BOOK A SHILLING ARITHMETIC
1930The hard cover is a faded puce colour and has black text and has an image of a bell and anchor and ribbons below the initial text:-
A SHILLING
ARITHMETIC
WITH ANSWERS
PENDLEBURY & BEARD.
School book used by Vern Marsh at the Armadale School in 1930 was first published in 1899 and had many reprints, this edition was printed in1925.
Vernon was born in Kelmscott in 1916 to Robert and Ellen Marsh. He was the youngest of six children.
Vernon remembers being driven to school in a horse and sulky until he was old enough to ride to school on his bike. Vernon completed 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.
In 1941 he joined the Royal Australian Air Force as a flight mechanic and was stationed in the Eastern States for most of World War II. During the war he married Dulcie and their first child Velma was born. In 1946 Vernon, Dulcie and Velma returned to Armadale eventually settling down at William Street. Vernon was able to get a job at the Byford Naval Depot where he worked until his retirement in 1978.
Details
Details
Text on the spine [PENDLEBURY'S - ''SHILLING'' - ARITHMETIC] Front cover [A - ''SHILLING'' / ARITHMETIC / WITH ANSWERS / PENDLEBURY & BEARD] back cover [G. BELL (trademark) & SONS]
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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