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Mrs. M. Bassett's School [B 10502] • Photograph

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Summary

Mrs. M. Bassett's girl's school at Willunga was also known as Buckland House Academy and it was opened in 1847 by James Bassett. Mary Bassett taught girls here from 1853 until her death in 1889. The figures in the centre of this photograph are possibly James Bassett on left and Mary Bassett in the centre on the verandah. Cornishman James Bassett arrived in South Australia with his wife Ann who later died of consumption. After James had remarried he and his new wife Mary had several more children to add to his original family. In 1852 the school was the only licensed school in the area and had enrolled 43 children. James later built a boys school nearby in 1862.

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Physical description

Photograph; 21 cm x 16 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1867

Photographer

Freeman & Belcher

Collection

Part of Willunga Collection

Subject

Bassett, Mary, 1820-1889
Teachers -- South Australia -- Willunga
Schools -- South Australia -- Willunga

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Digitisation information

Date

21/12/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,664 x 2,346 pixels (8.6 MP)

Size

8.63 MB

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