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NRS-3830 Department of Education subject files, 1875–1948

These files deal with the administration of the Education Department and matters relating to education generally. The files have been brought together into subject bundles by the Education Department and are arranged roughly alphabetically. The files are open to public access.

The subjects covered are diverse, ranging from routine administrative matters to policy issues. The correspondence is incomplete for many subjects however; some subjects are covered in some detail, for example Parents and Citizens Associations, Schools of Arts and Teachers' Colleges.

A

Subject
Dates
Item
Accountant see Office - Accountant, Minister, Undersecretary
 
 
Actions against Teachers see Teachers etc. - actions against
 
 
Advertising
1890-1904
[20/12483]
Agriculture see School Agriculture; see Drill, Superintendent of; or Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association
 
 
Antarctic Records
1916-32
[20/12847 (pt)]
Appointments see Chief Inspectors; or Transfers & Appointments Schedules; or Schedules - Transfers & Appointments
 
 
Arbor Day
1891-1909
[20/12482]
Architect
1876-83; 1891-96; 1899-1939
[20/12484-521 (pt)]
Architect - Regulations
1939-45
[20/12521 (pt)]
Architects, Board of see Board of Architects Armidale Teachers' College; see Teachers' College - Armidale
 
 
Art Exhibition Room see Office - Accountant, Minister, Undersecretary
 
 
Art Gallery
1880-1939
[20/12522-28]
Art, Teaching of
1914
[20/12529 (pt)]
Assembly Room see Office - Accountant, Minister, Undersecretary
 
 
Associations - Teachers see Teachers - Classes & Associations
 
 
Aviation School see also State Aviation School
1916-17; 1920-26
[20/12530-12531 (pt)]

B

Subject
Dates
Item
Bank of NSW
1878-80
[20/12531 (pt)]
Banks see School Banks
 
 
Bands see School Bands
 
 
Bathurst Teachers' College see Teachers' College - Bathurst
 
 
Blind, Institution for the see Public Institutions - Blind, Institution for the
 
 
Board of Architects
1926-37
[20/12521 (pt)]
Board of Secondary School Studies
1937-39
[20/12529 (pt)]
Boarding Subsidies
1912-15
[20/12874-12875]
Botany, Teachers of
1911-14
[20/12531 (pt)]
Books see School Books; or Text Books
 
 
Bursaries
1890
[20/12531 (pt)]
 
1934-39
[20/13382-13386]

C

Subject
Dates
Item
Cadet Training
1914
[20/12532]
 
1915-21
[20/12534 (pt)-12536]
Cadets - School of Instruction
1912-13
[20/12533-12534 (pt)]
Camps see School Camps
 
 
Caretakers
1915
[20/12871]
Carpentry Workshops
1913-16; 1918-39
[20/12537-56]
Chief Clerk of Works see also Clerk of Works
1897-98
[20/12862 pt)]
Chief Examiners
1881-1916; 1918-35
[20/12666-12669 (pt)]
Chief Inspectors see also Inspectors
1880-1920
[20/12557-12565 (pt)]
 
1921-22
[20/12566]
 
1923-32; 1937-39
[20/12568-12579 (pt)]
Child Welfare Department
1937-39
[20/12872 (pt)]
Children Under Six
1894
[20/12634 (pt)]
Church and School Lands
1877-96
[20/12579 (pt)-12580 (pt)]
Classification of Teachers see Schedules - Classification of Teachers; or Teachers' Classifications
 
 
Cleaning see School Cleaning
 
 
Clerk of Works see also Chief Clerk of Works
1878-83; 1897
[20/12634 (pt)]
Cockatoo Island Workshop
1909-12; 1914; 1919
[20/12580 (pt)-12583 (pt)]
Colleges see Teachers' College Files; or Training Schools & Colleges
 
 
Compulsory Education
1880; 1891; 1931-36
[20/12583 (pt)]
Conservatorium of Music
1912-13
[20/12585 (pt)]
 
1914-39
[20/12587-12603 (pt)]
Conservatorium of Music - Applications for position of Director
1914
[20/12585 (pt)-12586]
Continuation Schools
1911-39
[20/12669 (pt)-12682]
Contractors' Deposit Accounts
1890; 1898
[20/12603 (pt)]
Cookery
1882-1939
[20/12605-33]
Correspondence Schools
1916-25
[20/12604 (pt)]
 
1926
[20/12862 (pt)]
 
1927-39
[20/12635-44]
Council of Education
1935-37
[20/12603 (pt)]
Councillors see School Councillors
 
 
Crown Solicitor's Reports
1877-82
[20/12529 (pt)]
Cruelty to Animals
1890-1900; 1908-11; 1916-17
[20/12604 (pt)]
Cruelty to Children
1891
[20/12603 (pt)]

