German Lutherans and the 'English': culture, conflict and building a one-room school in the Wimmera 1873-1881

Authors

  • Peter Rushbrook Charles Sturt University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v13i2.493

Keywords:

Colonial education, German settlers, historial accounts

Abstract

The paper is an edited version ofa paper delivered to the 'Country Schooling: Old Stories, New Lessons' Conference at the University ofIowa, USA, 27·29 June 2002. It explores tensions between German and English settlers in establishing a one~room school in Murtoa, a hamlet in Victoria's Wimmera district, between I873·I88I. The narrative reveals some broader themes ofthe period relating to the establishment of a state-based 'Free, Compulsory and Secular' education system, the challenges associated with building schools in remote rural areas, and the related hardships faced by teachers.

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Published

01-07-2003

How to Cite

Rushbrook, P. (2003). German Lutherans and the ’English’: culture, conflict and building a one-room school in the Wimmera 1873-1881. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 13(2), 48–62. https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v13i2.493

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2003): Education in Rural Australia

Section

JOURNAL PAPERS

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