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William James Adey [B 6183] • Photograph

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Summary

William James Adey, Director of Education, school teacher, principal and inspector. Nicknamed 'Plugger'. He is remembered for his contribution to the 1931 Committee of Inquiry into cutting costs in public education and included the amalgamation of small primary schools. He opposed the amalgamation of country high schools and insisted the fees be low.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.3 cm x 15.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1930

Photographer

Hammer & Co

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Adey, William James, 1874-1956
Educators -- South Australia

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Digitisation information

Date

12/07/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,446 x 3,186 pixels (7.8 MP)

Size

23.41 MB

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