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Small Abandoned School, Emu Flat

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The school that was constructed by George Wines in 1875. In 1883 there were thirty children attending the school, however, by 1893 it was operating part-time,
and the school was closed in 1895 with much of the equipment going to the Tooborac West school.

In 1902, the school was moved to its present site near the Uniting Church by a team of twenty-
two horses and it was officially reopened on 16 May 1902. The Emu Flat and Nulla
Nulla schools operated part-time in 1905 but Emu Flat became full-time in 1911. In
September 1943 the Emu Flat school was closed.

The population in the area in 2006 was 276

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Gary Hebert		15-Jun-2013 10:31
excellent documentary David... :-))

Helen Betts		09-Jun-2013 20:26
I guess with such a small population, they didn't need a very big school. Both excellent images, David. V.

woody34		09-Jun-2013 03:12
These one teacher schools were quite remarkable ,covering the education of such s broad age spectrum as well as community centres.Sad to see them disappear,a sign of the times and better transport options.This one you have captured so well in it's deterioration,is so typical of the building structure and a photo to keep for future history books,David...V

Guest		08-Jun-2013 22:09
Nice image of this old one room school house...

s_barbour		08-Jun-2013 21:04
Very nice shots David, thank you for sharing the iformation. A very interesting bit of history!

wade clare		08-Jun-2013 20:27
Nice work,interesting history.

Mohamed Mahmoud		08-Jun-2013 18:22
Outstanding Vote

laine		08-Jun-2013 17:06
It's uses may have been rocky, but it has stood fast. I agree, it's a good thing you have photographed it

hge54		08-Jun-2013 15:44
Wonderful capture of this bit of history.V

Stephanie		08-Jun-2013 11:08
This is a charming old schoolhouse! Love the tin roof! V Does Emu flat have wild emus wandering around?

Yvonne		08-Jun-2013 10:53
Not many of them left now David, a good thing you've photographed this one! v

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		08-Jun-2013 09:09
Two beautiful image David, well done!! V

joseantonio		08-Jun-2013 04:15
Very nice capture of this historical building.V.

Tom Munson		08-Jun-2013 03:59
It's in remarkable shape for being that old. Great shot, Barbara!

Jim Coffman		08-Jun-2013 02:12
Wow, that has to to be very old! Nice work,David!

Sam Rua		08-Jun-2013 01:13
Nice comps in these, David. Thanks for the BG info --- very interesting and amazing to see these wooden structures holding up so well over time.

Hank Vander Velde		08-Jun-2013 00:15
Two well captured images of this little historical school building David.

Ann Pettigrew		07-Jun-2013 23:30
Very interesting scene, David. It reminds me of some of the old small farm homes that you sometimes see here in the States that are standing but abandoned. The Amish have one room schoolhouses for their children and some are not much bigger than this.

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