Male Orphan School - Letterbook, 1829-1849, and associated papers, 1860, 1873
Male Orphan School - Letterbook, 1829-1849, and associated papers, 1860, 1873
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1829 - 1849, 1860, 1873
Call Numbers
C 201
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 volume - 0.06 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (printed)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 1048, frames 73-358 (C 201)
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
Drafts and copies of letters and reports, 1829-1849, mainly written by Richard Sadleir; subjects include: rations, deficiency in stores, inadequacy of water supply, children's health and education, apprenticeships, complaints of children being taken away by their parents, conduct of school masters, the assigned convicts employed on the school farm...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Male Orphan School - Letterbook, 1829-1849, and associated papers, 1860, 1873
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
D.S. Mitchell signature
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
The Male Orphan School, established by Governor Macquarie, was opened in 1819 in the building in George Street, Sydney which had previously housed the Female Orphan School. In 1824 the boys were moved to a new school on a farm in that part of the Liverpool district which would later become Bonnyrigg. The School was governed by the Clergy and School...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
C 201
Record Identifier
9NaAdv0Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9NaAdv0Y
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Reference code
447455
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