School House (fmr), Kununurra Research Station

Author

Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley

Place Number

09576

Location

Durak Drive Kununurra

Location Details

Local Government

Wyndham-East Kimberley

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Constructed from 1943

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 20 Feb 1997

Statement of Significance

The school was the original school for the whole district. Children from Kununurra were at first bussed from town out to the Research Station. This practice stopped when the town school was built in 1964. The school building is used to house displays of pioneer and current crops, demonstrating them to visitors from southern Australia who may be unfamiliar with tropical plants. It is also a good aid for teaching local children.

Physical Description

Set in the grounds of the station, the school house is a single room on modest pillars. It has a low pitched hipped roof of corrugated iron. The walls are asbestos. Surrounding the school house are many mature trees providing necessary shade for the tropical conditions.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Largely intact

Condition

Good

Place Type

zUNKNOWN ZERO CODE

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Technical School
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused

Creation Date

14 Nov 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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