Local Government
Wandering
Region
Wheatbelt
Wandering
Wandering
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1870
Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
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Type | Status | Date | Documents |
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RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 31 Jan 2020 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | Category 4 |
Category 4 |
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.
A plaque commemorates the school site.
In operation: 1870- 1924.
The General Board of Education made a grant to the settlers of Wandering Brook in 1870 to set up a school and hire a teacher. It is thought that the schooling took place in one of the buildings on the Watts property and existed as such until 1874. The school re-opened in 1876 as Wandering School with an enrolment of ten boys and six girls. It is probable that the school was now situated where the memorial plaque is placed.
Site only
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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Historical Society and Lions Club; "History of the Pioneer Schools in Wandering Shire". | Shire of Wandering- Observer Print, Narrogin |
Historic Site
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Present Use | EDUCATIONAL | Combined School |
Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Combined School |
Other Use | EDUCATIONAL | Housing or Quarters |
General | Specific |
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SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
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