History Links
On this page:
- History of Education in NSW
- Records and Related Stories by NSW State Archives and Records
- NSW Public Schools and WW1
- History of North Ryde
- North Ryde Public School
- Museums Sector
History of Education in NSW
History of NSW Government Schools – searchable index, NSW Department of Education
History of Australian Education – links to various sites
Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) history – includes timeline of NSW Aboriginal Education History
A NSW Aboriginal Education Timeline 1788–2007 by Dr Allison Cadzow for the Board of Studies NSW, 2007
Glossary of School Types – the various types of schools since 1848, NSW Department of Education
Teacher Training Requirements – a timeline by Carole Riley, genealogy researcher and author
NSW Public Instruction Act of 1880, and Regulations, with Instructions to Teachers (PDF 6.8MB) – 1880 NSW syllabus
NSW School Children and the Anzacs – draws on primary sources to describe the contribution and experiences of NSW school children during the First World War, NSW Schoolhouse Museum of Public Education
NSW Schools and the Anzacs – an outline of the contribution NSW school children made at school for the First World War, NSW Schoolhouse Museum of Public Education
Tales Out of School: A Nostalgic Insight into Education for Parents, Teachers and All Those Who Attended School (PDF 23.9MB) – written by local historian Alex McAndrew, self-published by author in 2014
Records and Related Stories by NSW State Archives and Records
School Records Guide – records relating to schools
School Student Records Guide – information on pupil records and early school photos
School photographs (NRS-15051) – digitised photographs of public schools and students
Empire Day / Commonwealth Day – posters, programs, photographs and information
NSW Correspondence School – photographs and brief explanations
School Travelling Hospital General, Ophthalmic and Dental Clinics – photographs and brief explanations
History of North Ryde
Aboriginal History of Ryde – Ryde City Council
Ryde Library Services – has a collection of historical photographs of the local area.
Ryde Historical Society – information on the local area including a 1902 description of a North Ryde farm down the road from North Ryde PS, providing a vivid picture of the surrounding area.
North Ryde Public School
North Ryde Public School class photos 1890-1954 on Flickr – NSW Schoolhouse Museum
North Ryde Public School Celebrating 125 Years 1877-2002 (PDF 14.5MB) – history of North Ryde Public School
North Ryde Public School website – the current school’s website
Museums Sector
Trove – a wealth of information online –National Library of Australia. Harvests from online collections and includes digitised newspapers, journals, diaries, photographs, maps, books, etc.
eHive – searchable museum collections, including the collection of the NSW Schoolhouse Museum of Public Education
Museums and Galleries of NSW – state organisation for the museums sector
Australian Museums and Galleries Association – national organisation for the museums sector
Schoolhouse Museums in NSW – archived listing on Pandora Web Archive, National Library of Australia, originally published by the NSW Department of Education.