Key information
- Address:
- Trentham 3458
- Opened:
- 27 June 1870
- Closed:
- 31 December 1899
- School type:
- Primary
- School number:
- 1010
- Other names:
- Union Steam Sawmills School, Union Steam Sawmills Common School
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The history of Union Steam Sawmills State School
1869
The Government promised to pay a teacher's salary if a school was built near the Enders' Union sawmills. The school was built at Coliban, about 3 km from Trentham.
Timber mill workers and local residents built the school using timber they cleared from the site.
1870
The Union Steam Sawmills School opened in 1870.
The first head teacher was Mr Thompson who was assisted by his wife.
1890s
The school closed in the 1890s when the sawmill closed.
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