It was the actual school and principals residence before the larger buildings went up. I went to that school and was also on the P&C when my children went there. We had a "Stupid Stupid' female principal that wanted to knock it down so she could have a car park closer to her office. I had a nice long chat with Ken Dwyer when he was the mayor of Penrith and that is why those historic buildings are still standing.
No I lived in that house when my dad was the principal of St Mary's Central - it was not a cottage but had the original school (Loungeroom) and then 6 bedrooms. Separate Kitchen and dining room. We had to pat the goat and cow to get to St Mary's High (before Target was built).
WoW, thanks for sharing, I knew it had to be bigger than a cottage, noticed 5 chimneys, 3 in the main building and 1 each in the two detached buildings. What great memories you must have.
My old school and infants included which i started in 65, everything is so different now along with the area all around it ... great for most people i suppose, but it makes me feel kind of sad
