Strathneath School with shelter shed, relocated to Alford in 1947, North Yorke Peninsula South Australia
Strathneath School Building
This is the original Strathneath School. A fine example of a one-teacher school of on one classroom and a shelter shed, used throughout South Australia.
Built in 1932 on Boundary Road at Strathneath, opening in 1933: it was relocated to this location at Alford Primary School in 1947.
Between 1933 and 1947 the average attendance was nine students, mainly from 16 local families.
Strathneath is approximately 10 kms north of Alford township and the exact location of the school was the southeast corner of section 151 in the Hundred of Tickera.
Land for the school was donated by W Philbey: a previous owner of the land was Alexander Davidson McDonald who came from Strathneath, Banffshire, Scotland, where ‘strath’ is Celtic for ‘valley’.
Mr Philbey also donated land on which the Kainton Memorial Hall was built.
*Alford Primary School closed 2004.
Strathneath School with shelter shed, relocated to Alford in 1947, North Yorke Peninsula South Australia
Strathneath School Building
This is the original Strathneath School. A fine example of a one-teacher school of on one classroom and a shelter shed, used throughout South Australia.
Built in 1932 on Boundary Road at Strathneath, opening in 1933: it was relocated to this location at Alford Primary School in 1947.
Between 1933 and 1947 the average attendance was nine students, mainly from 16 local families.
Strathneath is approximately 10 kms north of Alford township and the exact location of the school was the southeast corner of section 151 in the Hundred of Tickera.
Land for the school was donated by W Philbey: a previous owner of the land was Alexander Davidson McDonald who came from Strathneath, Banffshire, Scotland, where ‘strath’ is Celtic for ‘valley’.
Mr Philbey also donated land on which the Kainton Memorial Hall was built.
*Alford Primary School closed 2004.