D

Subject
Dates
Item
Department of Labour & Industry
1909-13
[20/13377]
Departmental Stores see also Sussex St. Store - Property Matters
1912-15
[20/13257 (pt)]
 
1916-39
[20/12645-51 (pt)]
District Visitor
1877-80
[20/12652 (pt)]
Domestic Arts, Superintendent of
1918-21
[20/12652 (pt)]
Drawing, Superintendent of
1877-83; 1888-99; 1902-39
[20/12652 (pt)-54 (pt)]
Drill, Superintendent of see also Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association
1876-78; 1880-92; 1894; 1899-1924; 1926-27; 1930-31
[20/12654 (pt)-57 (pt)]
Duke & Duchess of York, Visit see Papers in connection with the visit of the Duke & Duchess of York
 
 

E

Subject
Dates
Item
Education, Council of see Council of Education
 
 
Education, Foreign & Interstate
1918-21
[20/12662]
 
1935-37
[20/12854 (pt)]
 
1938-39
[20/12663-64 (pt)]
Educational Gazette
1890-1906; 1919-20; 1928-39
[20/12664 (pt)]
Elocution
1915
[20/12664 (pt)]
Equipment
1912-17; 1919
[20/12855]
Evening Continuation Schools see Continuation Schools Examiners; see Chief Examiners
 
 
Exchange Teachers
1934-38
[20/12854 (pt)]

F

Subject
Dates
Item
Foreign Education see Education, Foreign & Interstate
 
 
Free Libraries see Schools of Arts et.al.
 
 
Free Passes (Railway)
1891-1909; 1914-39
[20/12683-98 (pt)]
French
1907; 1911
[20/12698 (pt)]

G

Subject
Dates
Item
Girls' Industrial School, Parramatta
1928-38
[20/12583 (pt)]
Government Correspondence
1891-1919; 1921-39
[20/12699-12740]
 
1920
[20/12860-12861]

H

Subject
Dates
Item
Hereford House
1910-31
[20/12743-12747]
High School Entrance Examination Worksheets
1934-35
[20/12846 (pt)]
High Schools
1883-84; 1912-34 1936-39
[20/12748-49]
Holidays see School Holidays
 
 
Hospital Education
1926-29; 1932-39
[20/12750]
 
1930-31
[20/12869 (pt)]
Hostels
1919-39
[20/12751]
House to House Teaching
1881-85
[20/12152]
 
1886
[20/12866 (pt)]
 
1887
[20/12753 (pt)]
Hygiene
1904-09
[20/12753 (pt)]

I

Subject
Dates
Item
Industrial School, Parramatta see Girls' Industrial School, Parramatta
 
 
Infantile Paralysis
1938
[20/12849 (pt)]
Inspectors see also Chief Inspectors
1915-23; 1925-35
[20/12754-57]
 
1936-39
[20/12759-65]
Inspectors - Resignations & Retirements
1931-36
[20/12758]
Institution for the Blind see Public Institutions - Blind, Institution for the
 
 
Intelligence Tests
1935
[20/12665 (pt)]
 
1939-40
[20/12846 (pt)]
Intermediate & Leaving Certificates
1929-39
[20/12767-73 (pt)]
International Exhibition
1879-80
[20/12773 (pt)]
Interstate Education see Education, Foreign & Interstate
 
 

K

Subject
Dates
Item
Kindergarten Files
1881-85; 1904-18
[20/13376]

L

Subject
Dates
Item
Labour & Industry, Department of see Department of Labour & Industry Leaving Certificates; see Intermediate & Leaving Certificates Libraries; see Public Libraries; or School Libraries
 
 
Literary Institutions see Schools of Arts et.al.
 
 

M

Subject
Dates
Item
Manual Training
1914-39
[20/12773 (pt)-76]
Married Women Teachers' (Dismissal) Act
1937-48
[20/13375 (pt)]
Mechanics' Institutes see Schools of Arts et.al.
 
 
Medical Branch
1914-39
[20/12777-12795]
Medical Inspection
1912-13
[20/12864-165]
Medical Officer
1880-1911
[20/12796]
Mental Defectives
1924; 1938-39
[20/12798 (pt)]
Milk Supply to Schools
1929-35
[20/12851]
 
1942-44
[20/12797]
Minister see Office - Accountant, Minister, Under-secretary
 
 
Miscellaneous
1910-39
[20/12798 (pt)-12844]
Mothers' Clubs
1926-27; 1930
[20/12878 (pt)]
Museum
1891-99
[20/12879 (pt)]
 
1900-01
[20/13381 (pt)]
 
1902-04
[20/12879 (pt)]
 
1906-31
[20/12880-12881
 
1932-39
[20/13378-81 (pt)]
Music
1877-84; 1886-1939
[20/12882-84 (pt)]
Music, Conservatorium of see Conservatorium of Music
 
 

