Party: Townsville Grammar School, Paxton Street, North Ward, Townsville, 4810
Summary
The Townsville Grammar School was founded in 1888 as a non-denominational school for primary and secondary school boys. It now operates as a co-educational day school for pupils from 7th grade onwards, and provides boarding facilities for boys.
SCHOOL LIBRARY: Entrance registers, 1888-1904, 1 vol., record held to present.
Printed records. The Townsville Grammar School Magazine, annual, no. 1, June 1897-present, bound vols, and single copies.
The Townsville Grammar School Manual of School Songs, Readings, Rhymes, Rules Etc., Townsville, 1931, pp. 89, 1936, pp. 120, 1st and 2nd editions held, bound.
Moore, R.W., The History of the Townsville Grammar School, Brisbane, 1959, gives an historical coverage of the school from 1888, with biographical emphasis on headmasters, illus., music, pp. 73.
McKay, Anne, Peroy Frite Rowland, A Brief Biography, published by Foundation of Australian Literary Studies, James Cook University of North Queensland, 1974, illus., bibliography, pp.96. P.F. Rowland was a former headmaster of the Townsville Grammar School.
Photographs, the collection includes Townsville views from 1897, portraits, school buildings, class and sporting groups from the late 19th century, 1 album and single prints.
HONOUR BOARDS: Listing: University results, scholarship awards, from 1891. Also 'PRO PATRIA', with names of former school pupils killed in the defence services, n.d.