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Education
Fix this textJournal of the New South Wales Teachers’ Federation.
Fix this textIncorporating
Fix this textFEDERATION NEWS
Fix this textRegistered crt the General Pos. Office, Sydney, for transmission by post as a newspaper.
Fix this textVolume 31, No. 13.
Fix this textSEPTEMBER 15, 1950.
Fix this textThreepence.
Fix this textTEACHERS' ACCOMMODATION PROBLEMS ACUTE
Fix this textBoard Informed Of Serious Difficulties
Fix this textSerious accommodation and housing difficulties
Fix this textwhich many country teachers are forced to endure
Fix this textwere brought under the notice of the Public Service
Fix this textBoard by deputation last month.
Fix this textIn addition, teachers in many parts of the State are compelled
Fix this textto pay excessive charges for board or rent, the Board was informed.
Fix this textThe Board was supplied with detailed information about the
Fix this textunsatisfactory accommodation and excessive rates charged.
Fix this textMembers of the delegation were
Fix this textMr. Lewis, Mr. Taylor, Miss Wood-
Fix this textcock, Mr. Norington, Mr. Nicholls,
Fix this textMr. Dobell, Mr. C. J. Hill, and Miss
Fix this textMattick.
Fix this textCases submitted were taken from
Fix this textMiss Mattick.
Fix this textevidence compiled
Fix this textby Miss E. Mattick,
Fix this textF ederation Re-
Fix this textsearch Officer.
Fix this textThe 57 centres
Fix this textfrom which such
Fix this textcases were listed
Fix this textincluded Bathurst,
Fix this textBroken Hill, Can-
Fix this textberra, Grafton, Illa-
Fix this textwar r a, Lithgow,
Fix this textMaitland, Newcastle, Orange, Tam-
Fix this textworth, and Wagga.
Fix this textAccommodation.
Fix this textRooms Crowded:
Fix this textCosts High
Fix this textThe following cases were
Fix this textdetailed: —
Fix this textAt Bourke, five teachers pay £l/15/- each
Fix this textfor bed and breakfast, but total living costs
Fix this textare £4/4/- each after other meals, which do
Fix this textmot include soup or sweets, are taken at a
Fix this textlocal cafe. The teachers share small, insuffi-
Fix this textciently-furnished dressing rooms. They use
Fix this texta qauzed-in sleep-out exposed to the weather,
Fix this textmen at one end and women the other,
Fix this textseparated by a part-wav partition. Forty
Fix this textguests share accommodation adequate for
Fix this textonly 25. There is one kerosene stove for heat-
Fix this texting, one women's bathroom and shower, two
Fix this textshowers for men. Sanitary conditions are un-
Fix this textsatisfactory.
Fix this textLaundry Extra; Food Poor.
Fix this textFive teachers at Wentworth pay £4/4/- a
Fix this textweek each. Laundrv is extra, the food of
Fix this textpoor quality, and there are no facilities for
Fix this textthe preparation of school work. The teachers
Fix this texthave a feeling of insecurity, as permanent
Fix this textboarders are resented.
Fix this textAt Captain's Flat, five teachers have to pay
Fix this text£3/12/6 a week each, but the meals are of
Fix this textpoor quality and have to be supplemented.
Fix this textThree teachers at Griffith each pay £4/5/-
Fix this text■a week, but have to share rooms.
Fix this textBoard To £5/5/- A Week.
Fix this textOther cases of high accommodation charges
Fix this textquoted were £5/5/- at Cootamundra, £4/4/- at
Fix this textCowra, £4 and £3/16/- at Canowindra,
Fix this text£3/10/- at Manilla, £3/12/6 at Narromine,
Fix this text£3/12/6 at Muswellbrook, and £3/10/- at
Fix this textCanberra.
Fix this textHousing.
Fix this textSubstandard Homes
Fix this textShared
Fix this textDetailed information concerning a
Fix this textnumber of rented residences was
Fix this textgiven to the Board.
Fix this textA teacher at Eden is living 5-2 miles from
Fix this textIbe school, in a small flat consisting of two
Fix this textrooms and a storeroom. There is no bath-
Fix this textroom; community showers, toilet's and laundry
Fix this textare in a detached building. Water has to be
Fix this textcarried by bucket from the nearest tank.
Fix this textRent is £2/15/- a week.
Fix this textSunless “Week-ender.”
Fix this textA teacher at Springwood, whose wife is a
Fix this textpermanent asthmatic and whose daughter is
Fix this textfrequently ill, is living in an allegedly fur-
Fix this textnished "week-ender." It has two bedrooms,
Fix this texteach 9ft. square, and a livinq room 12ft.
Fix this textsquare. The week-ender is surrounded by
Fix this texttrees, and hence gets no sunshine and is very
Fix this textdamp. Rent, £2/10/- a week.
Fix this textCommunity Conveniences.
Fix this textSharing bathroom, toilet and washhouse, a
Fix this textteacher and his family at Bathurst live with
Fix this textseven other families in a house converted
Fix this textinto furnished flats. Bedroom and verandah
Fix this textare upstairs at one end of the building; the
Fix this textkitchen, which has no water supply, is down-
Fix this textstairs at the other end. The teacher pays £2
Fix this texta week rent.
