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BSHS Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser Visit 1979

1979
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Visitors
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A photograph of Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser during a visit to Bunbury Senior High 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.

From the 1950s the school was sometimes referred to as Beachess or the Temple of Beachess. The origin of the nickname is likely to be a 'mock' sermon in the 1952 Kingia magazine entitled 'The Temple Of Beachess'.

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

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-229-6.46
Item type
Photographs
Material
Photographic Materials
Keywords
1970s
Place made
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Year
1979
Public location
Boardroom - Archive Box
Last modified
Friday, 4 September, 2026
Completeness
100
Rights category
Date of creation +70 years
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Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser Visits BHS 1979
BSHS Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser Visit 1979
Source: Bunbury Senior High School 6.46

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