Eringanerin Public School Building

Item details


Name of item:	Eringanerin Public School Building
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Education
Category:	School - State (public)
Location:	Lat: S31° 44.171’ Long: E148° 43.767’
Primary address:	New Life Camp Ground Castlereagh Highway, Gilgandra, NSW 2827
Local govt. area:	Gilgandra

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
New Life Camp Ground Castlereagh Highway	Gilgandra	Gilgandra			Primary Address

Statement of significance:


	The Eringanerin Public School building was constructed in 1914 for the Eringanerin Provisional School in 1914. It operated until the introduction of school bus services in the early 1950s and was relocated to Gilgandra Primary School. It served as part of the region’s education infrastructure for almost 90 years. The former school building is representative of rural school buildings constructed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is also representative of the growth and decline of small villages such as Eringanerin. The building has local historical and social significance and representativeness. It also has a high degree of integrity despite its relcoations.
	Date significance updated: 23 Oct 08
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Description


Designer/Maker:	Department of Education
Builder/Maker:	R.J. Nelson, Gilgandra
Construction years:	1914-1914
Physical description:	The building is a standard NSW Government one-room school building constructed with a timber frame and gable roof, and clad in rusticated weatherboards. It features an L-shaped verandah to provide wet weather facilities and hat and coat racks.
Physical condition and/or Archaeological potential:	The building appears to be well managed and in good condition. The site is considered to have low archaeological potential.
	Date condition updated:23 Oct 08
Modifications and dates:	Relocation to the New Life Camp Ground – c.1995


Current use:	Accommodation
Former use:	School Building

History

Historical notes:

A wayside coaching house was established on the western side of the Castlereagh River in the 1830s. Samuel Meers, reputedly the first European child born on the Castlereagh, was born here in May 1839. The coach house was destroyed by a flood in 1874. In 1877 a village was surveyed on the opposite side of the river. (Mudford 1988:207-208)

Two schools operated in the locality of Eringanerin. A one-room subsidized school was constructed on the western side of the Castlereagh River until 1916. A Provisional School was established in 1914 on a two-acre reserve within the proposed Eringanerin Village area that had been mapped in 1877. Duncan Butler and Robert McKechnie had applied in 1913 to have a school established on the eastern side of the Castlereagh as the majority of the area’s children lived on that side of the river. (Mudford 1988:179)

A standard one-room school building was constructed by R.J. Nelson of Gilgandra in May 1914 at a cost of £237/7/6 (Mudford 1988:180). The school closed after the introduction of a school bus service to Gilgandra in 1952 (Mudford 1988:182). The school building was relocated to Gilgandra Primary School and during the 1990s was removed to the New Life Camp Ground on the Mendooran Road.

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	(none)-
6. Educating-Educating	Education-Activities associated with teaching and learning by children and adults, formally and informally.	(none)-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria a) [Historical significance]	The Eringanerin Public School building was constructed in 1914 for the Eringanerin Provisional School in 1914. It operated until the introduction of school bus services in the early 1950s and was relocated to Gilgandra Primary School. It served as part of the region’s education infrastructure for almost 90 years. Despite its relocations the building has local historical significance.
SHR Criteria d) [Social significance]	The former Eringanerin Public School building is a preserved element of the district’s education infrastructure and has local social significance.
SHR Criteria g) [Representativeness]	The former school building is representative of rural school buildings constructed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is also representative of the growth and decline of small villages such as Eringanerin.
Integrity/Intactness:	The place has a high degree of integrity but has been relocated from its original site.
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Local Environmental Plan	Gilgandra Local Environmental Plan 2011	I34	09 Dec 11
Heritage study

Study details

Title	Year	Number	Author	Inspected by	Guidelines used
Gilgandra Shire Community Based Heritage Study	2008		Ray Christison	Ray Christison	Yes

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written	Mudford, J. & C.	1988	Breelong and her Neighbours - Along the Castlereagh

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Local Government
Database number:	1590073

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