I took this photo of the one roomed school house at Fimiston a week before it was demolished to make way for the Super Pit expansion in 1997. It was situated next to the KCGM offices at the time. I would think. There were many of these one roomed schools throughout Western Australia many of which now survive sometimes as homes and shops! — Fimiston (near Boulder)
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Moya Sharp
Owner at Outback Family History
My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.
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Hi Moya,
any idea of the date the school at Fimiston was built?
I am doing family research and some lived in this area. I am unsure of when they travelled from Victoria to Western Australia but perhaps a little William may have attended.
family details were: father: William Henry MADDERN 1866-1937, Isabella (SHADE) 1860-1931, William Thomas MADDERN 1889-1917 (also Edward Robert Stephenson SHADE 1882-1908)
Both William Henry and William Thomas listed FIMISTON as their residences when enlisting to go to war https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=184611
Thanks Moya
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