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History:
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History:  
  
&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 15px;" class="Apple-style-span">Land
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&nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">Land
 
for both the school and church were acquired from William Smith who was
 
for both the school and church were acquired from William Smith who was
 
an original landholder having been allotted the section 89 Hundred of
 
an original landholder having been allotted the section 89 Hundred of
 
Port Gawler on 7 March 1859. One acre of land was purchased for the
 
Port Gawler on 7 March 1859. One acre of land was purchased for the
building of the school on 2 July 1866.</span>
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building of the school on 2 July 1866.</span>  
  
<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span lang="EN-US" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;">The first teacher was Mr Adams. Others to follow were Mr Allport, Mr Small, Miss Ryan, Mrs Rudall and Mr Fitzgerald.</span></span></span>
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<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span lang="EN-US" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;">The first teacher was Mr Adams. Others to follow were Mr Allport, Mr Small, Miss Ryan, Mrs Rudall and Mr Fitzgerald.</span></span></span>  
  
 
<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;">The
 
<span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 100%; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.2em;">The
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standing and is one of the very few original buildings still in
 
standing and is one of the very few original buildings still in
 
existence in the district.  
 
existence in the district.  
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The building is used as a private residence in 2009.
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The building is used as a private residence in 2009. <br> <br>  
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== Related Articles  ==
 
== Related Articles  ==
  
*[[REEVES_PLAINS_TENNIS|Reeves Plains Tennis]]
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*[[REEVES PLAINS TENNIS|Reeves Plains Tennis]]
  
 
== External Links  ==
 
== External Links  ==
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*Life around the Light - A history of the Mallala District Council Area
 
*Life around the Light - A history of the Mallala District Council Area
 
{{Memories|The Reeves Plains Tennis Club had  courts  adjacent to the school and in 1962 entered two teams, one in the Lower North Association and the other in Gawler River Association.This continued until 1966 when the club had only one team in the Gawler River Association.}}
 
{{Memories|The Reeves Plains Tennis Club had  courts  adjacent to the school and in 1962 entered two teams, one in the Lower North Association and the other in Gawler River Association.This continued until 1966 when the club had only one team in the Gawler River Association.}}
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Revision as of 21:26, 15 October 2009

Template:Building History:

 Land for both the school and church were acquired from William Smith who was an original landholder having been allotted the section 89 Hundred of Port Gawler on 7 March 1859. One acre of land was purchased for the building of the school on 2 July 1866.

The first teacher was Mr Adams. Others to follow were Mr Allport, Mr Small, Miss Ryan, Mrs Rudall and Mr Fitzgerald.

The school closed in 1967 when a school bus service was commenced to take the children to Mallala Primary School. The school building is still standing and is one of the very few original buildings still in existence in the district.

The building is used as a private residence in 2009.

Related Articles

External Links

Sources

  • Life around the Light - A history of the Mallala District Council Area

Memories of Reeves Plains School

The Reeves Plains Tennis Club had courts adjacent to the school and in 1962 entered two teams, one in the Lower North Association and the other in Gawler River Association.This continued until 1966 when the club had only one team in the Gawler River Association.

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