Gordon Public School

Gordon Public School (former)
Gordon Public School (former)
	Gordon Public School, pictured in 1937
Location	799 Pacific Highway, Gordon, Ku-ring-gai Council, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°45′13″S151°09′08″E / 33.7535°S 151.1521°E Coordinates: 33°45′13″S151°09′08″E / 33.7535°S 151.1521°E
Built	1871
Built for	NSW Instruction Department
Owner	Ku-ring-gai Council
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Gordon Public School; Former Gordon Public School
Type	State heritage (built)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	757
Type	School - State (public)
Category	Education
	Location of Gordon Public School (former) in Sydney

Last updated November 30, 2022

The Gordon Public School is a heritage-listed former government public school located at 799 Pacific Highway, in the Sydney suburb of Gordon in the Ku-ring-gai Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The school was opened in 1871 and closed in 1989.^[1] The property was transferred to community use and is owned by Ku-ring-gai Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[2]

History

Between 1871 and 1885 the school was known as the Lane Cove School.^[1] The denominational Wesleyan School at Lane Cove was in 1871 converted into a public school. The enrolment was then 54 children.

This school continued to be held in the old Wesleyan chapel until 1877. In March 1876, a site fronting Lane Cove Road (now known as Pacific Highway) was acquired at a cost of A£30, but portion of this ground was subsequently resumed by the Railway Department in 1888: but the Instruction Department secured an additional area for £318, and a further area was conveyed in 1891. The name of the school was in 1885 changed from Lane Cove School to Gordon Public School. In 1877 a tender for new school buildings and residence was accepted for the sum of £1,957, which were completed and opened in August of that year. At the official opening of a new wing at the school by the Minister of Public Instruction, The Hon. Jacob Garrard MP, in 1897 it was reported that the school afforded accommodation for 98 pupils. In 1888 further additions were made at a cost of £207. The rooms just opened measured 10.5 metres (34.5 ft) by 7.3 metres (24 ft), and is constructed of stone, and covered with slates, so as to match the old building. It is of modern design, giving plenty of light and ventilation and 3.5 cubic metres (124 cu ft) for each child. It gave accommodation for 100 pupils. With the old building there was accommodation for 220 children. The enrolment of the school for March 1897 was 205, with an average attendance of 143. The total cost of land and buildings amounted to £3,351.^[3]

Notable alumni

Lewis Yelland Andrews, soldier and colonial official.^[4]
Bill Bradfield, civil and aviation engineer.^[4]
Philip Cox , architect [1] [5]
Harold Farncomb, RAN officer and admiral.^[4]
Raymond Kershaw, army officer, banker and diplomat.^[4]^[6]
Sir Marcus Loane, Anglican archbishop of Sydney.^[4]
Arthur Wheen, soldier, translator and librarian.^[4]
Adrian Lipscomb OAM, Australian author, academic, lawyer and artist.^[7]

Description

Heritage listing

Gordon Public School was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 "Gordon Public School". The Dictionary of Sydney. City of Sydney; State Library of New South Wales. 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
1 2 "Gordon Public School". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning and Environment. H00757. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
↑ "Gordon Public School". The Sydney Morning Herald . 18 June 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 19 September 2018– via Trove: National Library of Australia.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Pratt, Tony (16 September 1962). "A school finds its famous old boys". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 69.
↑ Towndrow, Jennifer (1991). Philip Cox. Portrait of an Australian Architect. Penguin Books Australia.
↑ James Cotton, 'Kershaw, Raymond (1898–1981)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/kershaw-raymond-31015/text38382, accessed 23 March 2022.
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[DoS-1] 1 2 3 "Gordon Public School". The Dictionary of Sydney. City of Sydney; State Library of New South Wales. 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

[nswshr-757-2] 1 2 "Gordon Public School". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning and Environment. H00757. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .

[3] "Gordon Public School". The Sydney Morning Herald . 18 June 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 19 September 2018– via Trove: National Library of Australia.

[pratt-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pratt, Tony (16 September 1962). "A school finds its famous old boys". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 69.

[biography-5] Towndrow, Jennifer (1991). Philip Cox. Portrait of an Australian Architect. Penguin Books Australia.

[6] James Cotton, 'Kershaw, Raymond (1898–1981)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/kershaw-raymond-31015/text38382, accessed 23 March 2022.

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