Interview with Violet Burton, (nee Long) 1901 - 1997 [oral history] / / interviewer: Daphne Goulding

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AuthorBurton, Violet (nee Long), 1901 - 1997; Goulding, DaphneDescriptionFamily history -- Education at Kalgoorlie School -- Friend of John Tonkin -- Teachers Training College -- 1921: appointed to Rockingham Road School in South Coogee -- Description of the school -- Lessons -- Books and fundraising for extras -- Handwriting -- Ink and ink wells -- Pencils -- Blackboards -- Carbon duplicating -- Getting to and from school -- Water at the school -- Manual work and sewing -- Homework -- Playground activities -- Daily hygiene inspection -- Description of clothing worn to school -- First aid kit -- Nature walks -- Inter-school sports -- School concerts -- Riding a bike to Fremantle to learn dancing -- Religious instruction -- Trips to Fremantle on Saturdays -- Cabin Tearooms -- Princess Theatre -- Transfer to Plympton Primary School in 1928 -- 1929-1932: White Gum Valley School : description of buildings -- Fremantle characters -- Public transport from Fremantle to Rockingham and Perth -- Mulberry Gardens in Beaconsfield -- Left teaching in 1932 to get married -- Went back to teaching later on -- Retired from Methodist Ladies College in 1970Imprint1990CollationMP3LanguageEnglishDate Published1990NotesInterviews conducted by Daphne Goulding on 16th and 30th August 1990 Access: OpenContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL: Poems: South Coogee School -- Golden jubilee -- Our teacher (3 leaves)Dewey ClassOH/BURAudio FormatDigitalDigital ItemYes

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BarcodeSTOCK06014496BLocationOral History Collection

PeopleJohn Tresize TonkinViolet (nee Long) BurtonSubjectPlympton SchoolTeachers and teachingPublic transportCollectionOral History Collection

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