BOOK THE SWAN HISTORY FOR CLASS III
1930Puce coloured paper back publication, pages held in place by two staples on the fold. Cover has black text and three stylised menora flanking a centrally located swan in a circle.
The back cover has a strip of masking tape with the text printed with a blue ballpoint pen:-
V W MARSH. 3909034
17/9 Third Av
KELMSCOTT 6111
School book used by Vernon Marsh at the Armadale State School in 1930. It was printed by the Government Printer, and was specially arranged for Class III in Western Australian Schools by Inspectors J A Klein & C Hadley in 1928.
Vernon was born in Kelmscott in 1916 to Robert and Ellen Marsh. He was the youngest of six children.
Vernon remember sbeing driven to school in a horse and sulkie until he was old enough to ride to school on his bike. Vernon comleted his schooling in 1931 age 15 as there was no high school in the local area for him to attend. On finishing school he went to work for his father on the family farm in Wungong.
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Text on front cover [THE - SWAN / HISTORY / FOR / CLASS III / 4626/24]
This item is part of a collection that tells the story of going to school in the City of Armadale from the late 1800s through to modern day. The collection aims to show how these experiences have either changed or stayed the same over time. The collection is also part of a wider collection that focuses on the stories and experiences of how children have grown up in the City of Armadale.
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