WICKLOW HILLS SCHOOL

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c. 1900

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Overview

A large black and white photo (crooked copy) print of a section of the Wicklow Hills School, class of pupils and teachers, a man and a woman.
A large blackboard is behind her and three of the girls are holding fans.
The boys are in knickerbockers, jackets and long socks and boots.
The girls are in below the knee frocks that have high necks and long sleeves.
The brick wall behind the group has a small window.
Written on the blackboard (faintly): Wicklow Hills School.
The female teacher is in a floor length dark dress.
The young male teacher is in check trousers, waistcoat and jacket.

Historical information

Francis Whitfield Jnr donated land and his workmen, including John McCluney, to build Wicklow Hills School on the corner of Woodindale and Hall Roads. It replaced the Nunyle School which had opened in 1868 in an old farm building.
The small Wicklow Hills School house was opened for the cost of 85 pounds, with a ceremony with Reverend Harper laying the first corner post. Bishop Hale attended with his wife and sister, Mrs. Molloy. The teacher was John Vernon Warren. In 1873 it was described as a mixed school with 17 students enrolled and the teacher was named as Mr. Hubbard. Over the years the school was closed a few times; in 1899 it re-opened with Miss A Brennan as the head teacher.

(references: http://www.toodyaydhs.wa.edu.au/assets/Uploads/History-of-Schooling-Avon-Valley-R-Doughty-2016.pdf & Trove: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2929523628/view?sectionId=nla.obj-2930095046&partId=nla.obj-2929536082)

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1305

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

24.4000 cm

Height or length

19.7000 cm

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