Yealering School

Author

Shire of Wickepin

Place Number

06883

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Location

Cnr Pingelly and School Rds Yealering

Location Details

Local Government

Wickepin

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1917

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	16 Aug 1996	Category 3	Category 3 Inclusion in the Shire's Town Planning Scheme means a local recognition of the heritage value of a place. Full implication of inclusion in the Town Planning Scheme are outlined in Appendix 1. Should a development application be received for a place, an assessment of the appropriateness of development would be made. Professional advice and consultation would be available, from the Heritage Council of WA, the Shire or specialised consultants, to inform property owners of development options should it be appropriate. Heritage Council and National Trust properties also included in the Town Planning Scheme Provisions.

Statement of Significance

The place represents the beginnings of schooling in Yealering, and has associations with generations of settlers.

Physical Description

Timber framed weatherboard clad structure with a corrugated iron gable roof extending over the verandah along one side of the room.

History

In 1908 the Yealering Progress Association was formed with one of its first priorities to establish a school in Yealering. In 1908, they organised a petition and there was a school operating in Yealering in 1910. It was not until 1917 that this building replaced the tent school which was operating at that time. In 1919 the school closed for a period during that year because no accomodation was available for the teacher. In 1933 a new classroom was added after being re-located from the eastern goldfields. In 1946 possible closure due to low attendance was averted by the introduction of a bus service transporting children from Milton, Bullaring, and Sewell's Rock in 1949. Milton's school building was relocated to Yealering. In 1954 a new building was built on the site. When new classrooms were built in 1966, the school room was moved to this site and became the library. The site of the first teachers house faces Pingelly Rd. (1920s-1970s)

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact
Authenticity: High degree

Condition

Very Good

References

Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
"Lakeside Reflectons".	Yealering Committee	1990
"Newspaper Article".	Narrogin Observer	21-10-1982
Corke M; "A Pioneer's Story".		Undated

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Combined School
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Primary School

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science

Creation Date

26 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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