1981 |
| Hamlett, Mrs Marie | Cottage Mother - Clive - 1981 (an perhaps prior) |
| Hammond, Mrs Edna | Cottage Mother 1950's |
| Hanlin, Reverend Frank | Principal 1925 to 1926 |
| Harding, Mrs Joy | Cottage Mother 1981 (an perhaps prior) |
| Harris, Mrs | Cottage Mother Hudson 1965 |
| Hartfield, Mr | Gardener from 1912 to 1914 |
| Hartfield, Mrs Emily | Domestic servant and nurse from 1912 to 1914 |
| Hatch, Mr Frank | Unknown |
| Hawkins, Irene | Cottage Mother during the 1970's |
| Hay, Mr Arthur | Staff Member retired January 1981. Don't know role or for how long |
| Healy, Mr Edward Stanley | Acting Principal in 1950 (December) to 1952 (March) & School Headmaster 1930's & 1940's |
| Heath, Colonel Sidney John | Principal 1928 (May) to 1935 |
| Heathcote, Mrs Beryl | Cottage Mother (probably relieving) 1981 |
| Heathcote, Miss Wendy | Cottage Mother - Hudson - plus Clinic Attendant - February to October 1981 |
| Hearty, Mr | School Teacher 1930's |
| Hendell, Miss | Cottage Mother Haig early 1960's |
| Hendry, Mr | 1920 onwards - co-designer and principle builder of the New Farm |
| Henwood, Mr Hugh | Bus driver in the 1970's/1980's |
| Henwood, Mrs Marie | Clinic Attendant from 19 October 1981 |
| Hewley, Mr Paget | Farm worker from 1912 |
| Hodge, Father | Church Minister 1950's & 60's |
| Holland, Marge | Clubhouse cook 1940's |
| Hopkins, Miss Dorothy | Cottage Mother - Kitchener - 1981 |
| Horton, Mrs Ruby | Cottage Mother 1981 |
| Houston, Mrs June | Cottage Mother - Clive - from June 1981 |
| Hunt, Mrs | Cottage Mother Warren Hastings early 1960's |
| Huxham, Mrs | Cottage Mother Clive 1930's |
| Hyde, Mrs J. | Bookkeeper 1980's |
| Hyde, Miss S. | Switchboard/receptionist 1980's |
| Ibbotson, Mr Dudley | School Headmaster early 1960's |
| James, Miss Barbara | Cottage Mother - Shakespeare - from May 1981 |
| Jarvis, Mrs | Cottage Mother Belfast early 1960's |
| Jasper, Mr R. | Staff member 1981 - don't know role or period |
| Jenkins, Mr Robbie | Maintenance man 1980's |
| Jennings, Mrs | Cottage Mother Cook early 1960's |
| Jewell (Caldwell), Mrs | School Teacher 1930's |
| Kearley, Mr Gerald | Farm worker 1912 onwards |
| Kendal, Sister | Nursing Sister 1950's |
| King, Mr | Old Bedford truck driver early 1960's |
| Kittell, Miss | Cottage Mother - Shakespeare - around 1928 |
| Lamb, Mrs | Cottage Mother early 1960's |
| Lander, Mrs Millie | Cottage Mother - Rhodes - 1981. (Old Fairbridgian and OFA many years - very long association) |
| Lawson, Mr Frank | Dairyman in the 1960's |
| Leigh, Mrs | Cottage Mother 1940's |
| Levis, Mr Fred | Power House Attendant early 1960's. Also managed the Laundry. |
| Lewis, Miss S.M. | School Teacher 1930's |
| Line, Mr John A. | Acting Principal 1975 (July) to 1975 (October) & Principal 1975 (October) to 1981 |
| Loughlin (The "Captain") | Farm worker from the very start - 1912-1913 |
| Lutey, Miss | Office Administrator & lived in Evelyn sometime 1940's/50's |
| MacKenzie, Mrs | Cottage Mother Lawley early 1960's |
| Madden, Mrs | Cottage Mother Wolfe early 1960's |
| Mansfield, Mrs | From the 1930's. Passed away circa 1981 |
| Massey, Mr J.T. | Principal 1938 (July) to 1939 (February) |
| McCarthy, Miss Susan | Cottage Mother - Glasgow - July & August 1981 |
| McFall, Miss Ivy | Cottage Mother - Cook - 1966 to 1981 (retired May 1981). She has a remembrance plaque in the Memorial Rose Garden. |
| McKinnon, Mrs Roberta (Bobbie) | Cottage Mother - Raleigh - from May 1981 |
| McLaren, Mrs | Cottage Mother Wolfe early 1960's |
| McNish, Mr Findlay | School Teacher 1970's |
| Mein, Mr Wilfred Gordon | Principal 1948 to 1950 (December) |
| Middleton, Miss Nora (Middy) | Cottage Mother Darwin 1950's/1960's |
| Mihovilovich, Mr (Dunkle) | Market gardener early 1960's |
| Millar, Miss Audrey | School Teacher early 1950's. Married fellow Fairbridge school teacher, Mr N. Ensly in 1954. (See entry, Mr N. Ensly) |
| Miller, Miss L. | Cottage Mother Glasgow 1950's |
| Mir, Mrs Kathleen Susan | Cottage Mother Hudson 1959-1964 |
| Missingham, Miss Faith | Domestic Science teacher in the late 1930's. Passed away in 1981. |
| Morrisby, Kath | Teacher at the school - 1932/1933 |
| Moran, Mrs | Cottage Mother Hudson 1965 |
| Mudford, Mr Stan | School Headmaster 1950's |
