Local Government
Quairading
Region
Wheatbelt
South Caroling Rd Dangin
Quairading
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1915
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Apr 1996 | Category 5 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 18 Apr 1996 | Category 5 | |
The site is significant in representing the Dangin community's co-operation, determination and significance of education in establishing and maintaining a school in Dangin. The school has historical and pioneer associations as well as with most people who lived in Dangin between 1910 and 1949.
Originally a one room school.
In 1836 Stephen Parker took up a pastoral selection at Dangin Springs, and in 1859 his son Edward Read Parker settled on the selection. After ER Parker's death in 1905, his son Jonah Smith Wells Parker took over the Dangin property. Parker allotted a portion of his estate for a townsite, and by 1902, the town lots were surveyed and the town of Dangin declared. Parker donated the land for most of the town's facilities including land for school purposes, and for the Agricultural hall which was constructed in 1909. School commenced at the hall in 1910. From the beginning of the school, the parents and teacher (Mr Ward) wrote to the Education Department requesting appropriate school accommodation. The Education Department declined. At Mr Ward's request a tent-like living quarters were constructed, but when they were finished Mr Ward had left and Miss Gillespie was the teacher. Lack of security made the living situation unsuitable. Considerable correspondence took place, and eventually in 1915 the Education Department built a one room school. The teacher, Miss Vince commenced with 23 children. The school grounds were enlarged and improved over the years. In 1934, 69 children were educated in the one room school. After parent complaints, the Education Department relocated the South Caroling School to Dangin, and! 90 children attended in 1936. By 1949 only 20 pupils remained, and the school closed. A bus service transported the Dangin children to the Quairading School. The Dangin School was re-located to Pantapin in the early 1950s, used until it closed in 1962, and the building was relocated to Bruce Rock for a kindergarten.
Site
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Adamson P; "unpublished research paper". | Unpublished | 1995 | |
| Eaton F; "The Golden Grain and the Silver Fleece, A History of Quairading from 1859-1930". | Shire of Quairading | 1979 |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Primary School |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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