Yeppoon school, 98 years ago

Yeppoon State School staff in 1925. Back row: J. Lewis Jnr, A. Stevenson, Nora Holt, Claude Press; front row: Unknown, head teacher J. Lewis, Mabel Vaughan. Photo supplied by Cliff Vaughan.
By the Capricorn Coast Historical Society

Yeppoon State School is currently found in Tucker St.

Its first location was at 29 Queen St, which is now the Queen St Community Hall.

Opened in August 1889, the original school was the first state school established in Yeppoon. This photo of the staff dates from 1925.