It had been built in the Federation style and was single storied face brick with a distinctive diamond pattern asbestos tile roof, a wrap-around verandah on three sides and a central hall.

[6] In 1957, Wadham was purchased by Meriden, a neighbouring Anglican school, and was used as a sub-primary campus principally for girls, but also for nursery and kindergarten boys.

In 1967 Meriden closed the Wadham campus having purchased land for its entire junior school in Redmyre Road, Strathfield.

The Latin motto of the school was “Nulla Dies Sine Linea” which translated into English meant “Never a day without a line”.

Her father was a grocer and furniture dealer in Forbes and after his wife died in 1908, he moved to Glebe with his children who were looked after by their aunt, Rachel Kate Finigan.

In 1935 she undertook a seven months' tour of England, Scotland and the Continent to study the latest methods practised in early childhood education.

[18] On 7 January 1956, aged 52, Wyndham married Harold Wenham Robinson CBE in the chapel of Wesley College, University of Sydney.

[23] Her younger brother, Norman Wyndham OBE,[24] became a surgeon, a FRCS and a major in the Australian Army in World War II.