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DEBORAH KOWALD- SCHOOL MEMORIES

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Overview

1a Photo of Deborah Kowald - writer of story re riding on the school bus. Deborah was a student of Kojonup District High School in 1990's.
1b Deborah wrote for the booklet found in the School Bus display area, describing the number of hours spent on the school bus since she started school.

Historical information

Kojonup's first school was held at the Barracks in 1863-1894, before moving to Pensioner Road until 1964. St Bernard's Catholic school began in 1952. 23 small schools were established in the district from 1906,- Marleyup, to the last to close Glenorchy in 1996, having opened in 1937. Some ran for a few years, some were simply a room in a home, while others like Jingalup ran from 1919-1970 and had up to 4 teachers.. The names of the schools and districts are still used today - mainly as the volunteer fire districts and also the names on many school buses that now transport the children to and from the two school in Kojonup. A book called 'Give them Wings' edited by Barbara Hobbs .explores aspects of each of Kojonup's schools and Kodja Place also interprets the story in a variety of ways. "One story, many voices".

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-118-KPCW2025.11a-b

Item type

Photographs

Keywords

school transport

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Saturday, 28 February, 2026

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