135 years of Union achievement
Queensland Teachers' Journal, Vol 129 No 7, 27 September 2024, page 25.
Today, more than 48,000 educators in Queensland schools and TAFEs choose to belong to the QTU. We are here to help you in times of difficulty, to negotiate better pay and conditions, and to work on your behalf to promote the teaching profession. This is something we have done for 135 years, and something that we will continue to do for many more to come.
To celebrate 135 years of Union achievement, we are taking a look back on some snapshots of Union history.
The G.A. Daughtrey Art Bequest was established to honour the contribution to the Union of George Alexander Daughtrey, General Secretary of the QTU from 1935 until his death in office in 1956. In July of 1956, the State Council determined that a G.A. Daughtrey Memorial Fund be established for the purchase of original works of art to be presented to the Teachers’ College. Each year the Trustees of the QTU were to spend a sum not exceeding the annual interest accrued on the fund.
The practice of presenting each art acquisition to the Teachers’ College continued until 1973. Since the Union moved to Spring Hill in 1974, new items added to the collection have been exhibited in Union Offices.
1958: "Evening Storm", John Loxton (First ever Daughtrey bequest) (1)
1964: "Daphne and Still Life", Margaret Olley (2)
1977: "Old Teachers Building", Willam Robinson (3)
1999: "Late Regency Writing Table" (Circa 1930) (4)
2019: "Seven Sisters", Chern’ee Sutton (5)
2023: "The Teachers Building, Milton", Tony Stolting. (6)
1. 1958 "Evening Storm"
John Loxton (First ever Daughtrey bequest)
2. 1964 Daphne and Still Life
Margaret Olley
3. 1977 "Old Teachers' Building "
William Robinson
5. 2019 "Seven Sisters"
Chern’ee Sutton
4. 1999 Late Regency Writing Table
(Circa 1930)
6. 2023 "The Teachers' Building, Milton"
Tony Stolting