Local Government
Bruce Rock
Region
Wheatbelt
Jermyn St Shackleton
Residence
Bruce Rock
Wheatbelt
Constructed from 1927
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 11 Sep 1997 | Category 3 | |
The place demonstrates a way of life associated with education in the Shackleton area since the first European settlement in the area.
Timber framed and weatherboard clad with corrugated iron roof.
In 1916, the first requests were made for a school in Shackleton. The submission was refused due to not enough children within the compulsory catchment radius. On 23rd April 1923, Mrs Leedman, the storekeepers wife, started a school with 13 children in the hall. In 1924, the inspector proposed a central school at Kwolyin or Shackleton. The school was sunsequently built in Shackleton in 1926. In 1936, a termianl bus route for the south Shackleton area resulted in a larger classroom and married quarters being built at the school in 1937. A circular route introduced in 1944 included Erikin and Yarding in 1947, as well as North Shackleton. In 1953, another room was added. In 1956 the outlying schools closed and children were transported by bus from Erikin, Yarding, South Shackleton and Kwolyin. The school and teachers' quarters were relocated from Kwolyin to Shackleton School. With the overflow of students resulting from the Kwolyin school closure, the Shackleton Hall was called into use as classrooms for a period of time. In the years of 1941 and 1942 when Mr Tormey was a teacher, the school garden was a site of great admiration.
Integrity: Intact or Redeemable Authenticity: ? Degree
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JK Ewers;"Bruce Rock, the story of a District". | Bruce Rock Roads Board | 1959 | |
| V Bulller;" Histroy of Schools in the Shire of Bruce Rock 1911-1988". | Bruce Rock Tourist Committee | 1988 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Original Use | EDUCATIONAL | Combined School |
| Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
| Type | General | Specific |
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| Wall | TIMBER | Weatherboard |
| Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
| General | Specific |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Education & science |
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