VET/TAFE: Deaf Schools and Education
Deaf eduation in Australia has a long and omplex history. Here are some of the relevant stories and artefacts that we have gathered so far.
Relevant Stories
Mystery Film in the Tasmanian Archives
Mystery Film in the Tasmanian Archives Calling all lovers of Tasmanian Deaf History! The Tasmanian Archives has a film called “Deaf and Dumb”. It is one of those old, old 16mm black and white films, apparently created in 1972. Here is the record on the Archives catalogue: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/Archives/AB869-1-719 The Tasmanian Archives does not have a…
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First Day at the Darlington School
Nola Colefax describing her first day of school in 1927.
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‘A Visit to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, St. Kilda Road’, Sept 2nd 1885.
This picture shows the building of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum in St Kilda Rd and some of its daily activities. The print is a wood engraving originally published on 2 September 1885 in the Illustrated Australian News.
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VDDI Postcard – Girls’ Gymnastic Class
Girls' Gymnastic Class, Postcard photographs of the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution, Melbourne, 1909 [picture] / N.J. Caire
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VDDI postcard – around the fountain
Children around the fountain at the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution.
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VDDI postcard – main entrance
Children at the main entrance of the Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution.
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South Australian Deaf Monthly News 1909 Vol.4 No.10
Including an article on the New South Wales Adult Deaf and Dumb Association.
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Advertisement for the Opening of the Deaf School in Sydney
Page 7 shows a small advertisement for "Deaf and Dumb Institution", intended for children and adults.
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Letter to the Editor February 1859
On deaf education and in support of the opening of a deaf school in Melbourne.
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F. J. Rose Advertisement November 1860
Advertisement that F. J. Rose is starting a deaf school.
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Institution in Brighton circa 1880
South Australian Institution for the Blind, Deaf and Dumb
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Samuel Showell Letter to the Editor
Letter on deaf education following reporting on the 1903 Congress.
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Call for enrolments in the Deaf Institute in South Australia
From the Adelaide Evening Journal, June 1874.
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School Picnic at Rottnest (A)
Children from the WA School for Deaf and Dumb Children in 1930s.
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School Picnic at Rottnest (B)
Children from the WA School for Deaf and Dumb Children in 1930s.
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South Australian Institution Collage
Classes and activities at the South Australian Deaf School
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South Australian Institution Building Brighton
A picture drawn when the institution building at Brighton was still "new"
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Further Readings
Blackmore, H. (Ed.). (1996). The house on the hill: The first hundred years of the School for Deaf Children in Western Australia 1896-1996. Perth: The WA School for Deaf Children Inc.
Burchett, J. H. Utmost for the Highest: The Story of the Victorian School for Deaf Children. Melbourne: Hall's Book Store Pty Ltd, 1964.
Cooper, P. F. (2014). Thomas Pattison (1805-1899) Coach Painter and Founder of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, Sydney. Philanthropy and Philanthropists in Australian Colonial History, August 27, 2014. Available at https://phinaucohi.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/thomas-pattison-1805-1899/
Cooper, P. F. (2014). George Augustus Frederick Lentz (1797-1883) Convict conman, Architect and co-founder of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Sydney. Philanthropy and Philanthropists in Australian Colonial History, August 26, 2014. Available at https://phinaucohi.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/george-augustus-frederick-lentz-1797-1883/
Cooper, P. F. (2014). Frederick Ropier Robinson (1815-1899) Ironmonger and for 38 years a member of Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution and Ellis Frederick Leathwick Robinson (1839-1905) for 41 years Secretary of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution. Philanthropy and Philanthropists in Australian Colonial History, August 27, 2014. Available at https://phinaucohi.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/frederick-ellis-robinson/
Cooper, P. F. (2014). Samuel Watson (1842-1911) Superintendent Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution, Sydney. Philanthropy and Philanthropists in Australian Colonial History, August 26, 2014. Available at https://phinaucohi.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/samuel-watson-1842-1911/
Cooper, P. F. (2018). Matrons of the NSW Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution up to World War I Philanthropy and Philanthropists in Australian Colonial History, April 16, 2018. Available at https://colonialgivers.com/2018/04/16/matrons-of-the-nsw-deaf-and-dumb-and-blind-institution-up-to-world-war-1
Crickmore, B. L. (1990). Education of the deaf and hearing impaired: A brief history. Mayfield: Education Management Systems Pty Ltd.
