Key information
- Address:
- Murchison, 3610
- Opened:
- 1 October 1869
- Closed:
- 5 November 1936
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1050
- Other names:
- North Murchison Common School
The history of North Murchison State School
1869
North Murchison opened as a common school in 1869.
The first head teacher was Maria Crimp.
The schoolhouse was made from unlined timber with a bark roof. There were large gaps in the walls.
1870s
A new brick schoolhouse was built in 1872.
The school became a state school at some stage between 1873 and 1878.
The brick schoolhouse had become unsafe and it was sold in 1876.
1891
There were 20 students enrolled at the school in 1891.
1898
The school temporarily closed because student numbers were too low.
1900
The school reopened in 1900 on private land.
Classes were held in a timber schoolhouse that had been moved from Toolamba East State School (No. 3103).
1925
The timber schoolhouse was moved to a more central position in the town.
1936
North Murchison State School closed in 1936.
There had been no staff at the school since the late 1920s.
The building and the land were sold.
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