Changes of name
Many schools have had more than one name, and a few have had four or five names. The following principles have been adopted in identifying and dating changes of name.
Main entries
All main entries in the database have been placed under the last name of the school, for example, Emmaville was first known as Vegetable Creek but its operation details are given only under Emmaville.
Cross-references
Cross-reference entries have been included for most schools whose names have been changed, for example, Vegetable Creek see Emmaville. To simplify the database no cross-reference entry has been given where the change of name occurred in the first calendar year of operation.
Details of changes
Details and dates of changes of name are included at the end of the main entry, preceded by an asterisk, for example, the entry for Emmaville concludes *Vegetable Creek until 1882. All names are listed, including those used in the first calendar year of operation, unless the name was used for less than a month.
Omission of portions of name
Where subsidiary words like Creek have been eventually omitted from a school's name, only one entry is provided, because the original name would follow immediately or very nearly after the later name. The omitted portion is given in square brackets, for example, Moonee [Creek] or Kangiara [Mines]. Details are included at the end of the entry, for example, *Moonee Creek until September 1909.
Spelling changes
Where a significant change of spelling has occurred, a cross-reference entry is provided, for example, Warragee see Worragee. Spelling variants have been used very briefly, are indicated only at the end of the main entry, e.g., the entry for Rangari concludes *Rangaroi until 1912.
Half-time Schools
An entry for a school which operates half-time generally identifies the partner school. If the partner has had a change of name, then the entry will give its later name. For example, Wisemans Ferry operated half time from 1874 to 1881 with a school named Australian Farm. However, the entry for Wisemans Ferry reads half-time with Leets Vale May 1874-April 1881 because the name Australian Farm was changed to Leets Vale in 1915.
