Out There: A History of Education in the West – Kaye Simmons & Garry Reynolds (1987)

Authors: Kaye Simmons & Garry Reynolds
Publisher: Robert Brown & Associates, Bathurst, NSW
Year: c.1987
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pagination: 156 pages
Illustrations: Illustrations, facsimiles and portraits
Size: Approx. 30 cm
ISBN: 0949267643

Description

Out There: A History of Education in the West by Kaye Simmons and Garry Reynolds documents the development of education across the Western Division of New South Wales.

The book explores the challenges of providing schooling across vast and often isolated rural and outback communities, tracing the growth of schools, teaching methods and educational services in western NSW.

Illustrated with historical photographs, facsimiles and portraits, it provides a valuable record of teachers, students, schools and communities throughout the region.

Includes a bibliography and index.

Please note: this copy does not include the teacher aid originally associated with the publication.

Condition

Good. Light wear to the dust jacket and shelf wear to the boards. Internally well preserved.

Teacher aid not included.

Why You’ll Love It

A useful regional history with strong appeal for former teachers and students, family historians and researchers interested in schools and communities across western New South Wales.

Its photographs and local references make it particularly relevant to genealogy, education history and NSW regional research.