N

Subject
Dates
Item
National Aquarium
1892
[20/12884 (pt)]
National Rifle Reserve
1915; 1917
[20/12884 (pt)]
National Safety Council
1931-41
[20/12850]
Needlework
1877-80; 1890-1902
[20/12884 (pt)]
New England University see University of New England
 
 
New South Wales, Bank of see Bank of New South Wales
 
 
New States Royal Commission
1924-25
[20/13059 (pt)]
Non - state schools
1917-39
[20/12885-88]

O

Subject
Dates
Item
Observatory
1880-84; 1891-1939
[20/12890-12900]
Office - Accountant, Minister, Under-secretary
1915-39
[20/12901-10]
Office - General
1912-20
[20/12911-21]
 
1915 (Jan-dun)
[20/12934]
 
1928-39
[20/12929-33]
Office - General & Staff
1921-27
[20/12922-28]
Office Leave - Retired Staff
1910-20
[20/13012-13]
Office - Staff
1928-37
[20/12935-12943]
 
1938
[20/12766]
 
1939
[20/12944]
150th Celebrations
1937-38
[20/12848 (pt)]
Opportunity Seventh Class
1940-41
[20/12889]
Orphan Schools (Parramatta)
1877-80
[20/12945]
Overseas Correspondence
1937
[20/12846 (pt)]

P

Subject
Dates
Item
Painting & Repair Staff
1930-39
[20/12946-58]
Pan Service
1899
[20/12856 (pt)]
Papers in connection with the visit of the Duke & Duchess of York
1927
[20/12848 (pt)]
Parents & Citizens Associations
1916-39
[20/12959-91]
Parents & Citizens Associations - District Councils
1939 (L-Z)
[20/12859]
Physical Education
1918-23; 1937-39
[20/12856 (pt)]
Playgrounds see School Playgrounds Private Schools; see Non-state Schools
 
 
Public Institutions
1904-39
[20/12992 (pt)-96]
Public Institutions - Blind, Institution for the
1899-1902
[20/12992 (pt)]
Public Institutions - Royal Society of NSW
1879-83
[20/12992 (pt)]
Public Institutions - Zoological Society
1881
[20/12992 (pt)]
Public Libraries
1888-1939
[20/12997-13011]
Public Library of NSW
1900-02
[20/12870]
Public School Boards
1910-15
[20/12854 (pt)]
Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association see also Drill, Superintendent of
1927, 1930-39; 1928-29
[20/12657 (pt)-61; 20/11569.1]
Public Service Board
1896-1939
[20/13014-28]

R

Subject
Dates
Item
Ragged Schools
1878; 1882
[20/13029 (pt)]
Railway Extensions & Temporary Schools
1884-85
[20/13029 (pt)]
Railway Rates for Private Schools
1906-07
[20/12872 (pt)]
Rates (Water)
1893-1909
[20/13029 (pt)-30 (pt)]
Reduced Fares see Free Passes (Railway)
 
 
Religious Instruction
1878-81; 1883; 1885; 1892-93; 1896; 1905-06; 1909; 1913-21; 1926-38
[20/13030 (pt)-31]
Repatriation
1923-25
[20/13032 (pt)]
Resignations - Schedules see Schedules
 
 
Research Officer
1938-39
[20/13032 (pt)]
Returned Servicemen's Classes
1917-19
[20/13032 (pt)]
Royal Mint
1884
[20/13032 (pt)]
Royal Society of NSW see Public Institutions - Royal Society of NSW
 
 
Rural School Matters
1926
[20/13375 (pt)]

S

Subject
Dates
Item
Saturday Classes
1876-95
[20/13033]
Schedules
1920-39
[20/13037-47]
Schedules - Classification of Ex-Students
1911-16
[20/13036 (pt)]
Schedules - Classification of Teachers
1913-15
[20/13036 (pt)]
Schedules - Promotions
1911-16
[20/13036 (pt)]
Schedules - Resignations & Retirement
1912-16
[20/13036 (pt)]
Schedules - Transfers & Appointments see also Chief Inspectors; or Transfers & Appointments Schedules
1911-16
[20/13034-35]
School Agriculture
1905-39
[20/13048-58]
School Bands
1923; 1937
[20/12867 (pt)]
School Banks
1886-1916; 1931-35; 1938-39
[20/13208 (pt)]
 
1936-37
[20/12866 (pt)]
School Books see also Text Books
1876; 1891-1923; 1925-39
[20/13208 (pt)-23]
School Camps
1905-07; 1922-23
20/12867 (pt)]
 
1908-11; 1913-14; 1920-21
[20/13224-25]
School Cleaning
1914-29; 1932-39
[20/13226-29]
School Councillors
1933-38
[20/12665 (pt)]
 
1939
[20/12845]
School Holidays
1895-1939
[20/13230-42]
School Libraries
1899-1900; 1915-17; 1937
[20/13243 (pt)]
 
