Beenong School

Author

Shire of Lake Grace

Place Number

12770

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Location

Beenong

Location Details

Other Name(s)

North East Lake Grace School (fmr)

Local Government

Lake Grace

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1923

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	23 Sep 1998	Category E	Category E An historic site without built features. Recommend that the site is recognised by means of a plaque, place name, interpretive material, or an architectural or urban design, in due course.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	23 Sep 1998	Category E	Category E An historic site without built features. Recommend that the site is recognised by means of a plaque, place name, interpretive material, or an architectural or urban design, in due course.

Statement of Significance

The site represents the importance of education and a way of life no longer practised. It has an association with the early settlers.

History

The area north east of Lake Grace was first settled in 1919. No school was available for the children, so the children's education took place in the lounge of AB Thompson's new dwelling in 1923. In 1924, the recently vacated former school room from Lake Grace was relocated to a paddock on WD Boulton's farm. Boulton's farm was the centre of the district, and no child had to travel more than 8 miles. The children usually travelled by horse and cart, subsidised by the Government at sixpence per child. The students originally comprised of 2 Thompsons, 3 Merediths and 3 Duckworths. In 1927 the school students and teachers enjoyed a day's outing to White Cliffs. In July 1937, the name was changed from North East Lake Grace School to Beenong School. In 1940, the school closed due to low attendance. It was an Education Department requirement that a minimum number of 8 children was needed to retain a school teacher and keep a school open. Often the small country schools opened and closed a number of times depending on that requirement. When the school closed, the Beenong branch of the Farmer's Union Progress tried to retain the school building as a meeting place. However they were unsuccessful, and the Lake Biddy branch of the Farmer's Union bought the school room in 1942. They dismantled it and re-erected it to provide a school at Buniche.

Condition

Site

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Kellow J; "unpublished reserach notes".	Unpublished	Undated

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Combined School

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science

Creation Date

03 Nov 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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