OBJECT TITLE / NAME

School, 1936

DATE1936

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.P387

HISTORY

This is the Somerville Primary State School No. 2656 in 1936. This building was destroyed by fire in 1953. Printed in black on a piece of paper and glued to the back of the photograph is: “Primary School:3 teachers, 3 rooms.”. After the fire, classes were held in church halls for more than a year. The first building on the burnt-out site was an old school building transported from Eildon. This formed the beginning of a new school complex. The rebuilt school was opened by Mr (later Sir) William Leggatt, Minister for Education and Local Member for Mornington.

DESCRIPTION

This image shows a wooden building with a sign on the wall which reads “Somerville School No. 2656”. The building has an galvanized iron roof and a large chimney can be seen on the right-hand side of the building. Three windows are along the wall and a group of children are standing around an open doorway on the right-hand side of the building. One boy is standing beside a bicycle. A large flower garden is beside the road leading into the school and trees can be seen in the background.

SUBJECTS

Children, Education, Primary schools, Schools, State schools

KEYWORDS

Somerville Primary School