Ravenshoe Military Entertainment Facility

Ravenshoe School of Arts Hall

During World War II, the Ravenshoe School of Arts Hall was the scene of army concerts, vaudeville reviews and dance evenings, such as on 30 December 1944 when the 2/24 Battalion dance band entertained the troops of the 9th Division and the local community in celebration of New Year’s eve and what was the last year of World War II.

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Location

cnr Grigg and Wakooka Street

Ravenshoe, QLD 4888

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Place type

Recreation/community

History

Built about 1912 to 1914, the Ravenshoe School of Arts hall was among the first public buildings to be erected in the new town. The 'School of Arts' movement began in Britain in the 1820s to provide places where working class men could hear lectures of use in their practical work, or access a library and so improve themselves. By 1900 Australia’s many country towns each supported a School of Arts (or Mechanics’ Institute), most with a membership of about 100 and a library of about 1000 books.

For almost a century the Ravenshoe School of Arts has served as a...

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