TEACHER AND PUPILS OUTSIDE BEJOORDING SCHOOL

c. 1875
Overview

A large faded black and white photo copy print of 23 young boys and girls and their female teacher who is dressed in ankle length skirt and a long sleeved high necked blouse over which is a necklace.
The girls are wearing frocks, aprons, socks and lace up boots and one little one has bare feet as do 3 of the boys who are mostly dressed in knickerbockers, shirts, jackets, socks and lace-up boots.
Two boys have braces and no jackets.
Behind all is a side of the school building, both brick and corrugated iron, in which are two door openings.
Brick chimney on the right.

Historical information

In 1869 a private school was established on the Syred property in Tenth Road, Bejoording (owned by William Edward Syred and Frances Syred, nee Martin), in a mud-bat classroom constructed for the purpose.
In 1872 the school became a public school managed by the Central Board of Education and in 1875 closed.
(ref: the Syred's Cottage Conservation Management Plan by Laura Gray 2002)
The Syred family employed ticket of leave men as teachers and farm labourers.
(ref: inHerit - State Heritage Office of WA entry for Bejoording Homestead Complex and Central Square, place number 2585)

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.1310
Item type
Width
25.3000 cm
Height or length
20.2000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

On back of photo: former accession numbers: CH 566; TCH 83: 46 B.

Contextual Information

Same image as 2001.1209 (original) and 2001.1081 in the Shire of Toodyay collection.

Year
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Historic significance
Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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