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Normal School (1850 - 1852)

  • The Normal School, later the Hobart Town Female Refuge, and then the Anchorage Home - window detail

    The Normal School, later the Hobart Town Female Refuge, and then the Anchorage Home - window detail, 1962, courtesy of Tasmanian Images: Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office.
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1850
To
1852
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School

The Normal School, opened in 1850 on the corner of Pedder and Carlton Streets, New Town. It was designed to offer an academic education to boys and good quality teacher training. Teachers also took classes with the boys at the Queen's Orphan Asylum. The Legislative Council refused to fund the School and it closed in 1852. Ten years later, the Hobart Town Female Refuge opened in the same building. It later became the Industrial School for Girls - Hobart.

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Location

1850 - 1852
Location - The Normal School was on the corner of Pedder and Carlton Streets, New Town. Location: New Town

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Publications

Books

  • Phillips, Derek, Making a more adequate provision: state education in Tasmania, 1839-1985, Education Department, Hobart, 1985, 394 pp. Details

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Photos

The Normal School, later the Hobart Town Female Refuge, and then the Anchorage Home - before demolition
Title
The Normal School, later the Hobart Town Female Refuge, and then the Anchorage Home - before demolition
Type
Image
Source
Tasmanian Images: Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office

Details

The Normal School, later the Hobart Town Female Refuge, and then the Anchorage Home - window detail
Title
The Normal School, later the Hobart Town Female Refuge, and then the Anchorage Home - window detail
Type
Image
Date
1962
Source
Tasmanian Images: Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office

Details

The Normal School, later the Hobart Town Female Refuge, and then the Anchorage Home - before demolition
Title
The Normal School, later the Hobart Town Female Refuge, and then the Anchorage Home - before demolition
Type
Image
Date
1962
Source
Tasmanian Images: Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Phillips, Derek, Making a more adequate provision: state education in Tasmania, 1839-1985, Education Department, Hobart, 1985, 394 pp.

Prepared by: Caroline Evans