Byrnestown commune school, 1895

Several students from Resolute and Byrnestown communes beside the bark Byrnestown Provisional School, September 1895.

Collection of William Metcalf

Byrnestown commune school, 1895

Michael Kelly, teacher, and students from Resolute and Byrnestown communes, in front of the bark Byrnestown Provisional School in September 1895.

Collection of William Metcalf

Byrnestown commune plan, 1890s

Byrnestown, QLD
Australia
25° 31' 26.5404" S, 151° 45' 44.7768" E
See map: Google Maps
25 August 2010
25 August 2010

Location

Byrnestown, QLD
Australia
25° 31' 26.5404" S, 151° 45' 44.7768" E
See map: Google Maps
25 August 2010
Collection of William Metcalf
Utopian communities

This map detail shows the communards’ huts along Wetheron Creek, as well as their burial ground and Provisional School. The sites of their community hall and second school have been added. Byrnestown Cemetery is still in use. Information from Queensland Department of Natural Resources, adapted by Tony Armstrong. Collection of William Metcalf

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