Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1947-1971 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
16.3m; 40 type one boxes, 2 volumes, 8 oversize boxes, 22 photograph albums.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Wagga Wagga Teachers' College was established in 1947 to provide a two year course for the training of infant and primary school teachers. (1) Nine lecturers were appointed in January 1947 with George Leslie Blakemore, B.A., as Principal and Griffiths Duncan, M.A. as Deputy Principal. (2)
Under section 17(1) of the Higher Education Act 1969 (Act No.29, 1969) Wagga Wagga Teachers College was declared a College of Advanced Education within the Department of Education from 1 September 1971. (3)
From 1 January 1972 under section 17 (1) of the Higher Education Act 1969, the Wagga Wagga Teachers' College was amalgamated with the Riverina College of Advanced Education, becoming the School of Teacher Training. (4)
Endnotes:
- Charles Sturt University - Mitchell, p.9.
- Public Service List, 1947.Sydney, NSW Government Printer, 1948, p.108.
- NSW Government Gazette No.95, 27 August 1971, p.3299.
- Charles Sturt University - Mitchell, p.9; NSW Government Gazette No.129, 5 November 1971, p.4278.
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Administration files, Reports, Correspondence and Committee Minutes; Building Plans; Examination Papers and Results; Students' Files; WWTC Ex-Students Association; Teachers' College Lecturers' Association; Graduation; Admissions; Calendars; Clippings Books; Photographs.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Staff records are RESTRICTED for 100 years; student records and certain records of governance are RESTRICTED for 50 years.
All other records are OPEN to public access.
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Conditions governing reproduction
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Finding aids
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