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1920s Decade Board

Razoreye Design
2025
Subcollections
Artwork
Overview

A collage of Bunbury High School history and heritage from the 1920s decade. The boards were designed to be hung on the walls around the school.

Historical information

Planning for a Bunbury High School (BHS) began in 1917. The school was to be built on top of a sand dunes known as Boulter's Heights. The site chosen by the Minister for Education, Sir James Mitchell.

Surveying was completed in 1920. The contract to construct Bunbury High School was let on the 9th January, 1922. The contract for the school went to Totterdell & Bros. of Perth.

By the 1st October, 1922, a two-storey building comprising of 8 classrooms, 2 science laboratories and a gymnasium was completed at a cost of £15,189.00

In 1923, Bunbury High School opened with 162 students and 11 staff.

The school's status was upgraded in 1959 and it became Bunbury Senior High School (BSHS).

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-229-516a
Item type
Collages
Material
Illustration Board
Keywords
1920s
Place made
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Year
2025
Public location
School Corridoors
Last modified
Saturday, 22 August, 2026
Completeness
100
Rights category
Date of creation +70 years
Permissions

For authorisation to reproduce, publish or display, please contact the Bunbury Senior High School.

Attribution requirements

Acknowledgements to be made to 'Bunbury Senior High School 516a'.

Rights holder
Bunbury Senior High School
Bunbury Senior High School

Bunbury Senior High School

1920s Decade Board
1920s Decade Board
Source: Bunbury Senior High School 516a

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