Fix this textWater lies all winter under a 40-years-old
Fix this texthouse occupied by a teacher at Manilla. Re-
Fix this textpairs are urgently needed to verandah, floors,
Fix this textguttering, fence and drainage.
Fix this textFungi On Walls.
Fix this textAn old brick cottage, in very poor condi-
Fix this texttion, and with verandah collapsing and in-
Fix this textadequate bathroom, has to serve another
Fix this textteacher at Manilla. Walls of this house are
Fix this textdamp, and fungi grow on the lower parts of
Fix this textthe kitchen walls.
Fix this textWhat The Federation Asks
Fix this textMeeting the Public Service Board in conference last
Fix this textmonth to discuss housing and accommodation for teachers,
Fix this textthe Federation deputation submitted to the Board the follow-
Fix this texting Federation proposals:—
Fix this text1.
Fix this textThat the Department of Education accept full responsibility for
Fix this textfor seeing that suitable accommodation at reasonable rates is avail-
Fix this textable to its officers, and that board in excess of £2/10/- be paid by
Fix this textthe Department in all cases where other suitable but less expensive
Fix this textaccommodation is not available.
Fix this text2.
Fix this textThat the Department purchase houses for teachers where
Fix this textaccommodation for married teachers is not available.
Fix this text3.
Fix this textThat such houses be treated as vested residences and the rents
Fix this textassessed accordingly.
Fix this text4.
Fix this textThat when the purchase of a residence is contemplated, the
Fix this textdistrict inspector, an officer of the Public Works Department and
Fix this textthe local Government valuator be empowered to make a decision
Fix this textrelative to the purchase and sign any necessary contracts.
Fix this text5.
Fix this textThat in all residences owned by the Government no rent exceed
Fix this textone-tenth of a teacher's salary or £lO4 per annum, whichever is
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Fix this textThat the Department reimburse the teacher when he pays a
Fix this textrental in excess of the maximum provided under 5 above.
Fix this text7.
Fix this textThat the classification of schools be simplified in order to
Fix this textlessen the number of transfers in connection with promotions and
Fix this textconseguent accommodation difficulties.
Fix this textAction By Other States Quoted
Fix this textMiss Mattick brought to the notice of the Public Service Board
Fix this textaction being taken by other States to meet some of the accommoda-
Fix this texttion difficulties of teachers, including
Fix this text(1) Establishment of a factory in Melbourne
Fix this textby the Public Works Department for the sole
Fix this textpurpose of prefabricating residences for
Fix this textteachers. These residences, which are of
Fix this textweatherboard lined with victor wall boards,
Fix this textcontain a large kitchen and lounge room,
Fix this textthree bedrooms, bathroom, pantry, porch and
Fix this texta sft. 6in. verandah on two sides. They are
Fix this textbuilt in three complete sections at the fac-
Fix this texttory, and the sections are then transported to
Fix this textthe site on which the residences are to be
Fix this texterected.
Fix this text"Well, if you like to take a camp-bed on the verandah, share a dressing-room, and
Fix this texthave your meals out, I can give you accommodation for three guineas a week."
Fix this textHouses.
Fix this text(2) The purchase of houses for teachers in
Fix this textVictoria and Tasmania. The fact that the
Fix this textrent of these houses is assessed on the same
Fix this textbasis as that of vested residences was em-
Fix this textphasised. In Victoria, the rent is five per
Fix this textcent, of the capital value of the residence,
Fix this textprovided that it does not exceed ten per cent,
Fix this textof the teacher's maximum statutory salary
Fix this text(i.e., exclusive of cost-of-living adjustments)
Fix this textof his class.
Fix this textExcess Board.
Fix this text(3) The payment of excess board in South
Fix this textAustralia in accordance with the following
Fix this textscale:—
Fix this text(a) For teachers in receipt of salaries up to
Fix this textand including £4OO per annum, the
Fix this textDepartment will pay the full excess
Fix this textabove 35/- a week up to and including
Fix this text50/- a week, and half the excess there-
Fix this textafter up to and including £5 a week.
Fix this text(b) For teachers in receipt of salaries be-
Fix this texttween £4Ol and £6OO per annum, the
Fix this textDepartment will pay the full excess be-
Fix this texttween 42/6 a week and 50/- a week,
Fix this textand half the excess thereafter up to
Fix this textand including £5 a week.
Fix this text(c) For teachers in receipt of salaries of
Fix this text£6Ol per annum and over, the Depart-
Fix this textment will pay half the excess above
Fix this text50/- a week up to a maximum of £5 a
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Fix this textHostels.
Fix this text(4) The provision of hostels for single
Fix this textteachers in South Australia. These have been
Fix this textestablished in seven centres and provide
Fix this textaccommodation on an average for ten
Fix this textteachers.
Fix this textAllowances.
Fix this text(5) The liberal allowances paid in Victoria
Fix this textto a married teacher compelled to live away
Fix this textfrom home or who is paying board and
Fix this textlodging for himself and his family. The
Fix this textTeachers' Tribunal pays such allowances as
Fix this textare considered reasonable for an indefinite
Fix this textperiod of time, and has paid up to £4 a week.
Fix this text© Board's reply received—page 98.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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