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RECEIPT BOOK ,ARMADALE SCHOOL & CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH RELOCATION TRUST

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1987

Overview

Rectangular cash receipt book with 50 leaves numbered 51 to 100.Black binding with an orange stripped cover and black writing.
Faint stamp on the front cover of Armadale School & Congregational Church Relocation Trust.
Has a yellow sales sticker for [$1:95] on the back cover.

Historical information

In 1987 the church was demolished to make way for the expansion of the Armadale Shopping City. Through hard work members of the community managed to collect all of the material and rebuild the church as part of Minnawarra Heritage Precinct.
Today the church though no longer consecrated is still a popular place for couples to get married. Tours of the church are also available on request from the staff and volunteers at History House Museum.
On 3 March 1987 an article appeared in the Comment News reporting that both the first school building and the first church built in Armadale were going to be demolished to make way for the redevelopment of the Armadale Shopping City. The church was demolished soon after the newspaper article appeared, its materials sold across Perth to salvage yards. It was also learnt that the Department of Education would be vacating the school on 25 September.
A meeting of concerned citizens were held, and on 19 March, the Armadale School & Congregational Church Relocation Trust was formed.
Members
Chairperson:
Bruce Cook JP
Secretary:
Margaret Munn
Treasurer:
Les Jubbs
Members:
Cr Ian Blackburn JP

Kim Fletcher

Errol Green

Jeff Green

Cr Terry Holton

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2012.34A

Item type

Documents

Themes

Education
People
Social History

Material

Card

Paper

Width

125 mm

Height or length

102 mm

Depth

10 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Text on cover [t.m. / OLYMPIC / No. 174 / Copymate / CASH RECEIPT / BOOK / 50 Leaves in Duplicate / NUMBERED / NO CARBON PAPER REQUIRED ]

Keywords

BLACKBURN Ian K Mr Cr

JUBBS Lesley

MUNN Margaret Mrs

CROOKS Bruce Mr

Armadale School & Congregational Church Relocation

Year

1987

Statement of significance

Receipt book listing donations to the Armadale School and Congregational Relocation Trust who were a community organisation formed to save the original Armadale School Building and the Congregational Church from destruction. The group raised enough funds to have both buildings relocated next to History House, overlooking Minnawarra Park. This site was called the Minnawarra Historic Precinct.

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Well provenanced

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