Category: School Histories

The history of our early schools highlights the importance of the category in which they were placed, as this determined…

DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS. THEIR CONSTITUTION AND DUTIES. THE DEPARTMENT’S REGULATIONS, 1911. During the discussions which arose on the various subjects…

SCHOOLS IN SPARSELY-POPULATED DISTRICTS. THE DEPARTMENT’S REGULATIONS, 1911. The reasons for and Department Regulations pertaining to the Sparsely Populated District…

By Heather Wade, 2017 At the State Records Office of WA there are two periods of correspondence for the establishment…

In the early twentieth century, the WA Government was still struggling to meet the demands of many parents for basic…

By Heather Wade, 2017 A wooden hall known either as the Harvey Coast Hall or Long Swamp Hall was built…

Superseded Schools in the Harvey Shire Australind – (had several sites, the last one on Cathedral Avenue) Australind – Church…

Towards the end of the 19th century there was a growing demand for good farming land in WA. In 1896…

In the early years of Australind settlement formal education was non-existent. However many of the early settlers were skilled artisans…

The first Catholic Church in Harvey was consecrated and opened in 1932 by Archbishop Clune. Until then, visiting priests from…