hi Phillipa I made an error in the date for the medal  presented to May Service should have been 1895 not 1890 my bad scribble  this was found on trove -   a wonderful resource http://trove.nla.gov.au/ CONCERT AND PRESENTATIONS AT RANDWICK. The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) Monday 4 November 1895 p 6 Article just type in "May Service" I will send you an attachment of the newpaper article   the other school "Elderslie" is a problem  can not find in randwick area    did find 1904 a Mrs Annie Hawdon Wilson "Elderslie" Young St Croydon her two daughters ( ellie and Gwendolene were teachers) only trouble is,   this is outside the area that you are looking in,.  I think that her husband was Reverend William Wilson     Lorette ------------------------------ The silver medal I have is engraved. I know it was for music. Brighton College Intermediate Honors [NB spelled without 'u'] To May Service 1895 J.M.S. the reverse says Gloria in excelsis Deo The other prizes are Brighton College Randwick First Prizes: General Excellence May Service Christmas 1893 J M Smith, Principal Non Schole Sed Vitae Discimus General Improvement Awarded to May Service by Mr and Mrs Wilson Elderslie Christmas 1890

Dear Phillipa, If the girls were teachers in the Public School System, or even trained in that system there will be a record of their service on the Teachers Rolls at State Records KINGSWOOD. There is an Archives in Brief on the subject of Teachers on www.records.nsw.gov.au and I have found that the record contains their personal details, date of birth, date of start and pay, where they were appointed and transfers, each giving the pay rate and grade. Details of marriage and death if they died while still in the service. Sincerely, Bill > > I will send you an attachment of the newpaper article > > the other school "Elderslie" is a problem can not find in randwick area > > did find 1904 a Mrs Annie Hawdon Wilson "Elderslie" Young St Croydon her > two daughters ( ellie and Gwendolene were teachers) only trouble is, > this is outside the area that you are looking in,. I think that her > husband was Reverend William Wilson

Hi Lorette just got your email below - and I think you have solved the Ederslie problem. The mention of Croydon jogged my memory and I remembered my mother saying that the school her mother went to became PLC Croydon - so the Croydon reference makes sense. Thank you VERY much. Helps to cheer me up after the loss of my entire eudora in out boxes this morning. At least Rootsweb is archived! Philippa > >the other school "Elderslie" is a problem can not find in randwick area > >did find 1904 a Mrs Annie Hawdon Wilson "Elderslie" Young St Croydon >her two daughters ( ellie and Gwendolene were teachers) only trouble >is, this is outside the area that you are looking in,. I think >that her husband was Reverend William Wilson > > > > > > > > > > > >--