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Runnymead School

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c. 1882

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Shire of Capel Schools

Overview

Black and white image of school students and staff posed for class photo in front of a wooden building.

Historical information

By the 1870s there were sufficient children in the Boyanup area to warrant a new school. The school was initially named Runnymead and later Gwindinup, after the name of the location. This photograph may have been taken during the 1880s.

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cwa-org-54-IMG405

Item type

Photomechanical reproductions

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

The photo is accompanied by a list of names.

Contextual Information

Gwindinup is a locality on the South Western Highway between Boyanup and Donnybrook.

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Shire of Capel
Western Australia
Australia

Year

c. 1882

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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Shire of Capel

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