| Muir, Mrs | Cottage Mother Glasgow early 1960's |
| Mutton, Mrs | Cottage Mother 1950's |
| Nesbitt, Mrs Isobel | Cottage Mother - Glasgow & Hudson - from May 1981 |
| Newboult, Miss Kim | Cottage Mother - Clive - from May 1981 |
| Nix, Mr | Gardener 1930's |
| Oates, Mr | Kitchen 1930's |
| Ogley, Mr Chris | Maintenance man 1981 (an perhaps prior) |
| Orr, Sister | Nursing Sister 1950's/1960's |
| Palmer, Mr Jon | Sports Master/Activities Supervisor 1981 & prior |
| Palmer, Mrs K. | Staff 1981- don't know role or period |
| Parry, Mrs | Cottage Mother relieving early 1960's |
| Paterson, Mr A. Dallas | Principal 1936 (May) to 1937 (September) |
| Paull, Mrs | Cottage Mother Nelson 1960's |
| Perry, Mrs Ellen | Cottage Mother Glasgow |
| Perryman, Miss D. | Nursing Sister 1960's. Drove the blue car. Also known as "Braemar". |
| Pettit, Mr Bill | Storekeeper 1950's/1960's |
| Phelps, Mr Keith | Farm hand of the late 1950's. Used to relieve in the store when the store manager was on leave. Wife is Silvia & their six children included Raymond, Trevor, Kerry, David & Christine. |
| Phillips, Miss Connie | School staff around 1928 |
| Prince, Miss | Cottage Mother - later married Mr Goulder who was acting Principal in 1942 & 1943. |
| Pringle, Miss | Cottage Mother. Died in 1983 at the age of 93. |
| Proctor, Mrs | First laundress at the Old School |
| Proctor, Reverend Kenneth S. | Acting Principal in 1935 |
| Radford, Mr Barry | Maintenance man from February 1981 - resided in Newton |
| Reid, Mr Tom | Farm Manager early 1960's |
| Reynolds, Mrs | Cottage Mother to 1960. |
| Riley, Mr Graham | Bookkeeper from February 1981 |
| Rist, Mrs Mary | Cottage Mother - Nelson - 1981 |
| Roberts, Mrs Dorothy | Cottage Mother Raleigh 1950's |
| Roberts, Mrs | School Teacher around 1917 |
| Scanlan, Mr A.J. | School Teacher 1930's |
| Schokoff, Mrs | Cottage Mother 1950's |
| Scott, Miss Margaret | Cottage Mother - Rhodes - from February 1981 |
| Sergeant, Mr A. | Staff 1981 -don't know role |
| Sherlock, Mrs | Cottage Mother relieving early 1960's |
| Shilkin, Mrs I. | Family Settlements Officer - around 1980 |
| Shugar, Mr Jim | Chief Cook 1930's |
| Smith, Mr | Farmer-in-charge during Kingsley's absence in England post WW1 |
| Stagg, Mrs Eileen | Cottage Mother Hudson 1965. Husband Gus used to visit. Drove a Triumph Herald. Lived Mosman Park. |
| Stark, Mrs | Cottage Mother Glasgow 1960's |
| Steele, Mr Alfred F. | After Care Office & Acting Principal 1964-1965 |
| Stevens, Mrs | Cottage Mother Glasgow 1960's |
| Stevenson, Mr Jim | Staff 1960's |
| Stockden, Mr K. | Staff 1981 - don't know role |
| Stokes, Mr John | School Teacher 1913 |
| Strathern, Miss | Cottage Mother - Shakespeare around 1962 |
| Tanner, Mr | Farm early 1960's |
| Thatcher, Mr T. | Assistant to Mr J. Palmer (Sports Master) around 1980 |
| Thompkinson, Miss | Cottage Mother - Rhodes - late 1920's and early 1930's |
| Thompson, Miss Rita | Cottage Mother Shakespeare early 1960's |
| Turner, Mrs | Cottage Mother Clive & Shakespeare 1950's/60's |
| Wade, Mr N. | Staff 1981- don't know role |
| Ward, Mr J. | Deputy Principal under Mr J. Line around 1980 |
| Waterland, Miss Mabel | Cottage Mother - Cook in the 1930's and also a Mother at Molong.. She left the Farm to marry Mr Cave. She has a remembrance plaque in the Memorial Rose Garden. |
| Watson, Canon Walter H. | Acting Principal in 1937 (October) to 1938 and again 1939 (March) to 1942 |
| Watts, Mr | Fill-in for Kingsley Fairbridge 1920's or earlier |
| Whent, Reverend | School Chaplain 1950's |
| Wickham, Mrs Emma Elizabeth | Domestic & House Mother to first party of boys in 1913 and then onwards |
| Williams, Mrs Ruby | Cottage Mother - Clive - 1981 (before that relieving Cottage Mother) |
| Wilson, Mrs Mary | Cottage Mother - Darwin - 1981 |
| Wilson, Mrs Pam | Assistant Matron/Administration - 1981 & prior. Since then has long association with OFA as Committee Member. |
| Wishart, Mr Noel | House Master from 1964 to closure |
| Woods, Miss | Not known |
| Wray, Mr | Gardener 1940's |
| Young, Miss P.C. | School Teacher 1930's |
| Young, Mr & Mrs | Laundry 1930's/40's |
| Yull, Mr G. | Farm Manager 1930's |
| Yull, Mrs G. | Mandurah Camp Manager 1930's |
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