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Bunbury Senior High School > Records

BSHS 75th Anniversary Celebration Open Day Events

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1998

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Events > 75th Anniversay

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Overview

The programme of events for the 75th anniversary celebrations open day held at Bunbury Senior High School.

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

In 1923, Bunbury High 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.

From the 1950s the school was sometimes referred to as Beachess or the Temple of Beachess. The origin of the nickname is likely to be a 'mock' sermon in the 1952 Kingia magazine entitled 'The Temple Of Beachess'.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-229-545

Item type

Pamphlets

Material

Paper

Keywords

Place made

Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Public location

Boardroom - Archive Box

Last modified

Friday, 4 September, 2026

Completeness

100

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

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Date of creation +70 years

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For authorisation to reproduce, publish or display, please contact the Bunbury Senior High School.

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Acknowledgements to be made to 'Bunbury Senior High School 545'.

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Bunbury Senior High School

Bunbury Senior High School

Bunbury Senior High School

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75th Anniversary Celebration Open Day Events
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