Local Government
Narembeen
Region
Wheatbelt
former Emu Hill Townsite Emu Hill
south of Narembeen
Narembeen
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1923
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 31 Jul 1996 | Category 5 |
Category 5 |
The site represents associations with the pioneers of the district
and demonstrate a way of life.
Education was an important issue for the settlers in the developing communities, and by 1911 the Emu Hill settlers recognised the need to educate their children. In 1913 the first Emu Hill School was built on the corner of Latham's property, and opened with only 5 students on 14 February 1914. Enrolment improved only marginally, and after the Wadderin School opened in 1919, the Emu Hill School closed only a few months later when it could not maintain the minimum number of eight students to keep the school open.
Within a few months of the closure of the Emu Hills School, the parents were requesting a school in the Emu Hill Townsite. In April 1920 a school commenced in the Emu Hill Hall. Agitation continued to have a purpose built school in Emu Hill Town, and subsequently the Inspector supported the application
A site was decided upon, and school constructed in 1923. The school commenced on 5 April 1924, and continued to operate until the end of 1938 when it closed. Children from the district travelled to Narembeen school on the Moppetts School Bus service. The school was relocated to the Narembeen School site in 1938 and remains insitu in 1996.
Site
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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Bristow I; "Seedtime & Harvest A History of the Narembeen District 1888-1988". | Shire of Narembeen | 1988 | |
"First School in Narembeen District Emu Hill (2)". | Fencepost | 1991 |
Historic Site
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Primary School |
Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
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SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
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