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Shire of Capel > Records

Stratham School early 1900s

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c. 1900 - 1906

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Shire of Capel Schools

Overview

Black and white photographic print showing school students and teachers posing for a school photo, taken between 1900 and 1906.

Historical information

The first Stratham School was opened in 1895, with schoolmaster Mr Ross and assistant-mistress Mary Kane. A few years later, Jeremiah Murnane and his wife Uranie took over the running of the school.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-54-IMG39

Item type

Width

19 cm

Height or length

12.5000 cm

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

Details recorded on the back of the photo:
Stratham School (Taken between 1900 -1906)
Mr Jerry Murnane (headtheacher) Mrs Uranie (Nina) Murnane (sewing mistress)
Their twin sons Adrian Roy and Edward (Ted) on right of frot row in similar dress.
Others included T.W. Roberts (Will) tallest at back, Adrian, Catherine (Kate) and George Scott, shildren of G.F and A Scott of Sunnyside, members of W. Proctor Scott's family of "Roselands".

Contextual Information

Stratham is a coastal area in the Shire of Capel, about halfway between Capel townsite and Bunbury.

Keywords

Stratham School

Year

c. 1900 - 1906

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Public Location

Ron Maidment Archives

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Expired

Shire of Capel

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