In March this year I found a very special box of Moorefield memorabilia in the Library mail tray, kindly donated by Carol Scott-Todd (Class of 1960).  Carol felt the significance of her collection lay in the fact that it was part of Moorefield’s origin.  She added that we were free to use or dispose (!!!) of the articles as we saw fit. 

After reading Carol’s letter and unwrapping the flag, I was surprised to see the combination of the original name  of the school (Hurstville Girls’ Junior High School) with our still current Moorefield crest and motto.  As far as I know we don’t have another object in our archives tying the original name and our current crest and motto together.  For this reason, the flag is extremely significant and thanks again to Carol, who even in her youth had the foresight to save this special object for posterity, by retrieving it from the rubbish in the late 1950s!

 

Below I have posted images and Carol’s descriptions of her very generous donation.  Thanks to Lisa Cox’s Year 9 Photography students who displayed the articles and captured the following images. 

 Flag – Hurstville Girls’ Junior High School

This was sewn by the “Needlework” staff for girls to use at sports carnivals for their school marching competition and general display at the sports grounds.  It had two poles (one on each end) and was carried by two flag bearers for the last time in 1956 or 1957 at the “District” Athletics Carnival.

When Hurstville Girls’ Junior High School ceased to exist the flag was thrown out because it had no further use … at Moorefield.  I picked it up from the rubbish and took it home “for posterity”, then after leaving school in 1960 attached all my pieces off my school uniform.  For a time thereafter I used it as a display piece on my wall.  You will notice the motto on the H.G.J.H.S. flag was retained for Moorefield.  Moorefield Hat Band – draped over flag lower left – worn on compulsory Panama hat.  Note the Hurstville Girls’ Junior High School black hat band lower right was the basis of the blue band (same style).

Trophy Cup – Snr. Athletics Champ. 1960

This small trophy cup was the first cup presented as a senior athletics champion award.  It was donated by the P & C Association of the day and I vividly remember Miss Culey “summonsing” me to her office (a rare and terrifying thing those days), to be given explicit instructions as to how I must write a letter of appreciation and thanks for the “special” trophy!

 

Intermediate Certificate – Needlework, Compulsory Practical Work – Petticoat

The petticoat had to be made from our self-drafted patterns and completed in class and at home to strict specifications.  Miss Mutton was the “Needlework” teacher of the subject (which was practically compulsory at the time).  Her signature appears on the small certificate of completion attached to the petticoat, in 1958.  I didn’t dare wash it before sending it, in case the whole thing disintegrated!

School Tie and Stripes worn by Senior Transport Prefects (not photographed).  In 1959 the stripes were given to prefects to identify their position.  They were worn on each forearm sleeve of Moorefield’s blue blazer.

“Scott” Badge – one of the four sports houses at Moorefield.