Most of us, supposedly like Pavlov’s Dog, react to the ringing of a bell. Whether the bell rings out an alarm or calls us together we are programmed to respond to its call. The tolling of this brass bell alerted students at the Bathurst Experiment Farm to changes in their day. It called students to […]
Like many Australian schools, Dudley Public School (est. 1892) has a motto— ‘Manners Maketh Man’. A school motto is a brief phrase, often selected from religious or classical literature, which acts as a vision statement to represent the school’s values. It represents both brand identity and an aspirational ideal for students. Australian school mottoes, […]
Ernest McIlveen (1898-1963) might have been around nine years of age when he demonstrated his prowess with scissors in his standard issue drawing book. Using coloured paper, Ernest diligently made thirteen kaleidoscopic designs, recording six of them in hand drawn graphs in the top left corner with pencil and ruler. He may have made them […]
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