Local Government
Katanning
Region
Great Southern
Austral Tce Katanning
Katanning
Great Southern
Constructed from 1989, Constructed from 1889
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 25 Jan 1996 | Category 4 | |
This site is historically and socially significant, as it marks the first official attempt to give the children of Katanning an education. The success of the classes and the continued growth in population, particularly due to the railway line, eventually led to more formal and permanent educational services being established.
The original railway station kitchen was a corrugated iron construction. Nothing remains of this building. The concrete cairn is a pyramid shaped with a bronze plaque.
With many families now settling in the new town, the children were in need of some local educational facility. As a result, school classes opened in 1890 under the supervision of Mary Bell. The classes were held in the former kitchen for the railway station, which was one of the first buildings constructed by the WA Land Company for the Beverly to Albany line. The classes did move from there to Piesse's Hall for a brief period, until 1894 when the first purpose build government school was erected. The cairn was erected during the centenary of Katanning in 1989 and a time capsule placed inside. This time capsule was made up from some of the items in the time capsule originally placed under the Piesse Memorial in 1914, with some additional items added.
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Bignell M; "A Place to Meet: a History of the Shire of Katanning Western Australia". | UWA Press | 1981 | |
| "Katanning-Piesse Heritage Trail (brochure),". | HCWA | 1988 |
Historic site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Monument |
| Present Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Monument |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Wall | CONCRETE | Concrete Block |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| PEOPLE | Famous & infamous people |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
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