While we may claim to having the first public school in the Valley,
the honour really goes to Fanny Trundle. Arriving on the 'Fortitude'
in 1849, Charles and Fanny Trundle rented an acre of land from Mr.
Duncan, Collector of Customs, who owned acreage bounded by Gotha, Ann,
Gipps and Leichhardt (now St. Paul`s Tce.) Streets. He erected a bush
humpy where Fanny gave birth to her 14th. child.While raising her
family, Fanny became distressed at the children running wild in the
Valley, so she started a school. From Charles:'I have known her to
have a babe at breast, to keep school, instruct her own children as
well as being overwhelmed with needlework.'
In 1854, Charles bought a block in Gipps Street, where he erected a
brick cottage. Later he opened a general store on the corner of Queen
and Albert Streets in the City.
Another claim to fame for the Trundle family. Their daughter Annie
married Theophilus Pugh, founder of Pugh`s Almanac, published for a
number of years, and a favourite for researching early Queensland
history.
On 25 Oct, 10:12, roscoe <finar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> While we may claim to having the first public school in the Valley,
> the honour really goes to Fanny Trundle. Arriving on the 'Fortitude'
> in 1849, Charles and Fanny Trundle rented an acre of land from Mr.
> Duncan, Collector of Customs, who owned acreage bounded by Gotha, Ann,
> Gipps and Leichhardt (now St. Paul`s Tce.) Streets. He erected a bush
> humpy where Fanny gave birth to her 14th. child.While raising her
> family, Fanny became distressed at the children running wild in the
> Valley, so she started a school. From Charles:'I have known her to
> have a babe at breast, to keep school, instruct her own children as
> well as being overwhelmed with needlework.'
> In 1854, Charles bought a block in Gipps Street, where he erected a
> brick cottage. Later he opened a general store on the corner of Queen
> and Albert Streets in the City.
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