Roseneath SS 1730

North of Casterton, South_West Victoria, Australia



This school opened in the Casterton area on 2nd of June 1876. The Department had supplied a school-house 'of brick or stone' to accomodate 40 pupils; the room measured 24ftx15ft. Attached to the building was a two-roomed residence of the same material. In 1876, the a.a. was 20 pupils (13 boys, 7 girls). The first HT Annie MOSSMAN held the post from 2nd of June 1876 to 17th of October 1877. The school closed on 3rd of July 1896, and re-opened on 26th of July 1899, finally closing on 23rd of March 1916.

Source: "Vision & Realisation", Vol 2, Education Department of Victoria.

Roseneath School? Roseneath School
Photograph by Michael Dean of the ruins on Foster's Road, Roseneath.
This appears to be the ruins of the old Roseneath School mentioned above.