Teachers' rolls & career cards

Teachers' rolls and career cards are the point of entry for research about teachers. They tell us where and when teachers were employed, and their classifications.

This webinar shows you how to find these records and where they can lead your research.

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School teachers guide

Records that relate to teacher employment in the Government sector between 1788 and 1979

Plan of Dubbo Public School

School records guide

An overview of education in New South Wales 1788-c1979 and a list of the main record series

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Married women teachers' applications, 1932–35

The Married Women (Lecturers and Teachers) Act of 1932 restricted employment of married women in the Department of Public Instruction. We hold 693 digitised declarations for exemption by married women teachers for the years 1932–35

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