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*St Thomas College, Murree, for boys, was opened in 1882<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=UveLzKDlZBEC&pg=PA138 ''The magic mountains: hill stations and the British raj''] by Dane Keith Kennedy page 138 Google Books</ref>, probably by the Capuchin Fathers, and was subsequently taken over by the (Roman Catholic) Mill Hill Missionaries <ref>A Google Books search snippet from [http://books.google.com/books?id=JRMXAAAAIAAJ ''Into deserts: a history of the Catholic Diocese of Lahore, 1886-1986''] by John Rooney c 1986 says: The Rome agreement provided that the Mill Hill Missionaries were to take over responsibility for the debts of St. Thomas College, Murree. Capuchin sources assess these at Rs.l. 00. Mill Hill sources say the debt amounted to Rs.25000.00. ... This book is available at [http://hollis.harvard.edu/?itemid=|library/m/aleph|001359212 Harvard University Library] and [http://oskicat.berkeley.edu:80/record=b14547408~S1. UCLA Library]</ref>. However, it had probably closed by the 1930’s as there is no mention of this school in the entry for Murree in the Imperial Gazetteer of India, published 1909-1931
*St Denys School
==Volunteer Regiments==
G Company, [[Punjab Rifles|1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles]], had its headquarters at Murree, and was composed of cadets belonging to the [[Lawrence Military Asylum]] at Ghora Gali, near Murree.
H Company, 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles contained civilian residents from [[Rawalpindi]] and Murree, and had its headquarter at Murree. In 1907 G and H Companies were "in strength 121 men, exclusive of officers".<ref>Page 228, computer page 251 ''Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XXVIIIA, Rawalpindi District 1907'', published 1909, available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.</ref>
==External Links==
*[http://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/n415/mode/2up Map of Murree] showing the cantonments, between pages 244 and 245, ''A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon'' published by John Murray, London Eighth Edition 1911 Archive.org.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oKAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA321 "Abstract of Medico-Topographical Report of Murree, Punjab"] by Assistant-Surgeon J Reade, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, page 321 ''Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862''
*''Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XXVIIIA, Rawalpindi District 1907'', published 1909, is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Table of Contents commences computer page 8.
==Further Reading==
* Shaukat, Lala Rukh, "Mystique of Murree" Lahore: Ferozsons (Pvt) Ltd 2006 ISBN 969 0 01986 4
