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1912 Milisent Wilkinson

She acted as a consultant to the Board during the Brisbane Girls Grammar ’ s upheaval over the resignation in September 1899 of the then Head Mistress, Miss Eliza Fewings. The School numbered 121 and, with the resignation, dropped to 95 impacting on the School’s reputation and academic standing in the community. Owing to Wilkinson’s distinguished reputation as an educator, administrator, and first-class teacher, the Board felt safe in offering her the challenging role of leading the School out of troubled waters.

Extract from The Week, 6 October 1899 p16.