Black Mountain State School, Black Mountain, 1948

Mavis A. Diefenbach was the Teacher. Black Mountain School opened in a temporary building on 21 July 1913. The school building at 482 Black Mountain Road was opened on 5 August 1914. The first teacher was Miss Catherine Alice Bergin. The school closed temporarily in 1919 during the Spanish Flu epidemic and closed permanently on 31 December 1961. The building was converted to a private residence. (Source: supplied by Cooroora Historical Society)