141:
69:
217:
195:
114:(10.7 m × 6.1 m) and had several windows and a door. The room was lined with wood. A porch was added later. Various garden plots were established, all of which were fenced in an effort to keep out marauding cattle. In 1908, living quarters were built for the teacher at a cost of 275 pounds. The quarters consisted of a bedroom, kitchen, living room and bathroom.
113:
Toodyay suburban lot 30 was gazetted as
Reserve 4155 for a school site on 30 June 1897. The following November, the Government allocated 290 pounds to cover the cost of building the school. A simple building, timber framed and clad with galvanised iron, it contained one room measuring 35 by 20 feet
148:
The
Government's decision to amalgamate small local schools led to the closure of the school on 27 August 1920. At a meeting held in December 1919, parents voted to close the West Toodyay School by fifteen votes to one. Thereafter, approximately twenty-five pupils were transported in a horse-drawn
136:
trees were also planted and are easily seen from
Julimar Road. Tenders were called for the addition of a screened verandah in April 1912, most probably as an attempt to circumvent the problem of flies at various times of the year.
380:
West
Toodyay School Chronology compiled by Beth Frayne, Toodyay Historical Society, 21 June 2011, and, State Records Office of Western Australia, Cons 6598, Item 1566: Toodyay West (Tally 505176) Dated 28 March 1911 - 6 October
430:
469:
474:
191:
Today, Julimar Road passes through the centre of what was once
Reserve 4155. The former South West Terrace has been realigned and given the name of River Road.
169:
241:
Letter to
Toodyay Historical Society from Asset Services, Education Department of Western Australia, 20 August 2001, Courtesy Toodyay Historical Society.
280:
Vern
Whitney, courtesy Toodyay Historical Society and, West Toodyay School Chronology compiled by Beth Frayne, Toodyay Historical Society, 21 June 2011.
251:
439:
408:
118:
30:
103:
38:
271:
State
Records Office Western Australia, File 1044/59 Toodyay – Old State School Site, Courtesy Toodyay Historical Society.
181:
177:
106:
on what was previously known as
Toodyay suburban lot 30. It was within easy distance of what became the site of the
400:
26:
140:
173:
356:
68:
102:, which had been closed on 23 October 1898. The new Toodyay School was situated near the left bank of the
99:
184:. Later, in 1929, material derived from the original school building was used in the construction of a
221:
216:
206:
and heritage listed as the West
Toodyay School. A plaque on a stone marks the location of the school.
154:
107:
294:
West Toodyay School Chronology compiled by Beth Frayne, Toodyay Historical Society, 21 June 2011.
117:
In September 1910, the school changed its name to the West Toodyay School in accordance with the
390:
Information provided by Greg Warburton, Reserve Management Officer, Shire of Toodyay, May 2017.
157:, the first of its kind in the state. The wagon, driven by Fred Green, proved to be the first
125:
95:
203:
194:
463:
185:
91:
22:
153:(formerly Newcastle) township upstream. Here they attended the newly consolidated
172:
called for tenders to transfer the West Toodyay School quarters to the school at
158:
133:
129:
330:
304:
220: This article incorporates text by Alison Cromb available under the
53:
40:
25:(originally known as Toodyay), which should not be confused with the current
162:
150:
193:
139:
67:
98:. It opened on 6 February 1899 as a replacement for the original
144:
The first school bus in Western Australia, driven by Fred Green
237:
235:
233:
438:, Shire of Toodyay, pp. 370–371, archived from
202:
A portion of Reserve 4155 has been conserved by the
290:
288:
286:
198:Location of the West Toodyay School 1899 - 1920
331:"Consolidated Schools. Experiment at Toodyay"
8:
429:Hocking Planning & Architecture (2012),
119:change of the town's name to West Toodyay
470:Buildings and structures in West Toodyay
305:"Consolidated School. Opened at Toodyay"
229:
432:Municipal Inventory and Heritage List
409:Heritage Council of Western Australia
7:
475:Defunct schools in Western Australia
376:
374:
259:Western Australia Government Gazette
165:replaced the old horse-drawn wagon.
