| Name of institution |
Hale School |
| Type of institution |
School |
| Street Address |
Hale Road |
| City |
Wembley Downs |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6019
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| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Assembly Hall |
| Name of room |
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| Dates of the building |
1961 |
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
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| Special architectural features |
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| Special fittings |
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| Other location information |
Hale
School is the oldest independent boys’ school in Western
Australia. It was founded in 1858 by the first Anglican Bishop of
Perth, Dr Mathew Blagden Hale, a clergyman, educator and social
pioneer. The School, which was then known as ‘The Bishop’s
Collegiate School’, opened its doors on 28 June 1858, with an
initial enrolment of 22 students.
The first campus was established at The Cloisters, St George’s
Terrace. In 1914 the School (which was called ‘The High
School’ between 1878 and 1929), moved to a bigger site at
Havelock Street, West Perth. In 1961, having acquired the name Hale
School in 1929, it moved to Wembley Downs, where it is currently
situated on a magnificent 48 hectare site, approximately 13 kilometres
to the north-west of Perth and two kilometres from the coast.
Hale School is an Anglican day and boarding school, offering primary
and secondary education through to Tertiary Entrance Examination level.
Whilst day scholars are enrolled from Year 1 to Year 12, boarders are
normally accepted from Year 7 to Year 12.
Current enrolment numbers total 1,300, comprising 300 students in the
Primary School (Years 1 to 7) and 1,000 in the Senior School (Years 8
to 12). Of this total there are 202 boarders, from various parts of
Western Australia and other countries such as Singapore, Malaysia,
Indonesia and Dubai.
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| Name of contact |
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| Mailing Address |
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| Telephone |
08 9347 9777 |
| Email |
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| Other contact information |
http://www.hale.wa.edu.au/ |
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| Date of previous organs |
None
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| Detail of previous organs |
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| Present organ |
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| Type of installation |
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| Case description |
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| Placement in room |
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| Builder's name |
Bishop & Son, London
and Ipswich, |
| Opus number |
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| Date of completion/installation |
1875, installed this school 1984 |
| Construction materials |
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| Number of manuals |
Two (2) |
| Key compasses |
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| Number of keys |
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| Key material |
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| Pedal compass |
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| Number of pedals |
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| Pedalboard type |
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| Pedalboard material |
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| Type of chests |
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| Type of key action |
Electro-magnetic |
| Type of stop action |
Electro-magnetic to slider chests |
| Couplers |
Seven (7) |
| Tremulants |
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| Accessories |
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| Console type |
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| Stop label material |
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| Placement |
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| General design |
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| Playing aids |
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| Divisions |
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| Wind pressures |
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| Stop list |
| GREAT |
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8' |
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8' |
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4' |
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2-2/3' |
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2' |
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1-3/5' |
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IV |
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| SWELL |
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8' |
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8' |
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4' |
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4' |
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2' |
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III |
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| Cornopean |
8' |
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| CHOIR |
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| PEDAL |
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16' |
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16' |
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8' |
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8' |
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4' |
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16' |
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4' |
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| Total number of stops |
22 |
| Total number of ranks |
27 |
| Total number of pipes |
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| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Organ
was damaged extensively in the storm of March 22nd, 2010. It has
been in storage at POWA workshop since then with some restoration work
on the pipes completed. Discussions are currently underway as to
the refurbishment/rebuilding of the instrument and its exact
location. This work will inevitably include sufficient re-voicing
as is necessary to provide an adequate sound in this 1000 seat
auditorium. |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
Organ installed 1875 at Wesley Church, Perth.
In 1908 the organ was
moved next door to Queens Hall, William Street, Perth (later Metro Theatre), to
make way for a new organ.
In 1926 the organ was relocated by W L Roberts Ltd,
Adelaide, to Wesley Methodist Church, Claremont (job no 96).
Rebuilt in 1955 by J.E. Dodd & Sons Gunstar Organ Works, Adelaide.
Electro-pneumatic action and new console installed; swell
Cornopean and Dulciana extended to Ped. 16'.
In 1984 Hale School Assembly Hall, Hale Road, Wembley Downs, became the organ’s
next and current home. Installed by F.J. Larner & Co. with tonal alterations. Third manual prepared for.
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| Information on current organ |
The first pipe organ to be installed in Western
Australia was this 1875 instrument for Wesley Church, Perth.
This organ served Wesley Church for over 30 years in its
original location.
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organ |
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| Current status |
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| Assessment of organ |
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| Other organs by this builder |
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| Supporting information |
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| Document control |
Original entries J R Elms, OAM, Gazetteer of Western Australian Pipe Organs, 1971, 1999,2003 and 2004.
This entry D B Duncan 07 January 2009.
Additional information from Graham Devenish 28 January 2011.
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