1938-39
[20/12868]
School Magazines
1916-21; 1926-34; 1938-39
[20/13242 (pt)]
 
1923; 1936
[20/12866 (pt)]
School Playgrounds
1912-21; 1926-35; 1938-39
[20/13243 (pt)]
 
1922; 1936-37
[20/12866 (pt)]
Schools of Arts et.al.
1880-1939
[20/13060-13200]
Schools of Arts - Applications for sums to be placed on estimates
1875-77
[20/13059 (pt)]
Schools of Arts et.al. - Library & Financial returns
1906-12
[20/13204-07]
Secondary School Studies, Board of see Board of Secondary School Studies
 
 
Smith Family
1931-32
[20/12849 (pt)]
State Aviation School see also Aviation School
1918-19
[20/12876]
Stores, Departmental see Departmental Stores
 
 
Subsidized Schools
1938-39
[20/13244-56]
Subsidized School - Schedules see Schedules
 
 
Superintendent of Domestic Arts see Domestic Arts, Superintendent of
 
 
Superintendent of Drawing see Drawing, Superintendent of
 
 
Superintendent of Drill see Drill, Superintendent of; see Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association
 
 
Superior Schools
1913-17
[20/13257 (pt)]
Sussex Street Store - Property Matters
1929-39
[20/12651 (pt)]
Swimming
1892; 1894-99; 1902-39
[20/13258-59]
Sydney Grammar School
1880-1938
[20/13260]
Sydney Harbour Bridge Celebrations
1932
[20/12847 (pt)]
Sydney University see University of Sydney
 
 

T

Subject
Dates
Item
Teachers - Classes & Associations
1879; 1895-1939
[20/13271-13279]
Teachers' Classes - Schools of Military Instruction
1910-14
[20/13280 (pt)]
Teachers' Classifications
1930-39
[20/13281-85]
Teachers' College Files see also Training Schools & Colleges
1907-39
[20/13286-13330]
Teachers' College - Armidale
1928-29
[20/13331 (pt)-32]
 
1930-39
[20/13334-41]
Teachers' College - Armidale - Building of Hostels
1930
[20/13333]
Teachers' College - Armidale - Building of New College
1928-32
[20/13331 (pt)]
Teachers' College - Bathurst
1928
[20/13342 (pt)]
Teachers' College - Wagga
1928-38
[20/13342 (pt)]
Teachers' Conciliation Committee
1928
[20/13280 (pt)]
Teachers' Mutual Assurance Association
1877-1917
[20/13342 (pt)]
Teachers' Salaries & Allowances
1930-37
[20/12863]
Teachers etc. - Actions against
1876-1926
[20/13261-70]
Temporary Schools see Railway Extensions & Temporary Schools
 
 
Text Books see also School Books
1913-33
[20/12873]
Training Schools & Colleges see also Teachers' College Files
1876-85; 1887-1905
[20/13343-54]
 
1886
[20/12869 (pt)]
Transfers & Appointments Schedules see also Chief Inspectors; or Schedules - Transfers & Appointments
1911-16
[20/13034-35]
 
1920-21
[20/12565 (pt)]
 
1922-23
[20/12567]
 
1930-31
[20/12877-78 (pt)]
Travelling Expenses see Schedules
 
 
Travelling Schools
1908-39
[20/13355]

U

Subject
Dates
Item
Under-Secretary see Office - Accountant, Minister, Under-secretary
 
 
Unemployment Relief Grants
1930-34
[20/12741-42]
United States of America
1937
[20/12846 (pt)]
University of New England
1937
[20/13356 (pt)]
University of Sydney
1880; 1891-1939
[20/13356 (pt)-67]
University of Sydney - Commission to Investigate Financial & Standing requirements
1928
[20/12852]
University of Sydney - Evening Students' Bonds
1915-20
[20/13369-70]
University of Sydney - London University Examinations
1930-39
[20/12853; 20/13368]

V

Subject
Dates
Item
Violin Classes
1921-25
[20/13373 (pt)]
Visiting Teachers
1915-39
[20/13371-72]
Visual Education
1939
[20/13373 (pt)]
Vocational Guidance
1914-15; 1918-36
[20/13373 (pt)]

W

Subject
Dates
Item
Wagga Teachers' College see Teachers' College - Wagga
 
 
Welfare Office
1928-39
[20/13374 (pt)]
Wireless
1924; 1926-27
[20/13374 (pt)]
Workers' Education Association
1915-33; 1937-39
[20/13374 (pt)]
 
1937-38
[20/12869 (pt)]
Workmen's Compensation Act
1917-21
[20/13374 (pt)]
Workshop - Cockatoo Island see Cockatoo Island Workshop Workshops - Carpentry; see Carpentry Workshops Zoological Society; see Public Institutions - Zoological Society