The Australian Women's Register

45 minutes Esther Bright worked in the Education Department for 40 years as an infants teacher and finally as Inspector of schools. She talks about her family who migrated from England, living in the Adelaide Hills, Sir Ross and Keith Smith, visit of the Prince of Wales, teacher training in Adelaide, Victorian era style of teaching, the depression, helping the children, career as a teacher, Principal of Pennington school, migration, marriage and women teachers, joining the Lyceum Club, becoming an Inspector of Infant schools, conference centre at Raywood, teaching refresher courses for teachers, Aboriginal children and reading difficulties, travel, and the Lyceum Club