Education : journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation

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Nef 331.8809944 EDU
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Sydney : The Federation, 1919-2021
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Vol. 31 No. 16 (27 Oct 1950)
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Education  

Journal of the New South Wales Teachers’ Federation.  

Incorporating  

FEDERATION NEWS  

Registered at the General Post Office, Sydney, for transmission by post as newspaper.  

Volume 31, No. 16.  

OCTOBER 27, 1950.  

Threepence.  

£1,813,180 INCREASE IN EDUCATION VOTE  

But Budget Does Not Solve  

Urgent Problems  

The State Budget forecasts increased expenditure  

on education for 1950-51 by £1,813,180 from  

£13,416,353 in 1949-50 to £15,229,533.  

This estimated increase continues the upward trend in educa-  

tional expenditure which has been consistent through the past  

decade.  

The increase is welcome, and the allocation will again repre-  

sent Commonwealth record in total expenditure and record  

per-capita expenditure, with the probable exception of that of  

Tasmania.  

However, the increase in expendi-  

ture will do little towards meeting  

the urgent needs of education, espe-  

cially as its value will be largely  

nullified by rising costs.  

Urgent Needs.  

With thousands more teachers  

and classrooms required, with edu-  

cation seriously hampered by lack  

of equipment and text books,  

teachers' salaries rapidly falling in  

value and students' salaries very  

small, far greater expenditure on  

education is necessary.  

Teachers and pupils should not  

have to suffer because of the Com-  

monwealth Government's refusal to  

consider increased allocations to  

the States for education, and the  

State's unwillingness to take deter-  

mined action to overcome this  

handicap.  

Teachers’ Conditions.  

Teachers serve under conditions  

which in general compare very  

badly with those of other profes-  

sional people.  

They need restoration of the  

purchasing power of the salaries  

they gained in the 1949 Salaries  

Agreement.  

Their efforts are hampered by  

the inadequacy of text books and  

equipment.  

They are required to teach  

classes which are almost invariably  

far too large.  

Greater Allocations Essential.  

The inadequacy of the education  

votes is major cause of their diffi-  

culties. In these circumstances the  

pupils too are sufferers; they are  

not receiving the education to which  

they are entitled.  

Much greater allocations for edu-  

cation are essential if the present  

lag is to be overcome and satis-  

factory conditions for teachers and  

pupils provided.  

First-aid room in modem New South Wales factory. While it is not sug-  

gested that such facilities exist in more than comparatively few industrial  

undertakings, this well-equipped first-aid room is an indication of what is  

necessary in the interests of groups of employees in all callings.  

Schools are in urgent need of improved facilities for teachers and pupils,  

but present education votes cannot provide them to any appreciable extent.  

Association Acts To  

improve Members'  

Accommodation  

Mr. Henry, Federation Organiser,  

has reported to the Executive on  

visit he recently made to the Uran-  

quinty Migrant Camp, where three  

women teachers have been living  

under shocking conditions.  

The toilets, which they shared  

with the migrant women, were dis-  

gusting and none of them contained  

seat or door with catch to it;  

the teachers had no recreation room  

of their own, and they were obliged  

to eat in the staff dining room with  

more than 150 migrants employed  

on camp duties.  

The Wagga Association took the  

matter up, and decided to support  

the teachers in any action neces-  

sary to secure improvements.  

Mr. Henry interviewed the Area  

Director and the Inspector of  

Migrant Accommodation Centres,  

and reported to the Wagga Associa-  

tion on October 11. The Association  

then unanimously decided:—'  

"That this meeting recommends that the  

three women teachers at Uranquinty School  

should not return to that school after Friday  

next, October 20, unless all improvements in  

living conditions asked for and agreed upon  

be granted, and that teachers be allowed to  

dine in the administrative dining room if  

they so desire."  

"That should it be necessary for the three  

teachers concerned to report for duty at  

Wagga school, all members of the Wagga  

Association contribute towards the cost of  

hotel accommodation for the teachers con-  

cerned, the amount of the levy on individual  

teachers to be assessed later."  

The Federation Executive en-  

dorsed the actions of Mr. Henry, the  

Wagga Association and the Uran-  

quinty teachers, and congratulated  

the Wagga Association on interest-  

ing itself in and the stand it took on  

behalf of the Uranquinty teachers.  

Some of the complaints having since been  

attended to, the Association has advised the  

teachers to remain at their school pending  

the claim regarding meals being granted.  

Suspension Of Member  

Federation Seeks Representation At Inquiry  

The statement adopted by the Executive on October 11 con-  

cerning the suspension of Federation member, and reported in  

the previous issue of “Education,” was endorsed by the Federa-  

tion Council on October 21.  

The Council adopted the following addendum:—  

"Further, in view of the facts that  

Mr. Leslie is Federation member,  

that the charges laid against him  

arise out of incidents occurring at  

Federation meeting, that Federation  

association officers and Federation  

officers may be involved in the pro-  

ceedings, and that the right of the  

Federation to conduct its own affairs  

is involved, the Federation requests  

the Public Service Board to grant  

the Federation representation at the  

inquiry being Conducted by the  

Board in respect of Mr. Leslie."  

Endorsement of the Executive's  

statement, together with the ad-  

dendum, was carried by 103 votes  

to 12.  

Case For Education Commission  

Submitted  

Federation deputation recently  

placed before Mr. Hawkins, Assist-  

ant Minister, who met the deputa-  

tion on behalf of the Premier, the  

Federation's case that education in  

New South Wales be controlled by  

an Education Commission.  

(The Federation proposal is that an Act of  

Parliament should be passed placing the  

control of education under Commission  

which would be subject to Parliamentary  

control through responsible Minister.  

It asks that the Commission comprise five  

members, two representatives of the Teachers'  

Federation and two of the State Govern-  

ment, with Chairman acceptable to both  

parties; term of each member to be three  

years.  

The Federation proposal is that the Com-  

mission, subject to the control of the Minis-  

ter and Parliament, be responsible for the  

organisation of sub-departments for the  

implementation of policy, matters of general  

administration, and the control of all staff,  

including teaching staff.)  

Mr. Hawkins, in reply to the submissions,  

said that it was desirable for the Federa-  

tion to show that its proposal would lead to  

increased efficiency, greater economy and  

greater democratic control of education.  

He showed interest in the Federation's re-  

presentations, and promised to place the  

whole of the facts before the Premier.  

Mr. Hawkins added ihat he would be  

pleased to receive written submission.  

Students Act In Support Of Increased Allowances  

Following meeting of the  

Wagga Teacher Trainees' Associa-  

tion on October 7, more than 70  

students from the Wagga Teachers'  

College gathered outside the office  

of Mr. Graham, Minister for Agricul-  

ture, who is the local member of the  

State Parliament.  

Mr. Graham agreed to meet deputation  

from the students, which consisted of Mr. L.  

Crabtree, President of the Teacher Trainees'  

Association, Mr. P. Butz, Mr. J. Rummery and  

Miss B. Tibbets.  

The deputation sought Mr. Graham's assist-  

ance in having the Federation's claims con-  

cerning students' allowances put into effect.  

The "Wagga Advertiser" reported Mr.  

Graham as saying that he thought students  

had genuine grievance, and that if their  

representations reached Cabinet level he  

would give them his wholehearted support.  

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N.S.W. Teachers' Federation & New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation. (1919). Education : journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation Retrieved July 24, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-680907280

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N.S.W. Teachers' Federation and New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation. Education : journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation Sydney: The Federation, 1919. Web. 24 July 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-680907280>

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