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North Walgoolan School site

Author

Shire of Westonia

Place Number

12085
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Location

Cnr Warralakin & Leach Rds Walgoolan

Location Details

Local Government

Westonia

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1925

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
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 18 Jun 1998 Category 5

Category 5

Historic Site without built features; recognise, for example with a plaque, place name, or reflection in urban or architectural design.

Statement of Significance

This site is significant to the education facilities that were available to the families in this area.

Physical Description

Set close to the corner of Warralakin and Leach Road and has been marked with a plaque.

History

The School was opened from 1925 to 1928. The north Walgoolan school like other schools within the area was of a class 7, having and enrolement of ten to twenty pupils within the education system. A class 7 would be located at a junction of cross roads in a farming community and would service farming families within a five mile radius. The building would be transportable and could be moved to another site.

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Rural and Isolated Schools Introductory Supplement to the Pioneer Schools Project

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

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

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Education & science

Creation Date

10 Sep 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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