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First School Memorial [B 9678] • Photograph

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Summary

First South Australian School Memorial plaque on North Terrace west, erected in 1836, opposite Trinity Church. It was unveiled by the Minister of Education on December 4th, 1936. The inscription reads "Near this site the first school of the South Australian School Society was opened on 28 May, 1838. The first schoolmaster was John Banks Shepherdson. The building afterwards housed the first Public Library. Erected by the South Australian Public Teachers Union and the Adelaide City Council 1936".

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.7 cm x 15.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1936

Collections

Part of Adelaide Views Collection
Part of First South Australian School Memorial Collection

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Digitisation information

Date

24/11/2005

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image/tiff

Resolution

3,474 x 2,565 pixels (8.9 MP)

Size

26.76 MB

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