Vulcan School
Name County Classification Start End
Vulcan (3) (near Kandos) Roxburgh Provisional School Jan 1922 Oct 1926
Vulcan (3) (near Kandos) Roxburgh Public School Jan 1928 Dec 1928
1921
21 April 1921
Torbane School Building relocated to Vulcan
Workmen connected with the Education Department are demolishing the public school at Torbane with a view to Its re-erection at Vulcan Siding. It is expected that the work will be completed at Vulcan within the next six weeks1 .
1922
23 Feb 1922
School opens
Festivities at Brogan's Creek
OPENING OF SCHOOL. WELCOME TO 8CH00L MA8TER.
(Contributed)
After many months waiting, a long-felt need has been supplied, as Vulcan can now boast of a school and also a schoolmaster. And in honor of same, the residents of Vulcan and Brogan's Creek assembled at Mr. O. Cafe's residence on Friday night to welcome Mr. Crogan, who has been appointed teacher here. A most enjoyable time was spent, and singing and recitations were given by several of those present, while the step dancing of Miss Nita McKinnon, of Lithgow, was highly appreciated. Dancing was indulged in until the early hours of morning. Several appropriate speeches were made, and were responded to by Mr. Crogan.
On the Saturday morning, about 11 o'clock, the parents, children, and friends (sports, everyone of them) gathered together once more and held a picnic under the cherry trees in Mr. Phil Farrelly's paddock, and races and games of all sorts were thoroughly enjoyed. It was really a day's fun for the adults as well as the children. About 6.30 everybody left for home feeling tired but happy. Although only a small place about eighty people attended the picnic, and we hope there will be double that number at the next gathering which everyone is looking forward to in the near future2
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1924
2 October 1924
Teacher Transferred
Vulcan School Helps Hospital. - An effort' to raise funds for the Hospital was organised by Mr. Crogan of the Vulcan Public School on September 26. Owing to other social functions in the district being held on that date, the attendance was not as large as anticipated, although the sum of £5/6/ was realised. Mr. Crogan has been in charge of Vulcan school since the opening three years ago and has just received word of his transfer to Toogong, near Cudal3 .
1927
3 March 1927
Teacher wanted
Vulcan School. The Hon. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A.. has received a communication in the following terms from the Minister for Education in response to representations which he recently made relative to the provision of a teacher for the school at Vulcan 'In reply to your personal representations regarding the provision of a teacher for the Vulcan School. Brogan's Creek, via Rylstone, I desire to inform you that when the teacher was withdrawn, the enrolment, as shown by the quarterly return forwarded was only 10. For the preceding 3 months, the attendance had not averaged the required minimum of 10 pupils, For this reason. Mr. Carter was withdrawn and sent to a school with a larger enrolment. In view of the representations now made, I have called for a further report on 'the matter, and shall have you advised in due course of the decision reacher4 .