Quellington School - Western Australia
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blingg
S 31° 46.433 E 116° 51.815
50J E 487082 N 6484619
A former one room school
Waymark Code: WMPR76
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 10/12/2015
Views: 2
The former Quellington School is now a Farm-Stay business, the classroom is now the lounge area, (with the blackboards still in place), and the teacher's accomodation bedrooms.
The first school house was built of mud and Straw bricks by Mr Samuel Gentle for the education of his children. After a short time other settlers of Quellington asked Mr Gentle if their children could join the 'Gentle School' (as it was commonly referred to). This was agreed to for the payment of one shilling per week to help pay the teacher's salary. As numbers grew, Mr Gentle donated 1.5 acres of his land to the Education Department for a school with living quarters to be built. The school was built in 1885 of brick and mortar, using the 'English Garden Wall' style of bricklaying. The school opened and closed many times due to numbers of children in the district. It was finally closed on October 27, 1944
Original or Re-creation?: Original
Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1885
Year the school closed.: 10/27/1944
Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no
Address:
Sees Rd
Quellington, W.A Australia
6302
Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: no
Web Address (if available): Not listed
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