TOODYAY STATE SCHOOL, DUKE STREET, WEST SIDE

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Overview

Black & white print of the west side of the Duke Street School (later used by the Uniting Church in Australia).
Wire fence around perimeter. Gate in fence on right side, door on left side of lower brick wall. Roof is corrugated iron with steep pitched roof. Wood trim on face of wall, three narrow windows, two with 4 panes, central one has 6 panes.

Historical information

The old Newcastle School, located on Duke Street, was the first purpose built school in the new town site of Toodyay (then known as Newcastle). It operated as a school from 1887 to 1954.
In 1954 the new Toodyay District High School opened and Duke Street closed.
From 1955 to 1959, various parts of the old school site were leased to local groups, such as the St John Ambulance Association, the Toodyay Repertory Club, and the Toodyay Basketball Association. In 1959 the Repertory Club bought the property.
In 1962 the local Methodist Church on Duke Street was demolished to make way for the new standard gauge railway; the Methodist Churches Trust bought the school building from the Repertory Club for use as a chapel, with the first service held on 15 November 1964.
By 1979 the building was known as the Uniting Church, the Methodist Church having merged with other churches in 1977 to form the Uniting Church in Australia. In 2007 the Uniting Church sold the property to a private owner.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1668

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

85 mm

Height or length

135 mm

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