Location 220
Location #220. School Teachers Residence
Map 8
- Address
- Schoolhouse Road
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Area -
Lower Smith's Gully -
Description -
Location #220 - possibly the first School Teachers Residence (unofficial). Lower Smith's Gully, Schoolhouse Road, south side.
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Still Standing -
No -
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Construction Details -
Unknown - possibly timber and iron. Oral history suggests that this dwelling had been close to Smiths Creek originally. It is said that the Graham's got flooded out and the house was then moved to the position shown on sheet 8. It is not known where the original location was. -
Location Type -
Dwelling
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Interested Parties
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| Group | Date | Description | |
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| 1 | 1872 - 1873 | J Simpson (possibly) | Details |
| 2 | 1876 - 1877 | James Graham | Details |
| 3 | 1876 - c1880 | Mrs Susannah Graham | Details |
Notes
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| Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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| 2482 | 1876 | The Graham family move to Bannockburn. | Mr Graham and family moved to Bannockburn where he took up the position of school teacher, replacing Mr W A Paterson. His salary was £186 (one hundred and eighty six pound). The Graham family may have moved to dwelling #220 because it was larger than the newly constructed first school teachers residence (dwelling #213) |
| 2485 | 1877 | Susannah Graham continued to live in dwelling #220 | After the death of her husband, Mrs Susannah Graham continued to live in dwelling #220 with her children. Mrs Graham worked at the school as a cleaner and also taught painting. Susannah painted pictures on velvet and well as embroidering work with velvet. |
| 2488 | c1880 | General note. | It is not clear which teachers, if any, lived in dwelling #220 after this time. |
Images
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