Emu Hill School (fmr)

Author

Shire of Narembeen

Place Number

24715

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Location

Lot 10 Northmore St Narembeen

Location Details

corner of Northmore and Wakeman Streets.

Local Government

Narembeen

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1914, Constructed from 1924

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

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(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	31 Jul 1996	Category 2	Category 2 A place of considerable cultural heritage significance; provide an appropriate level of recognition and protection. Recommend that maximum encouragement is provided to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. Nomination to the National Trust Classified List is recommended, to afford protection by means of moral persuasion. (TPS procedure also relevant)
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	31 Jul 1996	Category 2	Category 2 A place of considerable cultural heritage significance; provide an appropriate level of recognition and protection. Recommend that maximum encouragement is provided to the owner to conserve the significance of the place. Nomination to the National Trust Classified List is recommended, to afford protection by means of moral persuasion. (TPS procedure also relevant)

Statement of Significance

The place represents the beginnings of the school system in the Narembeen District and a way of life no longer practiced. The place is a rare surviving example of a school room of its period and makes a considerable contribution to the school precinct, and the character of the town of Narembeen.

Physical Description

Timber framed with a corrugated iron roof, the weatherboard clad building has a dramatic gable roof extending over a verandah at the entry to the classroom. The brick chimney would have been constructed after it was relocated at this site, from its original Emu Hill site (see RefNo. )

History

The Emu Hill School was the first in the Narembeen district, prior the railway extending northwards from Kulin. The first marriage in the district took place in the school on 22 February 1915, between Mary Hitchcock and Randolph Hilton. At that time two baptisms were also celebrated by the visiting Kellerberrin Minister. With the advent of the railway line through to the railhead at Narembeen Siding, the subsequent hotel licence and private town at Narembeen, Emu Hill township declined, and the school was relocated to Narembeen.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact
Authenticity: High degree

Condition

Fair - Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Bristow I; "Seedtime & Harvest A History of the Narembeen District 1888-1988".	Shire of Narembeen	1988

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Primary School
Present Use	EDUCATIONAL	Other

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science

Creation Date

03 Apr 2002

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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