TEN MILE HILL SCHOOL, TOODYAY DISTRICT

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c. 1913

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Overview

Blurry b & w photo of 7 pupils of Ten Mile Hill School (10 Mile Hill) - three mounted on horses - standing in front of school building.
Two eight-paned windows - with smaller windows above.
Building may be weather boards with iron roof.
The people in the photo have been identified as the Mick Markey and Tom Strahan families of Jimperding and the Jimmy Markey family from Mosslands, Salt Valley.
Mrs. JC Markey is in the long white dress. Harold (Pod) Strahan is on the extreme right.
Also present are Albert, Allan and Dave Markey of Jimperding (one of whom may have been cropped off the left from this version of the photo) as well as Arthur and Louis Markey of Mosslands, and Stan and Preston Strahan.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.991

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

11 cm

Height or length

14.5000 cm

Themes

Education

Contextual Information

The Ten Mile Hill State School opened in September 1913 on the Toodyay-Perth Road, near the Lovers Lane junction. The school was built by E. Crossley. The first teacher was 17 year old Gertrude Hasell. The school finally closed in 1925. The last teacher was Eileen Plummer.

Year

c. 1913

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

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