Waddy Well School Site

Author

Shire of Coorow

Place Number

06452

Location

East Boundary Rd & Coorow-Latham Rd Coorow

Location Details

North East corner

Local Government

Coorow

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1929

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 31 Oct 1996 Category 5

Statement of Significance

The Waddy Well school site has historic significance given its connection to the development of education in the district.

History

The school was opened in 1925 by the Hon. Alex McCallum, Minister for Works. It closed on 26/04/1940. The first teacher was Germaine Butler and children from the following families are known to have attended in the first year :Redhall, Coodlet, White, Tamblyn, Williams, Anderson, McGilp, Kerr and Morcombe. The well was constructed 1913 by Peed & Tobin. It was 10 metres deep and had a windless and two buckets of 10 and 40 gallons. Water was used by travellers on the Coorow-Latham road and by local settlers. The well was on the north side of the Coorow-Latham road. Currently the well has silted in and is not in use. (Sources: A. Doley and H. Kau, Merv Williams).

Condition

Site Only

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
Records of A. Doley and H. Kau.

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Combined School
Original Use Transport\Communications Road: Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Road transport
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Education & science

Creation Date

02 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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