Bunbury High School From Marlston Hill

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c. 1930

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Overview

A panoramic view from Marlston Hill looking south towards Bunbury High School. In the bottom right hand corner is the old brewery which stopped production in 1912. Wittenoom Street runs through the photograph. The Recreation Ground is visible on the middle right.

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

Premier Sir James Mitchell officially opened Bunbury High School on the 9th February 1923. The 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

Registration number

cwa-org-229-712

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Materials

Contextual information

Roy Gordon Grace (1907-1994) attended Bunbury High School from 1923-1925 and was School Captain in 1925.

Keywords

1930s

Roy Grace Collection