Dwarda School Site

Author

Shire of Wandering

Place Number

07049

Enlarge Map

Show Property Street View

There no heritage location found in the Google fusion table.

Location

34 Dowsett St Wandering

Location Details

Local Government

Wandering

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Demolition Year

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	31 Jan 2020

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted		Category 4	Category 4 Significant but not essential to an understanding of the history of the district: photographically record the place prior to any major redevelopment or demolition.

Statement of Significance

The site is a reminder of the early development of the district, when small settlements developed and schools were required due to the sufficient number of children, and then declined as enrolments fluctuated as Wandering became the major service centre for the district.

Physical Description

Plaque commemorating school site.

History

School in operation: 1925 - 1934.

Information from the Railway Historical Society shows that the railway was extended east from Pinjarra first to Holyoak, opening on 1 July 1910, and then extended to Dwarda in 1913.

Mr Robert Stephens, the storekeeper applied for a school at Dwarda on 23 July 1923 and suggested that a suitable site would be on town blocks 13, 14, 15 and 16, directly opposite the railway siding. After negotiations, the Lands Department set aside an area of 5 acres on Lot 34 at the Dwarda townsite for a school on 11 January 1924. On 30 July 1924 estimated were allowed for the removal of the Lake Clifton School to Dwarda, however the Inspector was not happy about the decision and again commented that a school at Dwarda would drain off half the enrolment at Wandering so the tender to move the Lake Clifton school was deferred. The School was eventually opened on 9 April 1925.

The school opened and closed a number of times as enrolments and availability of teachers fluctuated. In 1934 there were difficulties in maintaining attendance again and also problems with teacher accommodation. As a result the Dwarda School was closed on 20 August 1934, for the last time.

The buildings were sold to Mrs Phoeba A. Schorer by public tender for the sum of £28 on 26 May, 1938.1

Condition

Site only

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Historical Society and Lions Club; "History of the Pioneer Schools in Wandering Shire".	Shire of Wandering- Observer Print, Narrogin

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science

Creation Date

23 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.