3 schools added to the Queensland Heritage Register

Three schools have been added to the Queensland Heritage Register this month

• Marburg State School (first opened in 1879 - moved to its current site in 1922);
• Murgon State School (opened in 1908) and
• Maroon State School (opened in 1891)

Below is a sample of images and other resources from SLQ's collection about these three schools...

Images

Maroon Provisional School. n.d. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Neg 147511

View of Mount Maroon from the Maroon School ca. 1925. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Neg 196376

Marburg State School, ca. 1920. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Neg 35178

Marburg State School, 1926. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Neg 35182

Marburg State School, 1896. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Neg 38621

Published and unpublished resources -

Murgon State School

• 75th anniversary (1908-1983) 26th February, 1983 : Murgon State School. (1983). <Murgon, Qld.: The School?>.
• Maudsley, M., & Vonhoff, Glen. (1995). Golden jubilee : 50 years of secondary education in Murgon 1945 - 1995/ May Maudsley and Glen Vonhoff. Murgon, Qld. : Murgon State High School].
• Zerner, B. (1995). Murgon State High School : A memento from the classes of 1945 : Golden jubilee 29-30 April, 1995 / by Burt Zerner. Fig Tree Pocket, Qld.: Burt Zerner.

• Maroon Centenary Celebrations Committee. (1991). Maroon State School : Centenary Celebrations 1891-1991. <Maroon, Qld.: Maroon State School Centenary Committee.
• Krause, H., Maroon Centenary Celebrations Committee, & Maroon State School. (1961). The story of Maroon in the Fassifern District of Queensland : A souvenir review of its history and development, 1827-1961. Maroon: Maroon Centenary Celebrations Committee and the Committee of the Maroon State School.

• Marburg State School. (2004). Marburg State School 125th Anniversary : Memories of school days, March 2004. Marburg, Qld.: Marburg State School.
• Viertel Family. (n.d.). M 220 Viertel Family Papers.