St Peter’s School, Barcaldine
New private school in Barcaldine In 1922, the Church of England opened St. Peter’s School with Rev. E. Robinson in charge and an intake of primary students. With the help of country families, in particular …
Schools
Barcaldine High School
First High School in Central Western Queensland In 1909 Barcaldine became the first western town to have a high school. It was established by H. Arthur McKail, a man proud of his association with Geelong …
Barcaldine Convent School – St Joseph’s
The Convent School First 1896, Second 1904, Third 1962 The Barcaldine Convent opened on 3 February, 1896. A school was part of the convent with almost 100 pupils in the charge of Sisters Mary Muredach …
Barcaldine State School
The first school in Barcaldine In January 1887 a tender of £684 from Moir, Cousins and Co. was accepted by the Works Department to build a State School in Barcaldine. The building was handed over to a …
Barcaldine Grammar School
The second attempt to establish a private School 1915-1918 In 1915, using the same buildings as the failed Barcaldine High School, the Church of England opened the Barcaldine Grammar School – on the day Australians …
Brixton School & Geera School
Two small Provisional schools opened during the drought of 1895 to 1905 at Brixton (1900) and Geera (1901) Brixton School BRIXTON was a watering stop for steam engines west of Barcaldine, peopled by a few railway …
Student Hostel, Barcaldine
The Hostel 1961-1975 After 1961 accommodation for country children, primary or secondary, was available at ‘The Hostel’ established by Mrs. A. M. Pumpa of Lara. The hostel, a converted private dwelling in Yew Street, began …
St Peter’s Church and Hall
St Peter’s Anglican Church and Hall is a heritage-listed church at 85 Elm Street, Barcaldine. It was designed by Edwin Hockings and built in 1899. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. It is a substantial timber church …
Thomas Ang Wong
Thomas Ang Wong originated from Amoy in China. He was born in Xiamen Shiqu, Fujian in 1827. On 11th September 1854 he married Emma Welton in Sydney, moving to Queensland about 1864. He set up …
Some Stats drawn from the first State School Roll 1887
The information provided in this post has been compiled from work originally conducted by Barcaldine Historical Society. 1886 Opening of railway line to Barcaldine 1887 Opening of first state school July …