Nothing to Spare: Recollections of Australian Pioneering WomenReminiscences of 14 women include memories of a part- Aboriginal woman from Busselton, W.A. - life in institutions and settlements; a few other womens observations of Aboriginal people. |
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Page 49
... teacher for between forty and sixty kids . I didn't mind school , only I had to look after the younger kiddies , so I could never put me mind to it properly . I used to take the younger kiddies to school one of ' em was about two and ...
... teacher for between forty and sixty kids . I didn't mind school , only I had to look after the younger kiddies , so I could never put me mind to it properly . I used to take the younger kiddies to school one of ' em was about two and ...
Page 163
... teacher who was very cruel . She was also common . I often wondered how she got to be a teacher . My father came to the school once I'd forgotten my lunch . He went upstairs and had a talk with Miss Girdlestone , the head teacher of ...
... teacher who was very cruel . She was also common . I often wondered how she got to be a teacher . My father came to the school once I'd forgotten my lunch . He went upstairs and had a talk with Miss Girdlestone , the head teacher of ...
Page 170
... teachers , mostly for pupil teachers and monitors . When I came out I was sent to Lake Hines , a little country school with nineteen children , fourteen miles out of Wongan Hills and about 200 miles from Perth . A one teacher school ...
... teachers , mostly for pupil teachers and monitors . When I came out I was sent to Lake Hines , a little country school with nineteen children , fourteen miles out of Wongan Hills and about 200 miles from Perth . A one teacher school ...
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The Barmaids Daughter | 37 |
The Timbercutters Daughter | 61 |
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