Since 1874, Victor Harbor Primary School has been a cornerstone of public education in our town. In 1986, we relocated to our current site, where we continue to uphold our tradition of providing exceptional learning opportunities for students.
Rumbelow House War Cry
Rumbelow Rumbelow dynamite
Faster than the speed of light
Reds our colour as you know
Rumbelow Rumbelow
Go go go
Grade 2 Circa 1923
Back row: Gordon Trowbridge, Cyril Rumbelow, Malin Bird, Bob Hehir, Lush, Keith Peterson, Arthur McGee, Walter Tripp, Bill Coote, Ercel Purvey, Kevin Nightingale.
Second row: Noel Pearsons, Fred Watson, Walter Tugwell, Lindsay Shannon, Bruce Griffin, Frank Tripp, Tom Haskard, Bob Walkerdon, Alan Prime, Jack Laurence, Victor Davoren, Lloyd McFarlane.
Third row: Sybil Cooper, Daphne Hurrell, Mavis Bartholomew, Neta Sweetman, Mona Camac, Daphne Wallage, Doris Reid, Leah Warne, Lydia Hurrell, Margaret Bruce.
Front row: Eileen McFarlane, Una Pudney, Gwen Watson, Belle Davis, Marjory Hardy, Dorothy Wickman, Gwen Cummings.
Grade V Circa 1940-41
Back row: John Lewis, Terry Swain, Percy Tugwell, John Penalurick, Harvey Pearce, Bill Mayfield, Brian Crowhurst.
3rd. row: Dorothy Rumbelow, Ruth Koop, Gwen Williams, Lois Monkhouse, Yvonne Rumbelow, Lois Dawe, Dorothy Treleaven, Daphne Treleaven.
2nd. row: Barbara Thompson, Pam Rose, Betty Ferguson, Jeannine Coultas, Margaret Wallage, Thelma Grosvenor, Barbara Emmett, Peggy Tregonning.
Front row: Rodney Crosby, Bob Nott, John Fishlock, Bob Michelmore, Ken Pearsons.
Grade 2 1953
Front row: Tony Phillips Eric Rowley Peter Francis Robert McKenzie Michael Eddy Bernard Samuels Ron Lee Trevor Davis Don Tugwell.
2nd row: Brian Sweetman Pauline Jones Jennifer Langsford Heather Kleinig Linley Burgess Virginia Battye Beverly Cocker Jacqualine Strachan Raelene Parks Alison Martin Peter Coote.
3rd row: Russell Lush Bessie Stock Janet Bywaters Janet Ewen Jennifer Henstridge Ann Hastwell Margaret Dix Margaret Watson Marjory Tripp Dean Schubert Ian Rumbelow.
Back row: Tom Downer Douglas Stock Norman Lee Kym Perks Kym Stoeckel Brian Jones Kevin Rumbelow Bill Sneyd Bryce Yates.
Grade 3 1954
Front row: Bernard Samuels Virginia Battye Helen Broadbent Kaye Williams Bessie Stock Marilyn Brennan Leonie Yeoward Jacqueline Strachan Don Tugwell.
2nd row: Christine Willats Raelene Parks Dorothy Joy Christine Henderson Janet Swincer Margaret Dix ? Jennifer Langsford Meryl Lush ?
3rd row: Bryce Yates Russell Lush Kevin Rumbelow Andrew McEwin Ian Rumbelow Kym Stoeckel Ronald Sweeney Lyle Frann ? Malen Rumbelow
Back row: Robert McKenzie Peter Coote Peter Francis James Tippett Robert Brown Vic Walters Kelvyn Reynolds Kym Perks ? Larry Davenport Colin Rosenzweig Ron Lee
1955
1956
Front Row: Rosemary Gilbert, Jenny Williams, Robyn McKnight, Julie Simmons, ? Denise Wilby, Vicki Sampson, Christine Davis, Bina Lucas, ?, ?.
Second Row: Veronica Cakebread, ?, Colleen Allen, ?,?,?,?, Kay Tonkin,Colleen Maloney.
Third Row: ?, ?, Jim White, Michael Page, ?, Bob Rosser, Reggie Joy, Roger Joy, ?, ?.
Back Row: ?, ?, ?, Gus Prime, John Hurrell, Tom Hutchinson, ?, John Masters, ?, ?, Don Rumbelow
1957
Front Row: Christine Davis, Rosemary Gilbert, Veronica Cakebread, Robyn McKnight, Denise Wilby, Helen Dean, Jenny Williams.
