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John Rae's Ironbark Hill School 1854-1927
John Rae and his brother came to the first gold rush of 1851,they had a very well to do claim on Victoria hill. John being an educated man lost the heart for gold mining in summer of 1854 and so they sold their gold claim for quite a large sum of money.John could see there was a need for a school in the area and so build a small wooden building in the same year.The fees gathered from children who went to his school was put as a deposit for a larger school and the second school was built a few blocks from the old school.By 1875 john was again to build another school and this open late in 1876.Shortly after the school was brought by the newly formed Education Department of the Colony Of Victoria, and the new school was extended.By 1885 963 family names were listed on the books and grand total of 1541 pupils enrolled the next year.More schools where built in the area and the existing closed in 1927.
The first pic is of the school in 1888 and the second is of the school just before its was demo-ed in 1966 to make way for a building project that never happen for some reason.
The block has remained empty when today.We have had a lot of rain over night and had some fog this morning.I got up early and headed over to site. Worked the area that was the play area for the school and got a couple of things but the weather turned bad and down came more rain.
Managed to get a lead toy that still some paint on it and 1919 school issue Anzac Medal [civil]
May go next week as we got rain for the rest of the week
tinpan old pics of school and finds below.
John Rae and his brother came to the first gold rush of 1851,they had a very well to do claim on Victoria hill. John being an educated man lost the heart for gold mining in summer of 1854 and so they sold their gold claim for quite a large sum of money.John could see there was a need for a school in the area and so build a small wooden building in the same year.The fees gathered from children who went to his school was put as a deposit for a larger school and the second school was built a few blocks from the old school.By 1875 john was again to build another school and this open late in 1876.Shortly after the school was brought by the newly formed Education Department of the Colony Of Victoria, and the new school was extended.By 1885 963 family names were listed on the books and grand total of 1541 pupils enrolled the next year.More schools where built in the area and the existing closed in 1927.
The first pic is of the school in 1888 and the second is of the school just before its was demo-ed in 1966 to make way for a building project that never happen for some reason.
The block has remained empty when today.We have had a lot of rain over night and had some fog this morning.I got up early and headed over to site. Worked the area that was the play area for the school and got a couple of things but the weather turned bad and down came more rain.
Managed to get a lead toy that still some paint on it and 1919 school issue Anzac Medal [civil]
May go next week as we got rain for the rest of the week
tinpan old pics of school and finds below.
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