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Starting the day: 1880s

Teacher dressed in early days clothing speaking to students in the classroom Transcript
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Reading, writing and arithmetic

Teacher in early days clothing using a cane to point to writing on a chalkboard Transcript
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Writing on slate boards

The hands of a child using a slate pencil to write on a slate board Transcript
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Reading time

Excerpt from a nineteenth century Second Reading book Transcript
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Copperplate writing

Lines of writing in the copperplate style Transcript
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Discipline

Teacher in early days clothing holding a cane Transcript
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Drill

Teacher and students performing a routine with dumbbells in the playground Transcript
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Clothes and maypole

Children in school playground holding coloured ribbons preparing to skip around the maypole Transcript
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1910 room

Students inside classroom standing to attention beside their desks Transcript
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Looking at artefacts

Three school books used, by students the centre book is the Junior Arithmetic Transcript
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Toys and games

Two children playing making a cat's cradle with string Transcript
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Teacher Tools

A teacher peeling a copied map of Australia off a jellypad Transcript
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