WOOREEN STATE SCHOOL NO. 3723 (FORMER)
590 LEONGATHA-YARRAGON ROAD, and WOOREEN-MIRBOO ROAD, WOOREEN, SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
Non-original alterations and additions and other buildings on the site are not significant.
It is also historically significant for the incident in 1977 when the teacher and nine pupils were abducted by Edwin John Eastwood who had previously kidnapped the teacher and children of Faraday Primary School in 1974. These abductions are said to have focussed attention on the lack of security for isolated single teacher schools and hastened the closure of rural schools with small enrolments. (Criterion A)
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WOOREEN STATE SCHOOL NO. 3723 (FORMER) - Physical Description 1
The former Wooreen State School No. 3723 is a typical weatherboard gable roof single school room with an offset projecting gable porch to the north. It has two sets of multi-pane double hung windows to the south and a single set to the north, and there are simple gable end brackets and a louvred vent in the gable peak. The former shelter shed is located in the grounds, which include some significant exotic and native trees.
The building is situated at the northeast corner of Leongatha Yarragon Road and Wooreen-Mirboo Road. Immediately to the south of the intersection the Wooreen Avenue of Honour provides a related landscape.
It is based on a standard design, which was also used at Dollar, Hoddle Range, Koonwarra, Mount Eccles and Stony Creek. The key variation was the size of the floor plan, which could be increased to accommodate additional students.
Heritage Study and Grading
South Gippsland - South Gippsland Heritage Study
Author: David Helms with Trevor Westmore
Year: 2004
Grading:
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