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: WMQ9J1
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 01/17/2016
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In 1876 Robert Mewburn opened the first ‘official’ school in a building close to the Church of England in Sholl Street, earlier than this an unofficial school had operated in the soldiers’ barracks
A plaque attached to a limestone rock is engraved -
'Site of
Mandurah's first school
Erected and conducted by
Robert Mewburn headmaster
--1876--
Age/Event Date: 1876
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque only
Type of Historic Marker if other: Not listed
Related Website: Not listed
Historic Resources.: Not listed
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