16:Former school in Western Australia
14:
161:in Western Australia. In 1930, a
21:This article is about a place in
215:
100:Toodyay Valley government school
401:"West Toodyay School - Site of"
1:
337:. 15 November 1920. p. 4
311:. 15 November 1920. p. 7
90:, was a government school in
73:
31:previously known as Newcastle
261:. 9 July 1897. p. 1352.
491:
20:
132:1912. On occasion, other
357:"Public Works Contract"
188:at Woodendale, Nunyle.
176:, a small town between
170:Public Works Department
86:, originally named the
199:
145:
124:Kate Waters planted a
79:
197:
143:
71:
155:Toodyay State School
54:31.5312°S 116.4207°E
309:The West Australian
108:West Toodyay Bridge
84:West Toodyay School
50: /
200:
146:
80:
59:-31.5312; 116.4207
128:at the school on
126:lemon-scented gum
96:Western Australia
482:
454:
453:
452:
450:
445:on 13 April 2018
444:
437:
426:
420:
419:
417:
415:
397:
391:
388:
382:
378:
369:
368:
366:
364:
359:. 26 August 1921
353:
347:
346:
344:
342:
335:Kalgoorlie Miner
327:
321:
320:
318:
316:
301:
295:
292:
281:
278:
272:
269:
263:
262:
256:
248:
242:
239:
219:
204:Shire of Toodyay
78:
75:
65:
64:
62:
61:
60:
55:
51:
48:
47:
46:
43:
490:
489:
485:
484:
483:
481:
480:
479:
460:
459:
458:
457:
448:
446:
442:
435:
428:
427:
423:
413:
411:
399:
398:
394:
389:
385:
379:
372:
362:
360:
355:
354:
350:
340:
338:
329:
328:
324:
314:
312:
303:
302:
298:
293:
284:
279:
275:
270:
266:
254:
250:
249:
245:
240:
231:
222:CC BY SA 2.5 AU
212:
76:
58:
56:
52:
49:
44:
41:
39:
37:
36:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
488:
486:
478:
477:
472:
462:
461:
456:
455:
421:
392:
383:
370:
348:
322:
296:
282:
273:
264:
243:
228:
227:
211:
208:
88:Toodyay School
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
487:
476:
473:
471:
468:
467:
465:
441:
434:
433:
425:
422:
410:
406:
402:
396:
393:
387:
384:
377:
375:
371:
358:
352:
349:
336:
332:
326:
323:
310:
306:
300:
297:
291:
289:
287:
283:
277:
274:
268:
265:
260:
253:
247:
244:
238:
236:
234:
230:
226:
225:
223:
218:
209:
207:
205:
196:
192:
189:
187:
186:shearing shed
183:
179:
175:
171:
168:In 1921, the
166:
164:
160:
156:
152:
149:wagon to the
142:
138:
135:
131:
127:
122:
120:
115:
111:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
70:
66:
63:
32:
28:
24:
19:
447:, retrieved
440:the original
431:
424:
412:. Retrieved
404:
395:
386:
361:. Retrieved
351:
339:. Retrieved
334:
325:
313:. Retrieved
308:
299:
276:
267:
258:
246:
214:
213:
201:
190:
167:
147:
123:
116:
112:
92:West Toodyay
87:
83:
81:
35:
23:West Toodyay
18:
77: 1900
57: /
45:116°25′15″E
464:Categories
252:"Reserves"
210:References
182:Bruce Rock
178:Quairading
159:school bus
134:eucalyptus
130:Arbour Day
104:Avon River
42:31°31′52″S
163:charabanc
72:Students
449:12 April
224:licence.
414:16 July
405:InHerit
363:16 July
341:16 July
315:16 July
151:Toodyay
27:Toodyay
174:Yoting
443:(PDF)
436:(PDF)
381:1977.
255:(PDF)
451:2018
416:2017
365:2017
343:2017
317:2017
180:and
82:The
94:in
466::
407:.
403:.
373:^
333:.
307:.
285:^
257:.
232:^
121:.
110:.
74:c.
33:).
418:.
367:.
345:.
319:.
29:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
