Laurel Street Golden Square collection - Black and white photograph of the Common School No 279 taken prior to the building of State School No 1189 on its present site in Laurel Street Golden Square. Group photograph of students and teachers in front of school, under glass in a timber frame with gold trim. Deframed 2022photograph, building, school

Supplement to the Bendigo Advertiser, Saturday, May 23, 1998, titled Golden Square Celebrates 125 Years Milestone Brings Together Young and Old. Includes an interview with Violee Myers-Davey and Jack Harper and a brief history of the school to the present day.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square primary school 1189 collection - newspaper cuttings, supplement to the bendigo advertiser 23/5/1998 golden square celebrates 125 years, violee myers-davey, jack harper, education act of 1872, education department of victoria, ron payne, common school no 279, rural school, kangaroo flat leisure centre

The Golden Square Primary School 1189 was entered on the roll of State Schools on 29th January 1875. Its forerunner was the Wesleyan Common School No. 279. Churches played an important part in education early on in Bendigo but later the government assumed control of primary education. Land was officially gazetted for the new school in 1873. Classes were held prior to the construction of the building in building on the corner of Laurel Street and High Street. This is the site of the former Methodist (Uniting) Church Hall. The Golden Square Primary School 1189 merged with the Maple Street Primary School, Golden Square, in 2010. The merged school was rebuilt and the Golden Square Primary School now is sited at the corner of Maple Street and Mackenzie Street West, Golden Sqaure. The Laurel Street campus was closed and presently the site is unused and semi-derelict. Booklet with white cardboard cover with black printing and black and white photograph on front cover. Pages white with black printing and black and white photographs. Fastened together with two staples. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo. Editor was D. J. Munari who was a member of the organising committee for the centenary of the Golden Square Primary School.Front cover: Autograph in blue ink, writer unknown.centenary, golden square primary school, laurel street, maple street