Pine Lodge North No 2150
Located North-East of Shepparton the school was petitioned for by John Furphy in 1878,
and opened with W. Smith as Head Teacher in a building of mud and logs, with a bark roof
and no chimney, leased from the Methodist Free Church in 1879. A portable school was
erected and ready for use in 1880, on a site donated by Cyrus Ford. As the school could not be
reached in wet weather, a two-room cottage had to be leased. The school closed and
reopened several times because of irregular attendance, but from 1916 to 1949 classes
were held continuously until Barry, the last Head Teacher, finally closed its doors in 1949.
and opened with W. Smith as Head Teacher in a building of mud and logs, with a bark roof
and no chimney, leased from the Methodist Free Church in 1879. A portable school was
erected and ready for use in 1880, on a site donated by Cyrus Ford. As the school could not be
reached in wet weather, a two-room cottage had to be leased. The school closed and
reopened several times because of irregular attendance, but from 1916 to 1949 classes
were held continuously until Barry, the last Head Teacher, finally closed its doors in 1949.
