Waddi Forest School Site

Author

Shire of Coorow

Place Number

06450

Location

Coorow-Latham Rd Waddi Forest

Location Details

Local Government

Coorow

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1923

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 Forest School site has some local historic significance given the school operated for 15 years.

Physical Description

Site only. The site is directly west of the former Waddy Forest Telephone Exchange adjacent to the Coorow-Latham Road.

History

Opened in 1923 the first teacher was Marjorie Underwood. Children attending the school were from the following families: Patton, Wallace, Fowler, Greenwood, Hutchcraft, Redhall, McGilp, Morcombe, Lampard, Bresford, and Roberts. The school closed in late 1939. The reserve has been deregistered, but the site was marked with a plaque in 1988. (Source: Alison Doley).

Condition

Site Only

Place Type

Historic Site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use EDUCATIONAL Combined School
Original Use EDUCATIONAL Combined School

Historic Themes

General Specific
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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