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BHS Blazer Badge

1949
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Students > Prefects > Badges and Shields
Overview

A Bunbury High School blazer badge.

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.

A chronic shortage of rooms saw building commence in 1929, on a new wing to the school. This new wing consisted of a library on the ground floor, and 2 classrooms on the first floor. The library opened in first term 1930.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-229-538d
Item type
Badges
Material
Ceramic Glaze
Metal
Keywords
1940s
Place made
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1949
Public location
Boardroom - Archive Box
Last modified
Friday, 4 September, 2026
Completeness
100
Rights category
Date of creation +50 years
Permissions

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Blazer Badge
BHS Blazer Badge
Source: Bunbury Senior High School 538d

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