Albert Bythesea Weigall CMG , (16 February 1840 – 20 February 1912) was an English -born Australian schoolmaster, headmaster of Sydney Grammar School for 45 years.
12-517: Weigall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Bythesea Weigall (1840–1912), English -born Australian schoolmaster Archibald Weigall (1874–1952), British Conservative politician Arthur Weigall (1880–1934), English Egyptologist Evelyn Weigall , English cricketer Gerry Weigall (1870–1944), English cricketer Henry Weigall (1829–1925), English Victorian painter Henry Weigall (1800–1883), English sculptor (father of
24-487: A BMW dealership on Craigend Street, Darlinghurst, provides customers with an incorrect address. The bay at Sydney Harbour served as host for the sailing events during the 2000 Summer Olympics . Rushcutters Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: According to the 2021 census , there were 2,335 people living in Rushcutters Bay. Of these: At the 2016 census , the suburb of Rushcutters Bay recorded
36-473: A conflict over corporal punishment with the school trustees. He had left to form a new school at Darlinghurst , taking fifty students with him. Weigall sought to rebuild the school by instilling the value of academic achievement, as well as build character through sporting activities. He introduced the school magazine The Sydneian , and a prefect system in 1878. Weigall guided the school's teachers, some of whom had arrived from England after being educated at
48-824: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Albert Bythesea Weigall Weigall was the fourth son of the Rev. Edward Weigall by his wife, Cecelia Bythesea Brome and was educated at Macclesfield Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford . He received second class honours in Literae Humaniores in 1862, and the following year travelled to Australia after a sea voyage was recommended for him to recover from illness. Weigall settled in Melbourne , teaching primarily classics at Scotch College, Melbourne under Alexander Morrison for three years. His cousin Theyre Weigall
60-582: The City of Sydney . The suburb of Rushcutters Bay sits beside the bay it takes its name from, on Sydney Harbour . It is surrounded by the suburbs of Elizabeth Bay , Darlinghurst , Paddington and Darling Point . Kings Cross is a locality on the western border. After British settlement, the area was first known as 'Rush Cutting Bay' because the swampy land was covered in tall rushes used by early settlers for thatching houses. In 1878, 2 hectares (6 acres) were reserved for recreation; and, after reclamation work
72-439: The great public schools there, to impart a similar atmosphere at Sydney Grammar School. For example, he and Henry Anderson formed the school cadet corps in 1870, and the following year Weigall became captain of the corps. Weigall's interest almost exclusively lay with his role as Headmaster of Sydney Grammar School. He finally took a year off in 1893, and although he later returned and would remain headmaster until his death, he
84-527: The establishment of tennis facilities at Sydney Olympic Park . On 6 April 1927 Herbert Pratten , Federal Minister for Trade , appeared in a Lee DeForest film to celebrate the opening of a Phonofilm studio in Rushcutters Bay. In the 20th century, when neighbouring Darlinghurst was seen as down-at-heel, some businesses and residents abutting that boundary would, for appearance's sake, list their addresses as being in Rushcutters Bay. This phenomenon persists despite Darlinghurst's gentrification; for example,
96-542: The painter above) Louis Weigall (1873–1957), English cricketer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Weigall . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weigall&oldid=1073994741 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
108-461: Was Cecil Weigall , a prominent barrister. Serle, Percival (1949). "Weigall, Albert Bythesea" . Dictionary of Australian Biography . Sydney: Angus & Robertson . Rushcutters Bay Rushcutters Bay is a harbourside inner-east suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales , Australia, 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of
120-552: Was able to introduce him to some influential friends, and in 1866 he applied for the position of headmaster at Sydney Grammar School, took up the role in January 1867. At the beginning of the 1867 academic year there were only 53 boys at Sydney Grammar; this grew to 696 boys in Weigall's last year as headmaster. Indeed, when he arrived the school was in a particularly perilous situation, as the previous headmaster William Stephens departed after
132-505: Was completed, Rushcutters Bay Park was created, bounded by New South Head Road and the bay at Sydney Harbour . Rushcutters Bay was once the site of the famous Sydney Stadium . On Boxing Day 1908 at the Stadium, Tommy Burns lost his heavyweight title to the legendary Jack Johnson , famously the first African-American to win a world title. For many years Rushcutters Bay was home to White City Stadium for major tennis tournaments, prior to
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#1732855773753144-506: Was plagued by illness in the latter part of his life. He died on 20 February 1912. He was lauded by past students and the school trustees for his leadership. The land the school had purchased in 1907 at Rushcutters Bay was named the Weigall Playing Fields; Weigall had strongly advocated for sporting grounds for the students of the school. He was married to Ada Frances Raymond in 1868, and had four sons and four daughters. Among them
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