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From: "Susie Zada" <>
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Kensington Industrial School 1870's
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:38:04 +1100
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Hi Liz,

I don't disagree with anything you were sent or the information you
provided - it's still all valid as are my comments.

I believe the reference in the Argus Index to the Kensington Industrial
School relates to the suburb of Melbourne known as Kensington. To my
knowledge there has never been an Industrial Schools at Leopold
(Kensington).

The two Leopold / Kensington schools identified from various references and
histories are the Church of England Denominational School No. 349
(1854-c1871) and then the Leopold / Kensington State School No. 1146 (1872
to present).

Maude GOULDE (spelling as per records) attended the Leopold / Kensington
State School No. 1146. Her guardian's occupation was shown as "Industrial
School" - that would have nothing to do with the school that Maude was
attending and perhaps Mr HOPKINS was connected with the Geelong Industrial
School. Note that the Geelong Industrial School was not a great distance
from Leopold as it was in the Eastern part of Geelong on the main road to
Queenscliff which went through Leopold.

Was William Hopkins a relative at all? Or was Maude "assigned" to the
Geelong Industrial School and boarded / fostered out to William Hopkins?

Hope that helps ........... Susie Z


----- Original Message -----
From: "Liz Denten" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Kensington Industrial School 1870's


> Hi Susie,
> In Sept 2004 I contacted the BHS regarding an entry on the Consolidated
> Name Index for Maud GOULD, 1878 school registers. The reply I got was "I
> have looked up the school register records for Maude Goulde. It shows that
> the parent or guardian was William Hopkins of Kensington (now Leopold).
> His occupation was 'Industrial School'. Maude was aged 3 years and 6
> months on 1st January 1878, the month in which she was admitted to the
> Kensington School...."
> I also brought this topic up on the mailing list in February 2005, if you
> wish to refer to it.

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