Stephens, Trevor
Some recollections about Shannons Flat school from teacher Trevor Stephens (1961-65).
I was appointed to Shannons Flat school on 31st January, 1961 following the transfer of Bernie Twohill.
The one teacher school was situated 15 miles north of Adaminaby. The school was closed in March 1965 due to low enrolments. The school had huge granite boulders on one side of the school site, a tennis court and a good sized flat playing area. One drop toilet was provided.
The community was very supportive of the school and through the Parents and Citizens Association provided much needed educational resources.
The surnames of some of the pupils, including one who gained the Intermediate Certificate, were Luton, Kennedy, Litchfield, Kimbell, Sayer, Venables and Dixon. The highest enrolment would have been 25 pupils, whose families owned or worked sheep properties.
The old school building was demolished and a teacher's residence built on the site in 1963.
With the school closed in 1965. The residence was eventually moved, I think, to Jerangle Public School. Before the residence we were living in shearers' quarters on the Venables property.
Schools
- Shannons Flat
01/1961 - 03/1965