W.T.E. Bayley letters sent to her in response to requests for personal stories about small country schools, ca. 1968-1984

MLMSS 8169

fonds

ca. 1968-1984

Textual Records, Clippings

153185

0.49 metres of textual material (3 boxes)

W.T.E. Bayley is the pseudonym of Heather M. Taylor (nee McDonald). Heather Taylor grew up outside the town of Urana, New South Wales, and in 1920 began to attend a local bush school with two teachers.

In 1975, with small country schools becoming a thing of the past, Taylor wrote to district newspapers all over Australia, asking for memories of people who knew the bush schools as pupils or teachers.

Heather Taylor's son-in-law, Garry Barnsley, allowed her to use his firm's post office box. The name Bayley was a corruption of Barnsley and Taylor, and the initials W.T.E. came from the name of the legal firm, Wilkinson Throsby and Edwards, at which Barnsley was a partner.

Material sent to W.T.E. Bayley in response to advertisements placed in newspapers and education newsletters seeking memories of people who knew or attended bush schools in Australia. Includes letters, newspaper clippings, articles, and copies of school anniversary publications. Retained in original envelopes.

BOX 1
Folder 1
Letters to W.T.E. Bayley, including those numbered 1 to 16 (however these are not in date order), and newspaper clippings, March 1975-April 1977

Folder 2
Letters to W.T.E. Bayley, including responses from publishers and the Royal Australian Historical Society, March 1975-March 1984

Folder 3
Letters to W.T.E. Bayley and newspaper clippings, March 1975-November 1976

Folder 4
Letters to W.T.E. Bayley, newspaper clippings, and the centenary publication of Perthville Demonstration School (1873-1973), March 1975-December 1976

Folder 5
Letters to W.T.E. Bayley and newspaper clippings, March 1975-April 1979

BOX 2
Folder 1
Letters to W.T.E. Bayley, including souvenir programme of the 50th Anniversary of the Kundabung School (1909-1959), March 1975-January 1978

Folder 2
Letters to W.T.E. Bayley, March 1975-March 1978

Folder 3
Letters to W.T.E. Bayley and newspaper clippings, including printed 50th Anniversary booklet of Tuntable Creek School (1923-1973), April 1975-March 1977

Folder 4
Letters to W.T.E. Bayley from publishers, researchers etc.; list of newspapers contacted; newspaper clippings; leaflet about Kelvin Grove College of Advanced Education; history of Watchupga (Victoria); and Heather Taylor's personal recollections from her school days, December 1968-July 1983

BOX 3
Folder 1
Letters to W.T.E. Bayley, newspaper clippings, copy of the Australian Teacher, material from Laguna Public School (New South Wales), Wandillo Rural School (South Australia), Beckom Public School (New South Wales), Jellat Jellat School (New South Wales), a copy of The Educational Magazine with W.T.E. Bayley's advertisement, December 1974-September 1983

Folder 2
Newspaper clippings, October 1969-March 1987

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