An index to appointment and resignations relating to State Schools, as listed
in the 'Queensland Government Gazette'. It indexes approximately 8000 names from
notices in the 'Queensland Government Gazette' from 1890 to 1899. Entries cover
over 400 schools from all regions of Queensland - they include well known
schools such as South Brisbane, Bulimba, Bundaberg, Charleville, Charters
Towers, Cairns, Mackay, Townsville and Warwick, and others less well known such
as Black Jack, Darkey Flat, Gramzow, Little Cabbage Tree Creek, Lord John Swamp
and Portman's Ridge.
The duties of the School Committees were in general - 'to
see that the non-secretarian principle of the system is maintains inviolate and
to take care of that all the Board's regulations and instructions re faithfully
and efficiently carried out, to keel the school building in repair, making sure
it is used for proper purposes, providing sufficient quantities of furniture, to
use their influence with parents to induce them to send their children to school
and to report the conduct of the teacher to the Board.' Obviously they formed a
key role in keeping the schools functioning satisfactorily.
If members died,
resigned, left the district or ceased no to act then additional members were
appointed and the Department notified.
Set out in a table format, the information supplied on this index includes: Surname, Given Name/s, Title,
School, Code, Comment, Volume, Date, Page.
