Suggan Buggan School House

Located at Suggan Buggan village on the side of the Barry Way, generally easily accessible. Shown on the Jacobs River map at 179094.

History

An incredibly old building, built about 1861 from shingles, by the O'Rourke family, the first settlers in this incredibly beautiful valley.

The building was restored with the original native pine shingles in the middle 1970's. Famous for its more famous visitors, including Geoffrey Blaimey who mentioned it in one of his Federation Speeches.

Construction

All timber, now in good condition.

Caretakers

References

  1. Hueneke Pp 221, 241.

Previous
Previous

Murphys Hut

Next
Next

Turners Hut