Site Info and Acknowledgements

My name is Rachel Crawford and this website is based on the Master of Philosophy (English) thesis, Bonza Schooldays: An annotated bio-bibliography of Australian School Stories, I completed in 2006 in the School of English, Media Studies & Art History at the University of Queensland. My supervisors were Professor David Carter, Director of the now defunct Australian Studies Centre and Dr Chris Tiffin. The thesis in its original format can be examined at the Fryer Library at the University of Queensland Library: Library Record.

Prior to this I completed a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in History at UQ in 2002. My supervisor was Dr Geoff Ginn  Director of the Centre for Applied History and Heritage Studies. I hope to be publishing this research electronically sometime in the future.
My Honours thesis, An all-round girl: Girls’ private secondary schooling in Queensland, 1870s-1930s, examined the nature and development of girls’ schooling in Queensland. My supervisor was

I studied my  Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Wollongong majoring in History and European Studies having won a University of Wollongong Undergraduate Scholarship
I completed my Higher School Certificate at Smith’s Hill High School a selective government high school in Wollongong.

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank my principal supervisor, Associate Professor David Carter and my assistant supervisor, Dr Chris Tiffin for their invaluable guidance, advice and knowledge, without which I would not have been able to complete my research.

I would also like to thank the Document Delivery Staff at the University of Queensland Library
for their assistance in obtaining copies of some of the school stories and the many reference texts I required; and the staff of the Fryer Library at the University of Queensland for the examination of some of the novels and works held in their collection.

I would like to thank my lovely mother for her support, encouragement and patience.

I would also like to thank my great employer, who by employing me on a casual basis, made it possible for me to be able to support myself financially whilst studying full time at university and realise my dream of finishing my research degree. A shout out to Sue, Pat, Josh & Amy, Jessie, Jenny, Nat, Franki, Danny, Anna and everyone else.

A big thank you to everyone!!!!

Rachel: August 2007