Villawood Public School , Class from the 1940s

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Date1940sDescriptionClass photograph of school children from Villawood Public School. Most of the school children are wearing footwear to school.

Geolocation^[1]Google Map Coordinates -33.885014635049636, 150.96986180512906NotesVillawood Public School was established in 1924 on land previously known as Mark Lodge Estate. The land was granted to James Gowan in 1816 for farming purposes. Subsequent owners were Captain John Horsley, Doctor William Bland and John Hamilton. The school fronted on the Carrington Street, now The Horsley Drive.

The original building consisted of two classrooms, each accommodating 45 pupils, together with hat room and verandah. The first teacher was Mr Thomas McDonald who was in temporary charge of the school with an enrolment of 96 pupils.

The current two storey building fronting The Horsley Drive (A block) was constructed in 1938 at a cost of $4000 when enrolments reached 250. When the Infants block (F block) opened in 1954 the number of pupils were 310 boys, 294 girls and 401 infants.

In 1998 the name of the school was changed to Carramar Public School due to the confusion with the name of neighbouring schools, Villawood East and Villawood North.

The school celebrated its centenary anniversary on Thursday 8th August 2024.

[Source - https://carramar-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ about-our-school.html]External Link100 years of learning

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Image ColourBlack & WhiteImage Size140 mm x 90 mmFile SizeTIFF: 19.2 MBOriginalYesAccessAppointment required to view original photographTypePrintCopyrightYou are free to use this image without permission. Please acknowledge Fairfield City CouncilRightsFairfield City Council

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