FIRST - School in Mandurah, Western Australia
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S 32° 32.037 E 115° 43.275
50H E 379916 N 6399656
A plaque marking the location of the first school in Mandurah
Waymark Code: WMQ9HY
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 01/17/2016
Views: 2
In 1876 Robert Mewburn opened the first ‘official’ school in a building the Church of England building in Sholl Street, Earlier than this an unofficial school had operated in the soldiers’ barracks
A plaque at the site is engraved -
'Site of
Mandurah's first school
Erected and conducted by
Robert Mewburn headmaster
--1876--
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1876
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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