Local Government
Victoria Plains
Region
Wheatbelt
Great Northern Hwy Yarawindah
opposite the Yarawindah Hall 6kms south of New Norcia
Yarawindah School , St Josephs School
Victoria Plains
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1872
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Oct 1998 | Category 2 | |
The place has considerable significance as the first non missionary school in the Victoria Plains, and associations with the early settlers and education.
Brick construction with a gable corrugated iron roof.
A small one room school was established to cater for the education needs of the settler's children, particularly the Anglicans in the area. Canon Martelli planned the school on land donated by the Clune brothers. Funds were raised by the community by various ways, including a tea meeting in 1871, attended by a hundred people, and raising £3. During the course of construction in 1872, floods rose the Moore River to its highest known levels. It was fortuitous that Father Martinez had directed that the walls be double thickness and of burnt bricks. The school was originally called St Joseph's School, when it opened in October 1872, but soon became known as Victoria Plains School. Martin Butler gave up his Road Board seat and Secretary position to become the teacher, but he had very bad eyesight, and was assisted by his daughters. In 1878/79, he withdrew and the school closed. He returned in 1879 Mary Butler was the teacher with 21 students. In 1884, Mary married Sergeant Troy, and Toodyay teacher Elizabeth McKight took over. When the railway went to Mogumber, it became a townsite and trucking centre. The provisional Victoria Plains School closed in 1899. Yarawindah was the focus of the Anglican settlers in the Victoria Plains area.
Integrity: Redeemable Authenticity: High degree
Poor
| Name | Type | Year From | Year To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Father Martinez | Architect | 1872 | - |
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| Erickson R; "The Victoria Plains". | Shire of Victoria Plains | 1971 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Combined School |
| Present Use | VACANT\UNUSED | Vacant\Unused |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
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