WURT WURT KOORT SS NO 3728 LIST OF CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE 6.10.1915 AND DISTANCE FROM SCHOOL (PROV VPRS 795/P Unit 2851 School No 3728) (In 1908 the three daughters of Francis Henty agreed to divide Merino Downs into three properties, hence Merino Downs, Talisker and Wurt Wurt Koort. WWK was the Henty end of the old estate, and went to the youngest daughter Alice (Mrs John Hindson). Like Muntham, settlement consisted mainly of share farmers and dairying became the main type of farming.) Children with dates of birth John CRAIG 20.10.01 John BUSCHELL 8.8.06 Patrick BUSCHELL 12.1.03 Hector WALKER 13.11.03 (over 3 miles) Robert EDWARDS 23.6.07 Frank MILLER 30.9.05 Gilles HURLEY 31.12.03 Sidney BROOMFIELD 27.6.06 Vera HURLEY 8.8.06 May HURLEY 15.5.06 (over 3 miles) Jessie WALKER 9.6.07 (over 3 miles) Peter HURLEY 10.12.09 If anyone wants to pinpoint a residence for these children, parents' distance and direction from WWK are given, also their distance and direction from Muntham SS and from Henry SS. And there is a rough sketch of the area with homes marked. Head Teacher Gwendolyn M Spurrell also reports that John Craig rises at about 5 am and milks 14 cows, while Patrick and John Buschell rise at about 6 am and milk 11 and 8 cows before attending school. Beryl O'Gorman Greensborough Victoria Australia List Admin