19860619 Old primary school Clunes by Fred Mitchell
Fred Mitchell

19860619 Old primary school Clunes by

This image is a warning to take good notes. I was not aware thqat there had been two early primary schools at Clunes , and I do not know which one this was. One was opened in 1875 and went on to become in the 1910’s one of the first Higher Elementary Schools of Victoria. The other school built in 1881 only functioned for 11 years, and then was used as a knitting mill from the 1920’s to recently. It was the precursor design of several schools. I do not know which if either of these this building is.

Taken with a Pentax LX camera and Pentax 28 mm shift lens on Kodachrome film.

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Spend most of my time with images of yesterday (or before), but enjoy use of the Pentax K5 when possible.

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1875, 1881, 1986, clunes, primary, school

Comments

  • Brandie1
    Brandie1over 2 years ago

    A lovely shot of a grand grand old building.
    Happy New Year to you & your family.xx

  • Thank you, a Happy New Year to your and yours.

    – Fred Mitchell

  • Mike Oxley
    Mike Oxleyover 2 years ago

    What a marvellous old building. Great shot, FM!

  • Thank you.

    – Fred Mitchell

  • kalaryder
    kalaryderover 2 years ago

    Great shot, this is such an elegant building.
    You have now made me add Clunes to my wishlist for when I get back to Melbourne

  • Thank you, but unfortunately Clunes is some hours out of Melbourne.

    – Fred Mitchell