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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 at the General Pos.. Office, Sydney, for transmission by post as a newspaper.
Fix this text‘Volume 31, No. 14.
Fix this textSEPTEMBER 29, 1950.
Fix this textThreepence.
Fix this textSCHOOLS STARVED ON
Fix this textPRESENT VOTES
Fix this textBut Commonwealth Government Does Not Assist
Fix this textA message to the Prime Minister during the
Fix this textPremiers' Conference urged substantial grants for
Fix this textessential increased expenditure on public school
Fix this texteducation.
Fix this textThe message was sent by telegram by the Acting General
Fix this textSecretary of the Federation, Mr. Nicholls.
Fix this textThe telegram asked that such grants be made available to the
Fix this textStates immediately and in addition to normal State allocations
Fix this textwhich had already been decided upon.
Fix this textMain reasons for the message
Fix this textwere that existing educational ser-
Fix this textvices cannot adequately be main-
Fix this texttained on present expenditures, and
Fix this textthat, in addition, it is essential to
Fix this textprovide for a rapid expansion of
Fix this texteducational services in all States.
Fix this textIn New South Wales, at least 4000
Fix this textmore classrooms and teachers will
Fix this textbe needed by 1953 to accommodate
Fix this textthe rapidly-rising enrolments due to
Fix this textincreased birth rate and migration.
Fix this textCommonwealth Recognition
Fix this textImportant.
Fix this textOf primary importance, therefore,
Fix this textis the recognition by the Common-
Fix this textwealth Government of the serious-
Fix this textness of education's needs, but no re-
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Fix this textthe matter had been noted was
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Fix this textThe Commonwealth Government's
Fix this textfailure to recognise education's
Fix this textcritical condition is the more unjusti-
Fix this textfied in view of its ability to find an
Fix this textadditional £130,000,000 for war ex-
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Fix this textNation-wide Concern For
Fix this textCommonwealth Aid.
Fix this textMany organisations throughout
Fix this textthe Commonwealth have joined in
Fix this textasking the Commonwealth Govern-
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Fix this textStates for capital expenditure on
Fix this texteducation, and the States greatly to
Fix this textincrease annual education votes.
Fix this textThese organisations include the
Fix this textAustralian Teachers' Federation (re-
Fix this textpresentative of the teachers' unions
Fix this textin all States), the Australian Council
Fix this textof School Organisations (the Federal
Fix this textbody of parents and citizens' as-
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Fix this textAustralian Council of Trade Unions
Fix this textand the nation-wide New Deal for
Fix this textEducation Conference in Canberra
Fix this textin 1948.
Fix this textOLIVER EDUCATION ASKS FOR MORE.
Fix this text... He was desperate with hunger, and reckless with misery. He rose from the
Fix this texttable; and advancing to the master, basin and spoon in hand, said, somewhat alarmed
Fix this textat his own temerity:
Fix this text"Please, sir, I want some more."
Fix this textThe master was a fat, healthy man; but he turned very pale. He gazed in stupefied
Fix this textastonishment on the small rebel for some seconds, and then clung for support to the
Fix this textcopper. The assistants were paralysed with wonder; the boys with fear.
Fix this text"What!" said the master at length, in a faint voice.
Fix this text"Please, sir," replied Oliver, "I want some more."
Fix this text"Oliver Twist": Charles Dickens.
Fix this textDOMINATING PRESENCE.
Fix this text(Stuart Peterson's cartoon in the Sydney "Sun," September 5.)
Fix this textCouncil's Plan Of Action
Fix this textCouncil on September 23 decided that the following
Fix this textactivities in implementation of the Federation’s eight-point
Fix this textprogramme should be concentrated on during the remainder
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Fix this textA mass meeting of Teachers' College students be organised
Fix this textin each city or town where there is a Teachers' College, and such
Fix this textmass meetings consider organising public demonstrations.
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Fix this text(a) Each Federation Association approach local members of
Fix this textthe Legislative Assembly by letter in support of the Federation
Fix this textclaims of £4 a week increase in teachers' salaries. Each school
Fix this textstaff be asked to sign and forward a letter to local M.L.A.'s on
Fix this textthis issue, (b) Federation Associations and school staffs be request-
Fix this texted to finalise the collection of signatures for the Trade Union Equal
Fix this textPay Petition. When this has been done, each Federation associa-
Fix this texttion and each school staff approach local M.L.A.'s by letter in
Fix this textsupport of equal pay for women teachers.
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Fix this textThe Federation Salaries Committee be enlarged as a Salaries
Fix this texto:nd Prices Committee. This committee to direct action concerning
Fix this textteachers' salaries, superannuation and the control of prices.
Fix this textThe Federation support the holding of a Commonwealth Prices
Fix this textReferendum.
Fix this textAssociations and school staffs be requested to set up Associa-
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Fix this textThe Federal and State Public and Essential Services Council be
Fix this textinformed of action to be taken by the Federation
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Fix this textEach Association be asked to forward a resolution to the Prime
Fix this textMinister and the local member of the House of Representatives
Fix this textrequesting an immediate grant of £100,000,000 to the States for the
Fix this textdevelopment of public educational facilities, and an annual grant of
Fix this text£10,000,000 to the States for current educational expenditure.
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Fix this textEach organiser endeavour to develop action around school
Fix this textconditions in at least one school.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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