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education
Fix this textJOURNAL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES TEACHERS’ FEDERATION
Fix this textVol. 53, No. 15
Fix this textSEPTEMBER 13, 1972
Fix this textPrice: Three cents
Fix this textRegistered at G.P.0., Sydney, for transmission
Fix this textby post as a newspaper Category B
Fix this textState Aid:
Fix this textFEDERATION
Fix this textJOINS
Fix this textDOGFIGHT
Fix this text670 replies in one week to Federation
Fix this textrequest for information on school
Fix this textmaintenance! See story Page 190.
Fix this textThe Federation Council meeting on
Fix this textAugust 25 passed a resolution sup-
Fix this textporting the Council for the De-
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Fix this text(D.0.G.5.) in its legal campaign to
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Fix this textResolution of Support for
Fix this textLegal challenge to payment
Fix this textof funds to Non-Government
Fix this textSchools
Fix this text“In view of the policy of the Fe-
Fix this textderation in opposition to Govern-
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Fix this textschools, firmly established by reso-
Fix this textlution of the 1963 Annual Con-
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Fix this textConferences, Council declares its
Fix this textsupport for the decision of the
Fix this textCouncil for the Defence of Govern-
Fix this textment Schools to initiate a legal
Fix this textchallenge before the High Court on
Fix this textthe validity of the Commonwealth
Fix this textGovernment’s State Aid payments.
Fix this text“Further, Council determines that
Fix this text$l,OOO be donated to the ‘Opposi-
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Fix this textand a further $l,OOO be guaranteed
Fix this textfor costs if necessary.
Fix this text“Council recommends that all
Fix this textmaterial relevant to this matter be
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Fix this textfull publicity, be given to contribu-
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Fix this text“The President be named on the
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Fix this textD.O.G.S. Appeal
Fix this textThe Council resolution stems from
Fix this textan appeal received from the Council
Fix this textfor the Defence of Government
Fix this textSchools addressed to the General
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Fix this textThe letter is reprinted below:
Fix this textDear Mr. Lancaster,
Fix this text“We write to inform you that the
Fix this textCouncil for the Defence of Govern-
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Fix this textchallenge to the Federal govern-
Fix this textments’ legislation on State Aid to
Fix this textprivate schools.
Fix this text“We understand that your organi-
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Fix this textprivate schools and we invite you to
Fix this textjoin us in this action to have the
Fix this textHi ah Court rule on the validity of
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Fix this text“A strong case will be put before
Fix this textthe Court. As well as Australian
Fix this text(Melbourne) solicitors and barris-
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Fix this textthe foremost American Attorney in
Fix this textthis field. This Attorney led the case
Fix this textwhich resulted in the historic June,
Fix this text1971, Supreme Court decision
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Fix this textgentleman visited Australia recently
Fix this text(at our expense) to conduct a feasi-
Fix this textbility study into the proposed chal-
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Fix this textAustralian solicitors. We have spent
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Fix this textSchool Organisations (A.C.5.5.0.)
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Fix this textthe action has been estab-
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Fix this textfor the sole purpose of the Legal
Fix this textChallenge. It is open to inspection
Fix this textby A.C.S.S.O. and associates and
Fix this textothers, is subject to audit and can-
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Fix this textpurposes than the legal action. To
Fix this textdate $7,000.00 has been spent, at
Fix this textleast another $15,000.00 is required.
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Fix this textP.S.B. SALARIES OFFER
Fix this textWednesday, September 6, 1972
Fix this text$4 to $lO per week increase for non-graduate assistants
Fix this text$3 to $ll per week increase for graduate assistants
Fix this textGAI increased $340 p.a. to $5400
Fix this textCAI increased $222 p,a. to $4OOO
Fix this textSECONDARY
Fix this textSubject master/mistress .. increased $740 p.a. to $8930
Fix this textSpecial master/mistress increased $6BB p.a. to $8250
Fix this textDeputy principal increased $1055 p.a. to $9850
Fix this textPrincipal, secondary increased $1053 p.a. to $l2lOO
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Fix this textDeputy master/mistress .... increased $629 p.a. to $7590
Fix this textPrincipal 3 increased $922 p.a. to $B4OO
Fix this textDeputy principal 2 increased $672 p.a. to $Bl5O
Fix this textDeputy principal 1 increased $740 p.a. to $8930
Fix this textPrincipal 1 increased $956 p.a. to $10950
Fix this textTech Teachers:
Fix this textTravelling Time
Fix this textJudgment given
Fix this textBy Max Taylor.
Fix this textAssistant General Secretary (Technical Education)
Fix this textOn August 28, Justice Sheldon
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Fix this textissue. His judgment in the
Fix this textCrown Employees (Teachers’
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Fix this textFor many years technical teachers
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Fix this textbecause of excessive travelling. Such
Fix this textteachers are usually assisting the
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Fix this texteven three colleges. In many cases
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Fix this textthese colleges consumes hours that
Fix this textthose travelling to one college or
Fix this textschool do not lose. To add to the
Fix this textgrievance, those within the County
Fix this textof Cumberland received some com-
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Fix this textConference Resolution
Fix this textAt Annual Conference last year
Fix this textFederation promised support to any
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Fix this textGeneral Secretary if they were
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Fix this textThe people in the Western Region
Fix this textwere particularly adamant about
Fix this textthis issue and Mr. J. Tynan, a
Fix this textplumbing teacher at Dubbo was the
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Fix this textFederation to confer on the issue
Fix this texton Monday, February 28. At the
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Fix this textMr. Tynan with wilful disobedience
Fix this textunder Section 56 of the Public Ser-
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Fix this textAnnual Conference decision that
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Fix this textAt the meeting with the board,
Fix this textFederation demanded that the board
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Fix this textalso assist in organising an inde-
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Fix this textThirdly if the board didn’t take dis-
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Fix this textProposal Rejected
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Fix this textalready referred the issue to the In-
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Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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