Kiama Public School collection guide

CreatorKiama Public School (N.S.W.)Date1857-1891DescriptionAttempts to establish a public school at Kiama commenced with a public meeting on 3 November 1857. The school, however, did not open until May 1861. The first teacher, James Hustler, had previously conducted a private school in the town. Trouble between residents and the teacher, Grenado Chapman, led to the closure of the school in April 1867. The local Board of Public Education remained active and worked to re-establish the school. In January 1870 a tender by John Brown of Wollongong was accepted for £1123.15.0 for the erection and furnishing of a single storeyed schoolroom. This school, with John Stewart as the teacher, opened on 5 April 1871.Collection NameKiama Public SchoolUOW Archival Collection Inventories

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