Local Government
Bruce Rock
Region
Wheatbelt
Richardson St Kwolyin
Kwolyin Townsite School (1)
Bruce Rock
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1914
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10875 Kwolyin Townsite
The site represents significant associations with the early settlers and subsequent generations of Kwolyin people. It was the social and community centre as well as a venue for education. It represewnted a way of life no longer practised.
The timber framed structure was clad with fibro-cement walls and corrugated iron roof.
As early as 1915, the settlers in Kwolyin were attempting to establish a school, but ofr lack of student numbers and conflicting uses in the hall were problems. The hall was a popular venue for socials, meetings and dances which had previously taken place at J Ottey's, who had a piano and a wooden floor. On 15th November 1920, the School did open again and it continued to operate in the hall until 1927. A situation in 1925, was caused by the conditions of the hall, the extreme hot and cold and the presence of stickfast flease due to fowls under the hall. A 1943 list of charges for the use of the hall illustrates the range of faciltities offered by the hall; Holding of public worship no charge Temporary use as a school no charge Agricultural & Horticultural Shows 15/- per day Meeting Place: Roads Board, Agricultural, horticultural, Pastoral Societies before sunset 10/- after sunset 12/6 Dance Hall, ballroom, Music Hall banquets, concerts, theatrical before sunset 25/- after sunset 30/- Patriotic Function 10/- after sunset 12/6 Matrimonial Uses before sunset 20/- after sunset 25/-
Site only
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| A Lovell;"Bruce Rock A Revised History". | Shire of Bruce Rock | 1993 | |
| JK Ewers;"Bruce Rock the story of a District". | Bruce Rock District Road Board. | 1959 | |
| V Buller;"History of Schools in the Shire of Bruce Rock 1911-1988". | Bruce Rock Tourist Committee | 1988 |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
| Other Use | EDUCATIONAL | Primary School |
| Present Use | SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL | Other Community Hall\Centre |
| General | Specific |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Community services & utilities |
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