val , ▁Wil kes ▁O val , ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁Ross ▁O val , ▁was ▁developed ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁under ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government ' s ▁Un emp loyment ▁Rel ief ▁Sch eme ▁implemented ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ' ▁economic ▁de pression , ▁to ▁provide ▁day ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁long - term ▁un emp loy ed . ▁ ▁A ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁was ▁also ▁constructed ▁under ▁this ▁scheme . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁N ud ge e ▁Creek ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁College ▁sw imming ▁facility , ▁with ▁a ▁cor rug ated ▁iron ▁shed ▁and ▁div ing ▁platform ▁ere cted ▁there . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁a ▁ ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁grounds , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁Wil kes ▁O val . ▁The ▁pool ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁when ▁d eter ior ation ▁forced ▁its ▁closure . ▁The ▁present ▁ ▁McK enn arie y ▁pool ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁school ' s ▁first ▁tennis ▁courts ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁Edmund ▁R ice ▁Mall . ▁They ▁were ▁dis m ant led ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁four ▁new ▁courts ▁were ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁some ▁distance ▁behind ▁the ▁South ▁Wing , ▁in ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁car ▁park . ▁These