| Record Number |
21265 |
| Corporate Author |
New South Wales Teachers Federation. |
| Title |
History wall / New South Wales Teachers Federation. [AO] |
| Published |
Surry Hills, NSW : NSWTF, 2020. |
| Collation |
Art installation ; [x] x [x] m. |
| General Note |
Collection code: Artworks. |
| The mural is situated on Level 3 of Teachers Federation House, 23-33 Mary Street, Surry Hills. It is a collage of text and images, most of which were extracted from "Unity! Strength! Justice! 100 years of the NSW Teachers Federation", the exhibition catalogue released to mark the Federation's centenary in 2018. A column of images and text is dedicated to each decade of the Federation's existence. John Dixon, NSW Teachers Federation General Secretary, was responsible for the concept. Grace Hughes, graphic designer for the NSW Teachers Federation, was the designer of the artwork. |
| Contents Note |
1910s images: Excerpt from photo - "First Executive 1919". |
| 1920s images: Photo - "NSW Public School Teachers' Federation Annual Conference, Town Hall, c1920s"; Cartoon - "The Director of Education as seen by the Teacher"; Photo - "Sydney Girls High School, Elizabeth and Castlereagh streets, 1923"; Photo - "Dymphna Cusack"; Drawing - "New masthead for the journal, 'Education', introduced 15 November 1929". |
| 1930s images: Collage - "Album of newspaper clippings, Beatrice Taylor case, 1932-33"; Collage - Annual Conference debate, 21 December 1930, on the proposal to dismiss married women teachers, 'Education', 15 January 1931". |
| 1940s images: Reprints - "'Education' front covers: 15 July 1940, 23 August 1944, 23 June 1944"; Photo - "Sam Lewis and Lucy Woodcock (seated centre) and members of Federation Executive, 1940s"; Reprint - "Membership advertisement, 'Education', 15 March 1945". |
| 1950s images: Photo - "'Equal pay means progress' (Enid [sic] Preston-Stanley holding banner), 1958; published The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 March 1958"; Flyer - "'Equal Pay When?' flyer, 1956"; Photo - "Equal pay celebration, NSW Parliament, 26 March 1958"; Flyer - "'Join the throng' flyer, 1958"; Photo - "Members protest over salaries outside Parliament House in 1959". |
| 1960s images: Photo - "Mass meeting, Tivoli Theatre, Sydney 26 September 1968"; Photo - "Strike meeting, Wentworth Park, 1 October 1968"; Photo - "Elizabeth Mattick and Jack Whalan, mass meeting, Tivoli Theatre, Sydney 26 September 1968"; Photo - "Protest at NSW Parliament, 1 October 1968"; Poster - "'History of the Nation's Children our First Priority!' poster, c1960s"; Poster - "'Act Now!' poster, 1965"; Poster - [Celebrating 50 years of Federation: 26 September 1918-26 September 1968]. |
| 1970s images: Photo - "Vietnam Moratorium march, outside Department of Education building, Bridge Street, 5 May 1979"; Photo - "Teachers take part in Vietnam Moratorium march, 5 May 1970"; Photo - "Teachers participate in Vietnam Moratorium march, 5 May 1970"; Photo - "Jennie George & Cathy Bloch (left and centre front row), women's march, International Year of Women, 1975"; Photo - "Betty Hollman, Cathy Bloch, Gail Shelston (1st Federation Women's Coordinator), Jennie George, 1975". |
| 1980s images: Photo [not from exhibition catalogue] - "Day of Action in The Domain, 17 August 1988"; Photo [not from exhibition catalogue] - "A mass meeting of infants (primary) teachers in The Domain, 1981"; Photo - 1980 Wentworth Park mass meeting over salaries and staffing"; Photo - "Current NSWTF President Maurie Mulheron sings 'I'm changing Our Name to Grammar' at the Day of Action in the Domain, 17 August 1988"; Poster ; "'Dover Heights: Govt gives in on school', Sydney Morning Herald banner"; Photo - "Maureen Howard, Steve Storey, John Hennessy, Col Rennie & 'New South Wales Teachers Federation official picket line' banner, 1983"; Photo - "'Keep Dover Public' banner, 1983". |
| 1990s images: Photo - "Adult migrants protest government cuts to AMES language programs, 1998"; Photo [not from exhibition catalogue] - "Teachers from Erskine Park High School unanimously withdrew an invitation for Premier Bob Carr to visit their school as the Department of Education proposed drastic trade-offs in return for a 12 per cent salary increase, March 1996"; "Protesters at the Bridge Street vigil, 1990"; Photo - "Federation campaign poster for the candlelight vigil outside the Department of Education building"; Photo - "Thousands of people gathered at Bridge Street to protest the proposed sale of public assets"; Photo - "Angry members threw the salary offer over the fence of Parliament House, 1999". |
| 2000s images: "Tony Vinson with his Audit Overview of the recommendations of the Inquiry into the Provision of Public Education in NSW"; Photo [not from exhibition catalogue] - "Sign at the Public Education Forum on 19 February 2003 illustrates the ownership by parents and teachers of the key proposals of the Vinson Inquiry Quakers Hill East Public School proudly displays the latest Federation sign promoting public education"; Four photos combined - "Members chanted, 'We are here, we are strong, your 3 per cent is just plain wrong,' during a rally in Macquarie Street in 2003; Photo [not from exhibition catalogue] - "Members rally on George Street in 2006 to protest the Howard government's industrial relations laws"; Photo [not from exhibition catalogue] - "Federation members joined the Workers Out float in the 2007 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras"; Two photos combined [not from exhibition catalogue] "Members joined a wobbleboarding action in the Blue Mountains" Two photos combined [not from exhibition catalogue] "Workers and their families showed their support by attending the Rockin' for Rights concert at the SCG". |
| 2010s images: Photo [not from exhibition catalogue] - "Sydney's Town Hall was at capacity on 27 June 2012 with thousands of striking teachers voting to continue the campaign for secure staffing and resourcing guarantees"; Photo - "Campaigning in Tamworth during the 2014 Country Music Festival"; Photo [not from exhibition catalogue] - " Launch of the Gonski vans heading to Canberra, held during Federation Council, March 2015"; Photo - "A protest ahead of a meeting of the Council of Australian Governments in April 2013". |
| Summary Note |
This mural consists of a collage of images for each decade since the NSW Teachers Federation was founded in 1918. The extensive work, xx metres in length, is a visual representation of many key issues and campaigns, including the proposal to dismiss married women teachers from permanent employment in the Teaching Service 1931, equal pay for women teachers demonstration 1958, the first state wide teachers strike 1968, the Vietnam Moratorium march 1970, in which NSWTF members participated, the campaign to keep Dover Heights Boys High School in public hands 1982-1983, and, the momentous Day of Action in the Sydney Domain 1988. |
| The work immediately conveys to visitors to the 3rd floor the energy and commitment that the union brings to campaigning on education and social justice issues. |
| Subject |
New South Wales Teachers Federation -- History. |
| Added Name |
Dixon, John, (creator). |
| Hughes, Grace, (designer). |
