Shackleton School (fmr)

Author

Shire of Bruce Rock

Place Number

10679

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Location

Jermyn St Shackleton

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Residence

Local Government

Bruce Rock

Region

Wheatbelt

Construction Date

Constructed from 1927

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	11 Sep 1997	Category 3	Category 3 Recognition of cultural heritage value; Provide recognition through the processes of the Town Planning Scheme.

Statement of Significance

The place demonstrates a way of life associated with education in the Shackleton area since the first European settlement in the area.

Physical Description

Timber framed and weatherboard clad with corrugated iron roof.

History

In 1916, the first requests were made for a school in Shackleton. The submission was refused due to not enough children within the compulsory catchment radius. On 23rd April 1923, Mrs Leedman, the storekeepers wife, started a school with 13 children in the hall. In 1924, the inspector proposed a central school at Kwolyin or Shackleton. The school was sunsequently built in Shackleton in 1926. In 1936, a termianl bus route for the south Shackleton area resulted in a larger classroom and married quarters being built at the school in 1937. A circular route introduced in 1944 included Erikin and Yarding in 1947, as well as North Shackleton. In 1953, another room was added. In 1956 the outlying schools closed and children were transported by bus from Erikin, Yarding, South Shackleton and Kwolyin. The school and teachers' quarters were relocated from Kwolyin to Shackleton School. With the overflow of students resulting from the Kwolyin school closure, the Shackleton Hall was called into use as classrooms for a period of time. In the years of 1941 and 1942 when Mr Tormey was a teacher, the school garden was a site of great admiration.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Intact or Redeemable
Authenticity: ? Degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	JK Ewers;"Bruce Rock, the story of a District".	Bruce Rock Roads Board	1959
	V Bulller;" Histroy of Schools in the Shire of Bruce Rock 1911-1988".	Bruce Rock Tourist Committee	1988

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	EDUCATIONAL	Combined School
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Education & science

Creation Date

25 Feb 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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