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Bindi Bindi School House

Author

Shire of Moora

Place Number

11045
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Location

Bindi Bindi

Location Details

Local Government

Moora

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1953

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
(no listings)

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 19 Nov 1997

Statement of Significance

The place demonstrates a way of life associated with education.

Physical Description

Timber framed and clad with fibro cement sheets the corrugated iron hipped roof extends in a skillion over the front verandah which extends across the front of the house. The verandah has dado height walls, with a central opening corresponding with the central front door.

History

With the centralisation of Bindi Bindi in the district after the railway through to Miling in 1925, the development of the Tootra Soldier Settlement Scheme and the introduction of the bus service in 1951, the school population developed to the degree that the new teacher accommodation was provided.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact or redeemable
Authenticity: High Degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Margaret Ellis compiled "Unpublished Research Notes" 1996
M Laurie;"Tracks Through the Midlands, A History of the Moora District." Shire of Moora 1995

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Housing or Quarters
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Housing or Quarters

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall ASBESTOS Fibrous Cement, flat

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Education & science

Creation Date

13 Mar 1998

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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