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the Department of Public Works advertised for tenders for a "Clackline School and Quarters" contract. The department accepted Stewart and Co.'s tender of £302 19s 3d. In 1908, tenders for additions to the quarters were invited, and the lowest tenderer was D. McDonald. By 1912 the school and quarters required renovations. J. Meredith of Toodyay submitted the lowest tender of £52 17s 6d, which was accepted.
34:. It opened in 1896, and was extended and renovated several times before relocating in 1954 to a new site on the same road. The school was closed down in 1976, but in 1980 became the temporary location of the Avon Valley Church's school. A monument commemorating British colonisation was erected in 1929, and remains in use as a stopping point on the 50:
In 1915 the school's teachers and children, with the local progress association, organised a charity social event. Gifts sold to benefit the Western Australia Day Fund for the sick and wounded, with £22 1s 8d raised. The event was described as a "most successful affair", attracting participants from
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In April 1921 the Public Works Department accepted a tender of £182 15s 6d from A. Woolhouse for further additions to the school. In May of the following year, Edmondson Bros.'s tender of £68 for school quarters and verandahs was accepted. Tenders for renovations of Clackline school were called for
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Clackline School first opened in 1896. On 17 January 1896, Hannah McCarthy was provisionally appointed as the school's mistress. In May 1899, A. P. Lyhane was announced as master of the school. In November 1899, the government allocated Clackline School £275 of expenditure, and on 30 November 1899
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In May 1950, the Minister for Education, Mr Watts, revealed to the Clackline Progress Association that a new school, with a septic tank, was planned for Clackline, with the work to begin as soon as possible. The new school, located a short distance away but still on Great Eastern Highway, opened
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visited Clackline School. Despite unfavourable weather, they successfully held sports competitions throughout the day, with prizes awarded, followed by entertainment in the evening, attended by children and adults in the public hall.
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In 1929, the school's students and headteacher, E.W.Membery commemorated the 100th anniversary of British colonisation by building a monument. The monument features a sculpture of a lion, with a plaque reading:
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In 1980, the Avon Valley Church leased the Clackline school site, while awaiting funds to construct a school on land purchased in Northam. The school was the only one in the area north of Perth.
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The sculptor of the lion was Archie H Paton, who has since been recognised with a nearby plaque. It is a stopping point on the
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Approximately 35 students attended Clackline School in 1920, which had gardens and wheat plots for the children to enjoy.
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airmen killed nearby earlier that year. The children laid wreaths, along with relatives and members of the armed forces.
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On 12 December 1942, the Clackline School children participated in the dedication and consecration of the
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nearby and far away who patriotically fired off silver bullets.
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Monument Australia. 727:"NEW CLACKLINE SCHOOL" 163:"WA Schools Gazetteer" 136: 112: 104: 26:, was a school in the 110: 102: 587:"STEAMER EXCURSIONS" 195:"Government Gazette" 857: /  732:The West Australian 699:"Memorial Unveiled" 676:The West Australian 620:The West Australian 564:The West Australian 508:The West Australian 452:The West Australian 424:The West Australian 396:The West Australian 368:The West Australian 312:The West Australian 284:The West Australian 228:The West Australian 200:The West Australian 71:Avro Anson Memorial 58:in September 1927. 828:on 25 January 2014 251:"NEWS OF THE WEEK" 175:on 2 February 2014 133:E.W.MEMBERY. H.T. 113: 105: 22:, later known as 897: 872: 871: 869: 868: 867: 862: 858: 855: 854: 853: 850: 838: 837: 835: 833: 824:. 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Wheatbelt
Clackline, Western Australia
Kep Track
Toc H
Avro Anson Memorial
Royal Australian Air Force


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"WA Schools Gazetteer"
the original
"Government Gazette"
The West Australian
"News And Notes"
The West Australian
"NEWS OF THE WEEK"
Western Mail
"The Estimates, 1899–1900"
The West Australian
"Classified Advertising"
The West Australian
"GOVERNMENT TENDERS ACCEPTED"
Western Mail
"Advertising"
The West Australian
"NEWS AND NOTES"
The West Australian
"Advertising"

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