#OnThisDay 18 February 1793 the first school in the Colony opened. The school was held in the newly finished church on the corner of Hunter and Castlereagh Streets during the weekdays. The Reverend Richard Johnson and his wife, Mary, taught between 150-200 children.
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This volume is an admission register from the Protestant Male Orphan School dating from 1850 to 1886 at the time when the school was based at Parramatta. It contains details of over 1000 boys, the youngest of whom was around one year of age. And each entry in this register has a fascinating story behind it.
In NSW education has been compulsory since 1880 and the local school is often at the centre of the local community. Our school records contain a wealth of information about the people who attended school, their teachers and school buildings in which they worked. This webinar focuses on how to research students, teachers and school sites in the NSW State school system.
Produced by the Road Safety Council of NSW to highlight the potential perils of road traffic to school children. How to cross the street safely, safe behaviour on public transport and bike safety are some of the topics covered in the film.
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