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Photograph - School, Australia outlined in stone at the site of the Former Dry Diggings State School, 2004, 05/08/2004

Australia outlined in stone at the site of the Former Dry Diggings State School, 2004

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Australia outlined in stone at the site of the Former Dry Diggings State School, 2004

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Historical information

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.

Physical description

Four colour photographs showing a carved Australia into rock in the former Dry Diggings Primary School playground.

Subjects

References

Mount Franklin / Dry Diggings State School

Identifier

00426

Date made

05/08/2004

Place made

Dry Diggings, Victoria, Australia

Production methods

photograph

Materials

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https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/59452724d0cdd12dc8169b4e

Accessed 20 February 2025

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