Dillon, A. (2015). Negotiating two worlds through the media: Debates about deaf education and sign language from 1970 to 2000. Unpublished doctoral dissertation: University of South Australia, Adelaide.
Duerdoth, P. (1992). More than a school: Glendonald School for Deaf Children 1951-1991. Burwood, Vic: Victoria College Press.
Johnston, B. (2000). Memories of St Gabriel's: A history of St Gabriel's Deaf School, Castle Hill, NSW. NSW Government Printing Service.
Smith, E. J. (1991). Time is the builder: A history of the Royal Tasmanian Society for the Blind and Deaf 1887 to 1987. Hobart: The Society.
Across the decades: Celebrating 50 years of education at St. Mary's School for Children with Impaired Hearing. n.p.: Privately printed booklet, n.d.
History of Catholic Deaf Education in Australia, 1875-1975. Privately printed booklet, 1975.
Hough, L. A., & Knust, B. (Eds.) (1993). A Story of the Queensland School for the Deaf. Brisbane: Privately printed booklet.
Walter, J. (1960). The history of New South Wales schools for Deaf children and blind children, 1860- 1960. Sydney: Privately printed booklet.
Burchett, J. H. Utmost for the Highest: The Story of the Victorian School for Deaf Children. Melbourne: Hall's Book Store Pty Ltd, 1964.
Cooper, P. F. (2014). Thomas Pattison (1805-1899) Coach Painter and Founder of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, Sydney. Philanthropy and Philanthropists in Australian Colonial History, August 27, 2014. Available at https://phinaucohi.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/thomas-pattison-1805-1899/
Cooper, P. F. (2014). George Augustus Frederick Lentz (1797-1883) Convict conman, Architect and co-founder of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Sydney. Philanthropy and Philanthropists in Australian Colonial History, August 26, 2014. Available at https://phinaucohi.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/george-augustus-frederick-lentz-1797-1883/
Cooper, P. F. (2014). Frederick Ropier Robinson (1815-1899) Ironmonger and for 38 years a member of Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution and Ellis Frederick Leathwick Robinson (1839-1905) for 41 years Secretary of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution. Philanthropy and Philanthropists in Australian Colonial History, August 27, 2014. Available at https://phinaucohi.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/frederick-ellis-robinson/
Cooper, P. F. (2014). Samuel Watson (1842-1911) Superintendent Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution, Sydney. Philanthropy and Philanthropists in Australian Colonial History, August 26, 2014. Available at https://phinaucohi.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/samuel-watson-1842-1911/
Cooper, P. F. (2018). Matrons of the NSW Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution up to World War I Philanthropy and Philanthropists in Australian Colonial History, April 16, 2018. Available at https://colonialgivers.com/2018/04/16/matrons-of-the-nsw-deaf-and-dumb-and-blind-institution-up-to-world-war-1
Crickmore, B. L. (1990). Education of the deaf and hearing impaired: A brief history. Mayfield: Education Management Systems Pty Ltd.
Dillon, A. (2015). Negotiating two worlds through the media: Debates about deaf education and sign language from 1970 to 2000. Unpublished doctoral dissertation: University of South Australia, Adelaide.
Duerdoth, P. (1992). More than a school: Glendonald School for Deaf Children 1951-1991. Burwood, Vic: Victoria College Press.
Johnston, B. (2000). Memories of St Gabriel's: A history of St Gabriel's Deaf School, Castle Hill, NSW. NSW Government Printing Service.
Smith, E. J. (1991). Time is the builder: A history of the Royal Tasmanian Society for the Blind and Deaf 1887 to 1987. Hobart: The Society.
Across the decades: Celebrating 50 years of education at St. Mary's School for Children with Impaired Hearing. n.p.: Privately printed booklet, n.d.
History of Catholic Deaf Education in Australia, 1875-1975. Privately printed booklet, 1975.
Hough, L. A., & Knust, B. (Eds.) (1993). A Story of the Queensland School for the Deaf. Brisbane: Privately printed booklet.
Walter, J. (1960). The history of New South Wales schools for Deaf children and blind children, 1860- 1960. Sydney: Privately printed booklet.
