Nangeela S.S. No.3037 & S.S. No.4474 & Nangeela Hall North of Casterton, S-W Victoria, Australia Glenelg & Wannon Region, S-W Victoria, Australia |
On the 25th of June 1890 HT Charles M. WATERS opened Nangeela SS3037 in a leased building. The a.a. during that year was only 8 pupils (5 boys, 3 girls). HT WATERS remained in charge until 1st of October 1891. The school closed on 21st of January 1893. Due to the settlement of ex-servicemen on part of Nangeela Estate, a second Nangeela School 4474 was opened by HT Pearl L. KEW-MING on 31st August 1950. Miss M. Brady, who taught at Nangeela in 1948 remembers the schoolroom at the back of the Nangeela hall with old-style desks and a teacher's high rostrum. About 10 children were enrolled. Teachers boarded at Nangeela Homestead owned by the BLACK family.
W.A. COTLER [sic COTTER] on behalf of the settlers asked that a school be established at Nangeela. The residents erected a hall in which SS4474 Nangeela was opened on 19th of October 1930 under Pearl KEW-MING, HT until January 1931. NE was 15. Arrangements were made to convey the children of Nangeela to SS3777 Dunrobin and the school closed on 31st of August 1950.
Source: "Vision & Realisation", Vol 2, Education Department of Victoria. NB: There is conflicting information on dates in the two above paragraphs that come from separate entries in "Vision & Realisation". ![]() Nangeela S.S. No. 4474 circa 1938. Nangeela Hall & School Casterton News – April 19th 1928. The tender of Mr. W.J. Peden at 413 pounds has been accepted for the erection of the Nangeela Hall, for which the settlers have been working to raise money since the settlement of the Estate. ![]() [Information & images : Judy Ryan] |