Moon, Miss Ethel Maud
Ethel Moon was one of many young women teachers assigned to a rural school who married into a local family. Miss Ethel M Moon was appointed as teacher at Brooklands School in April 1903.
Some years after teaching at Brooklands school, Ethel married George Southwell (born on 15th July 1877 to 'Captain Sam' and Ann Southwell) at the Prospect Church of England on 20th December 1913. They settled at 'Sunnyside', Hall, where George engaged in farming activities, and had an excellent orchard. George and Ethel had no children but Ethel's nephew Allan Thomas Moon lived with them. Ethel died on 15th January 1944. She and George were both buried at Hall Cemetery.
Wallaroo Tennis Club
Report of a meeting at Wallaroo on Wednesday night last chaired by Mr Southwell at which a tennis club was formed. Miss E Moon was elected Treasurer, also a Committee member.
Queanbeyan Observer (Wallaroo Correspondent) 21.10.1904
In a letter of 4.12.1906 G. Kinlyside and W McClung, Joint Secretaries of Hall Progress Association, sought advice as to the reopening of the school which had been closed for some time due to the illness of the teacher Miss Moon
Brooklands School file – AO NSW Reference 5/15121.2
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