Difference between revisions of "Stony Point School"
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*[[Port Gawler North (Two Wells) School]] | *[[Port Gawler North (Two Wells) School]] | ||
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| − | *[[Lewiston School]] | + | *[[Lewiston School]] |
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 09:05, 9 November 2009
| Type of organisation: | Government
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| Town or locality: | Section 503 Hundred of Dublin |
| Date established: | "{{{Date approximate}}}" is not recognized as a Boolean (true/false) value. 1876
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Information provided by Mr. Clarrie (Jack) Judd when he was 95 years of age.
He attended the Stony Point School c.1900.
In 1879 the first teacher was Miss Dyer followed by Miss Emery.
Miss Alice Nairn was the teacher in 1885.
The school building was made of Weatherboard, built off the ground and with a residence attached. Neither of the first two teachers lived in the house, but boarded at nearby farm houses and they rode their bicycles to and from school.
The one teacher school catered for children from Grade 1 through to Grade 7, and there were approximately 25 children attending.
The school building was not used as a church.
The pile of stones on the property were from the tank stand, or rear addition.
Following the closure of the school, the building was purchased by Mr. H.E. Bartlett and later owned by Mr. Bridgeman – both of Mallala
On site is a limestone cairn which was erected as an initiative of the Mallala Museum Committee and assisted by a grant from the District Council of Mallala.
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- Mallala School
- Port Gawler North (Two Wells) School
- Redbanks School
- Lewiston School
- Reeves Plains School
External Links
Sources
Mallala Museum files
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