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MOUNT VIEW SCHOOL

3. Site on part of Portion No. 76, Parish of Millfield
was suitable.

4. Recommended that the local School Board should be
comprised of:-

James McGann - Roman Catholic
William King - Church of England
William Dillon - Church of England

5. Recommended construction of a schoolhouse twenty (20)
feet by sixteen (16) feet, built of weatherboard.
Also, a teacher's residence of three (3) rooms and a
kitchen plus 72 rods of fencing; such fencing to be
of three (3) rails panel from split timber, with two
wicker gates.

6. Estimate total costs including furniture at £600.0.0.
($1200.00).

The Council of Education approved the establishr:!ent. Its decision
was shown in Government Gazette dated 22nd December 1879. The site was an
area of 3 acres, 1 rod, 2 perches and was Portion No. 76, Paris~ of Millfield.
The Government Architect, Mr. J. Allen Mansfield, when he pre;~~ed his plans
for the Mount View School estimated the cost at £520.0.0. ($1,040.00).
Tenders were called. Five contractors submitted prices:-

1. J. Lynch & VJ. Harman of Bishops Bridge - £580.0.0. ($1,160.00)

2. Thomas Woodbury & John Forbes of Laguna - £585.0.0. ($1,170.00)

3. George Brown of Cessnock - £589.0.0. (3l , 178. 00 )

4. Edwin Hinchcliffe of Millfield - £619.0.0. (31, 238·. 00)

5. Thomas Rowland of Singleton - £647.0.0. (3 1 ,294.00) .

The successful contractors, J. Lynch and W. Harman, C8mpleted the
building on 20th April 1881: The first school materials and ~~rniture were