Four colour photographs showing drystone foundations of the Dry Diggings Primary School.dry diggings, education, schools, dry diggings state school

Four colour photographs showing drystone foundations of the Dry Diggings Primary School.dry diggings, education, schools, dry diggings state school, australia

This school opened as a common school in 1871 and was originally called Dry Diggings and it replaced Dry Diggings School (No.725), which closed in 1869. The first head teacher was Henry Humffray. There were 40 students when the school opened. The timber schoolhouse had a shingle roof and pine floor. It had been moved from Dry Diggings School. There were 77 students at the school in 1873. A house was built for the teacher in 1874. It had 4 rooms, a veranda, and a shingle roof. The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.Four colour photographs showing a carved Australia into rock in the former Dry Diggings Primary School playground.dry diggings, education, schools, dry diggings state school, australia, rock art, henry humffray