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Shire of Toodyay > Records

TEACHER AND PUPILS OUTSIDE BEJOORDING SCHOOL

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c. 1875

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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

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

25.3000 cm

Height or length

20.2000 cm

Themes

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.

Keywords

BEJOORDING, School

School Children

BEJOORDING, School

School Children

Year

c. 1875

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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-31.382841666407, 116.52731225253

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