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Manuscript on CD at 371.01099438
THU C-D
History of Thursday Island State School
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and Institute’s permission required for copying and quotation. [Access code
A3a B1]
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SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
Date range: 1884-1985
Extent: 1 computer optical disk
In August 2003 the Thursday Island State Primary School
lent the contents of a display on the history of the School to the AIATSIS
Library. Digitisation of the documents was completed in 2004 and they were
returned to the School. The contents of the display are available, on a CD,
in the Library.
The history was prepared to commemorate one hundred years
of operation of the School and was displayed at the School. The history also
appeared in the TSIMA News in July 1985. The documents referred to in
the history were not marked and it is possible that some of the documents
have been incorrectly listed in this finding aid, e.g. Series 2, Item 20,
‘Sketch Plan of State School, showing proposed additions’ and Item 21,
‘Additions to State School Thursday Island’.
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BACKGROUND NOTE
The Thursday Island State School was opened on 13 July
1885. Mr F. W Rayment was the first Principal.
The State School for Coloured Children was opened in 1913
under the Protector of Aboriginals. Miss Richards was appointed School
Teacher. It became a State School under the Department of Public Instruction
on 5 February 1940. On 9 September 1954 it was renamed the Wai-Ben State
School.
In 1964 the Thursday Island State School was amalgamated
with the Wai-ben State School, and a Secondary section was established.
In 1985 the School commemorated 100 years of operation.
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SERIES LIST
Series 1
‘History of Thursday Island State School’
Series 2
Correspondence and plans 1884 to 1902 relating to
Thursday Island State School
Series 4
Centenary celebrations for 100 years of Government
education on Thursday Island
Series 5
Miscellaneous documents and photographs
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Series 1
‘History of Thursday Island State School’
History written for a display to commemorate 100 years
operation of the school. The history was made into a display and the primary
documents referred to are listed in Series 2.
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These are photocopies of correspondence and plans
relating to the setting up of the school and the operation of the school and
were referred to in the display. (Item numbers correspond to document
numbers in display).
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Item |
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1 |
1884, July 16. Letter from Thomas McNulty to
Secretary for Public Instruction |
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2 |
1884, 11 September. Letter from H. ?. Chester and
others to Secretary for Public Instruction, 2 p. [with two attachments
Documents 3 & 4] |
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3 |
1884, 10 September. Application for Establishment
of a School |
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4 |
1884, 11 September. List of parents and children
residing near proposed state school at Thursday Island |
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5 |
1884, 25 October. Letter from J. Platt, District
Inspector to The Under Secretary, Department of Public Instruction |
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6 |
1885, 10 April. Memorandum to the Under
Secretary, Department of Public Instruction [p. 2 missing] |
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7 |
1885, 13 July. Memorandum from F. W.
Rayment to the Under Secretary, Department of Instruction |
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8 |
1885, 10 November. Memorandum from F. W. Rayment
to the Undersecretary, Department of Instruction re the School Committee |
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9 |
Document 9 from display is missing |
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10 |
1892, 5 March. Memorandum from W. E. Parry Okeden,
Under-Colonial Secretary to the Under Secretary, Department of Public
Instruction re resumption of school reserve for purposes of defence
works, 2 p. |
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11 |
1892, 15 April. Memorandum from John Douglas,
Government Resident, to the Under Secretary, Department of Public
Instruction, 2 p. |
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12 |
1892, 23 July. Memorandum from John Ferguson,
Superintendent of School Buildings, to the Under Secretary, Department
of Public Instruction, 3.p [Sketch of site attached – Item 13] |
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13 |
Sketch map of proposed site for new school |
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14 |
1892, 5 August. Memorandum from John Ferguson to
the Under Secretary, Department of Public Instruction, 2 p. [attaches
plan – missing] |
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15 |
1893, 17 February. Letter from A. E. Salter,
School Committee, to the Minister for Public Instruction, 2 p. [Sketch
plan attached – Item 16] |
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16 |
‘Sketch from Plan of School Reserve’ |
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17 |
Document 17 from display is missing |
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18 |
1893, 31 October. Telegram from A. E. Salter to
the Minister for Public Instruction |
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19 |
1896, 11-13 March. Report on the Material
Requirements of the Thursday Island State School from W. Gripp, District
Inspector to the Under Secretary, Department of Public Instruction
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20 |
1896, 2 May. ‘Sketch Plan of State School showing
proposed Additions’ |
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21 |
[1896, 22 June]. ‘Additions to State School.
Thursday Island’ |
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22 |
1897, 16 October. Gazettal notice for school
reserve |
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22a |
1897. Plan of survey. Cat. No. Pt.K. 207.13 |
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22b |
[1897?]. ‘Map showing school reserve site later
referred to in 1897 Govt. Gazette’ |
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23 |
1897, 6 August. ‘Sketch Plan of Proposed Kitchen,
Residence, State School, Thursday Island.’ |
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24 |
1902, 24 December. Memorandum from A. Reid to the
Under Secretary, Department of Public Instruction re Report on Candidate |
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25 |
1957 Plan of additions and alterations to school
- Missing |
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These are photocopies of correspondence and plans
relating to the operation of the school. The documents in Series 3 are
laminated and would have formed part of the one hundred years centenary
display.
The Chief Protector of Aboriginals, J. Bleakley, provided
a history of the foundation of the original school to 1914 in his letter to
the Department of Health and Home Affairs requesting that the school now be
treated as a State Public School. On 5 February 1940 the school became the
State School for Coloured Children, Thursday Island, under the Department of
Public Instruction [see Item 7].
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Item |
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1 |
1938, 25 April. Letter from H. G. Simpson, Head
Teacher, to The Protector of Aboriginals, Thursday Island, 2 p. |
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2 |
1938, 28 May. Letter from J. Bleakley to The
Under Secretary, Department of Health and Home Affairs, Brisbane |
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3 |
1938, 21 September. ‘Department of Public Works.
