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Centenary of Pompoota HallPrint Page 
30-July-2021
Photographs supplied by Maureen Aquila
The plaque commemorates the centenary of Pompoota Hall which was opened in 1917.
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School Opening 1917Location
| Address: | Billabong Road, Pompoota Hall, Pompoota, 5238 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.987661 Long: 139.340612 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 22-January-1917 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 22-January-2016 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 22nd January, 2017 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis plaque was unveiled on 22nd January 2017, by the Honourable Jay Weatherill MP Premier of South Australia.
The plaque commemorates the centenary of the Pompoota Hall, built as a school and community facility on the Pompoota Training Farm.
The hall was officially opened on 22nd January 1917, by the Honourable Crawford Vaughan, Premier and Minister of Education.
The farm was established to train returning World War 1 servicemen in agricultural pursuits so that they could take up the land through the Soldiers Settlement Scheme and support themselves and their families.
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