Morongo Girls' College

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Morongo Girls' College was a Presbyterian school for girls, founded in 1920 on Bell Post Hill near Geelong, Australia, on the site of an original homestead (called Morongo).[http://www.aussieheritage.com.au/listings/vic/Bell%20Post%20Hill/MorongoGirlsCollege/17294 Aussie Heritage website], sourced 9 June 2008.

The founding principal was Gertrude Pratt BA, the second principal was Miss Shaw BA (Qld) and Dulcie Brookshaw was the third headmistress. The fourth and final headmistress was Judith Watt.

Morongo Girls' College closed at the end of 1994,[http://www.kardinia.vic.edu.au/AboutKIC/History.htm Kardinia International College's history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510051035/http://www.kardinia.vic.edu.au/AboutKIC/History.htm |date=10 May 2007 }} accessed 9 June 2008 and the site is now occupied by Kardinia International College. A book on the school's history was commissioned and published by the school council in 1969.

Morongo; a history of the Presbyterian Girls' College, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, by Doreen Cowperthwaite (née Phillips)

Morongo Girls' College was associated with Geelong College. Geelong College is now the caretaker of artefacts from Morongo.{{Cite web | url=http://gnet.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au:8080/wiki/MORONGO-PRESBYTERIAN-GIRLS-COLLEGE.ashx | title=MORONGO PRESBYTERIAN GIRLS’ COLLEGE | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406082021/http://gnet.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au:8080/wiki/MORONGO-PRESBYTERIAN-GIRLS-COLLEGE.ashx | archive-date=2020-04-06}}

Alumni

  • Rebecca Maddern{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/rebecca-maddern-ive-always-been-around-men-who-support-my-career-pursuits-20170706-gx5qdk.html|title=Rebecca Madden: I've always been around men who support my career pursuits|date=7 July 2017}}
  • Rosemary Crossley{{Cite web |url=https://plus.google.com/108464644298927722456 |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 October 2016 |archive-date=24 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024061956/https://plus.google.com/108464644298927722456 |url-status=dead }} – disability advocate
  • Winsome McCaughey – Lord mayor of Melbourne

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