Thursday island Aboriginal School Proposed Additions’ |
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4 |
1939, 18 January. Letter from J. Bleakley to the
Under Secretary, Department of Health and Home Affairs [attaches a
history – Item 5] |
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5 |
1939, 18 January. ‘History of Foundation of
School for Coloured Children at Thursday Island’, 2 p. |
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6 |
1939, 23 January. Letter from the Under
Secretary, Department of Health and Home Affairs to the Director of
Education, Brisbane |
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7 |
1939, 24 November. Memorandum from Department of
Health and Home Affairs to Department of Public Instruction. [possibly a
page missing] |
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8 |
1940, 18 March. Letter from Under Secretary,
Department of Health and Home Affairs to Department of Public
Instruction |
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9 |
1940, 20 April. Letter from H. G. Simpson, Head
Teacher, to Protector of Islanders |
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10 |
1946, 2 August. Memo from Buildings and Sites |
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11 |
1946, 5 August. Letter from Acting Director of
Native Affairs to the Director-General of Education, Department of
Public Instruction |
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12 |
1947, 9 May. Letter from Acting Director of
Native Affairs to Director-General of Education re arrangements for a
Native Teacher |
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12 |
1948, 2 February. Letter from L. J. Tincknell,
Head Teacher, to Department of Public Instruction, mentions use of
special syllabus for Torres Strait Native Schools. 2 p. |
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13 |
1948, 11 February. Memorandum, Department of
Public Instruction, re use of Syllabus |
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14 |
1949, 10 May. Letter from Conrad Klein, Head
Teacher, to The Director-General of Education, Department of Public
Instruction, 2 p. |
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15 |
1950, 2 May. Memorandum from G. D. Murphy,
Regional Director of Education, Townsville, to The Director-General of
Education |
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16 |
1951, 22 June. Photocopies of photographs of
Thursday Island Coloured School, 2 p. |
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17 |
1951, 9 & 10 July. ‘Extract from Report of
Inspection of the State School for Coloured Children at Thursday
Island’, 2 p. |
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18 |
1951, 1 September. Letter from Conrad Klein to
Assistant Under Secretary, Department of School Instruction re
photographs of school |
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19 |
1951, 26 November. ‘Department of Public Works.
Departmental Works Order – Copy.’ |
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20 |
1952, 30 January. Memorandum ‘Re – Thursday
Island Coloured School Additional Accommodation’ [plan attached] |
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21 |
Plan. ‘Proposed Addition to School Res. R. 83 and R.
61. Abt 3 Acs – Red’ |
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22 |
1952, 13 September. Government Gazette. ‘Reserve
for School for Aborigines (Extension) Purposes’ |
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23 |
1952, 13 November. Memorandum from Northern
Regional Director of Education to Department of Public Instruction,
Brisbane, 2 p. |
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24 |
1954, 9 September. Memorandum from
Director-General of Education advising of approved name change
for School. |
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25 |
1955, 31 May. Memorandum from Northern Regional
Director of Education to Acting Head Teacher advising that School may
take holiday for the festival ‘The Coming of the Light’ |
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26 |
1956, 13 March. Memorandum from Northern Regional
Director of Education to the Director-General of Education re
possibility of recording school chidren’s singing |
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27 |
1957, 13 May. Memorandum from Northern Regional
Director of Education to the Director-General of Education re opening
ceremony for new school buildings |
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28 |
1958, 23 May. Plan of Wai-ben State School |
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29 |
1959, 15 May. Plan of Wai-ben State School, 4 p. |
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30 |
1960, 21 March. Memorandum from Secretary,
Department of Public Lands to Director-General, Department of Education,
re acquisition of additional land for school |
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31 |
1960, 25 March. Ministerial correspondence re
acquisition of additional land |
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32 |
1960, 2 July. Government Gazette notice re
reserve for school purposes |
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Documents relating to the centenary celebrations
including recollections from previous teachers and principals of the school.
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Item |
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1 |
List of Principals 1940 to 1964 |
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2 |
1985, 24 June. Letter from John Fahey, Principal
1961-63 |
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3 |
1985, 4 July. Letter from W. L. Hamilton, Head
Teacher 1963-1965, 3 p. |
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4 |
1985. ‘Reflections from Matt O’Riley (Teacher)’
[1964-1967], 2 p. |
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5 |
1985. ‘Reflections from Harvey Radcliffe,
Principal, T. I. Primary, 1974-79’, 2 p. |
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6 |
1985. ‘Q.T.U. August, 1985 Council. Torres Strait
Representative’s Report’, 2 p. |
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7 |
1985, July. TSIMA Newsletter, ‘100 years
of school at Thursday Island’, 12 p. |
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Series 5
Miscellaneous documents and photographs
Photocopies of documents and photographs relating to the
school
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Item |
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1 |
‘Plan of Sections 1 to 11 Town of Port Kennedy
Thursday Island Queensland’ |
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2 |
Plan of Thursday Island State School |
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3 |
‘Department of Public Works. Thursday Island State
School Improvements’, 2 p. |
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4 |
Plan of Parish of Port Kennedy showing school reserve |
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5 |
Portion of letter from the Superintendent of School
Buildings |
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6 |
Second page of letter from F. W. Rayment, 7 October,
1884 |
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7 |
Copy of photograph of Thursday Island |
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8 |
Copy of photograph and negative ‘Opening Pearl Shell,
Torres Straits’ O. Watson, Photographer, Thursday Island |
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9 |
Laminated photograph of two boys in class room |
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10 |
Laminated School brochure [1998?] |
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Finding Aid compiled by P. Brady, January 2004
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