Second Row: Helen Gregory, Julie Simmons, ?, Judith Brand, ?, ?, Colleen Maloney, Colleen Allen, ?.
Third Row: Bob Rosser, Nicholas Lambert, Tom Hutchinson, Roger Joy, Jim White, Reggie Joy, ?, John Masters, ?.
Back Row: Brian Coote, ?, ?, Bob Darrie, ?, Don Rumbelow, Trevor Jenner.
Grade 4 Mrs Telfer’s class 1959
Front Row: Brian Coote, Trevor Jenner, ?, Brenton Grosvenor, Bob Darrie, Peter Annells, ?, ?, Gus Prime, Don Rumbelow, ?.
Second Row: Deirdre Solly, ?, Anne Walford, Vicki Sampson, Denise Wilby, Carolyn Burdon, Denise Coles, ?, Colleen Maloney, Colleen Allen, Kay Tonkin, Helen Dean.
Third Row: ?, Bob Rosser, John Ridgeway, Jim White, Bruce Thesinger, ?, Keith Mitchelmore, ?, ?, John Hurrell.
Back Row: Bronwyn Cox, Rosalie Ruge, Bina Lucas, ?Jenny Williams, Jane Matthews, Janet Polkinghorne, Helen Gregory, Diane Sedunary, Veronica Cakebread, Janet Regan, Lyndall Lush.
Grade 1B - Mrs Battye 1959
Back row: Graham Harding. Tony White, Brenton Hutchinson, Carter-
Jimmy Bot, Billy Retallick, Phillip Coppin- Tony
Third row: -Bill England, Tony Gilbert, Brenton Nockolds, David Haynes, Andrew Chambers, Kent Brandwood, Steven Mulhern, Chris Matthews
Second row: - Mike Cane, Terry Clifford, Penny Smith , Jennifer Earl, Ruth Modistach, Sharon Dean, Jenny Dawe, Malcolm Rumbelow, Terry Joy
First Row - Diane Stringer- Margaret Wallach Elvene Muir-Linda Sampson-Elisabeth Harding- Elaine Schumaker - Anne Masters -Janis Haines
1959
2nd Row: Rosemary Brown, Marjory Tripp, Raelene Parks, Margaret Parnell, Margaret Dix, Fay Darlenburgh, Ronda Thiselton, Christine Hearse.
3rd Row: Robert Brown, Anthony Coppin, John Davis, Mr Vogelsang, Kevin Rumbelow, Bryce Yates, Kevin Solly.
Front Row: Ann Bartel, Sandra Tonkin, Jenny Biddle, Ann Btrookman, Peri Tippet, Judy Willats, Marlene Burgess, Fay Otterway, Marilyn Littely
Back row: Bruce Brittain, Ian Nocholds, Blind Billy Needs, Richard Broadbent
Third row : Wayne Shegog, Phillip Fox, Ian Warrender, John Rumbelow
Second Row: Sue Oram and Sandra Kirk.
Front row: Gary and Graeme Kluske.
Catherine, Helen and Kenton Adams, Lindsay Haskett, Colin Dean, Alan Seduanary, Lyn Rumbelow, Carlene Henderson, Paul Skinner, Fiona and Nicholas Lambert, Richard Jacobs, Philip Hearst, Bev Parsons, Eddie Molino, Donald Williams, Christopher Marles, Diane Sinclair, Denis Carter, Christine Lyons, Glenda ?, Karen Sinkinson, Peter Haynes, Mary Wienert, Eileen Coote, Colin Dean, Anthony ? Patsy Bott Paul McLaren
Kathy Plenty Malcolm Rumbellow, John Humphris, Rodney Kramer, Alan Coote, Noel, Kent Brandwood, Stephen Walters, Ian Prime, Erica, Janice, Dianne, Robyn, Suzanne, Leila Wilton,
Grade 7 - 1970
Back row : Kim Nash, Dean Stringer, Phillip Broadbent, Robert Harding, Mark Leitch, Michael Keen, John Roads, Graham White, Peter Brown
Middle row : Tim Morton, Andrew James, Sandra Pearce, Jill Griffin, Mary Bingham, Barry Armstrong, Lawrie Woods, Kenny Graham
Front row: Sue Jaeger, Michelle Walters, Leanne Munchenberg, Sue Rumbelow, Barbara Fuller, Debbie Manskey, Sue Earl, Tania Beatty Teacher: Mr Telfer
Lynn, John and Sue Rumbelow