Keeping It All Together Even though, I thought my photo book was finished this was not quite the case. I nearly forgot to include the school photos! There are often photos that are separate to your main photos or albums that need to be considered if you are trying to put everything in one place.Continue reading “Photo Avalanche: A last minute reminder”
Category Archives: Schools
Bowning, NSW. Beginnings & Endings
The State Records of New South Wales holds an amazing assortment of archives. While exploring the School archives I came across this wonderful photograph of Bowning Public School from about 1900 in their Photographic Collection. Bowning Public School, c. 1900. SRNSW 15051-a047-001628 What can we see? It looks like a garden working bee. How manyContinue reading “Bowning, NSW. Beginnings & Endings”
State Records of NSW: Fossicking for John F. O’Reilly
A Touch of Gold Still searching at the State Records of New South Wales for information on John Francis O’Reilly. I have previously mentioned the Teacher’s Rolls where I found John teaching at Manly Public School from May 1898 to December 1900. With no trace of John in the Manly Public School Photos inContinue reading “State Records of NSW: Fossicking for John F. O’Reilly”
John F. O’Reilly: A Sea of Children’s Faces
Teaching at Manly Public School Time to check out the Teachers Rolls and school records at the State Records of New South Wales. The obituary for John F. O’Reilly in The Argus, Melbourne mentions John was a teacher between 1898 and 1900. We can look up the State Records online index of teachers rolls forContinue reading “John F. O’Reilly: A Sea of Children’s Faces”
