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As head teacher (1937-47) at Merbein State School, Tong-Way set up one of the first children’s libraries in Victoria. Funded by the Australian Natives’ Association, the Fruit Growers’ Association and Mildura Shire, the library serviced all the primary schools in the district and offered weekly library classes. From ADB entry
Book of Remembrance entry
Ballarat H.S.; Teachers' Coll.; Dip. Ed.; S.S. Teacher. 6.5.17; sailed 8.5.18, A/Cpl., A.A.M.C.; to 5th Div. Sig. Coy. in Egypt 7.12.18, Spr.; attended courses at London Univ. and at Oxford on N.M.E. during 1919. Demob. 20.3.20.
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1894Birth in Ballarat -- VIC, Australia 25 August 1894
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?Early education at Golden Point State School, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
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1910Early education at Ballarat Agricultural, Ballarat, VIC, Australia 1910
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1912Teacher at Maryborough -- VIC, Australia 1912
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1912Teacher at Ballarat -- VIC, Australia 1912
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1917Tertiary education at Melbourne Teachers College, Parkville, VIC, Australia 1917
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1917Military service as Acting Corporal 6 June 1917
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1917Teacher at Clunes -- VIC, Australia 1917
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1917Teacher at Daylesford -- VIC, Australia 1917
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1919Tertiary education at Imperial College Of Science And Technology, London, England 1919
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1919Tertiary education at Oxford University, Oxford, England 1919
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1919Tertiary education at London Day Training College, London, England 1919
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1920Military service as Acting Corporal 20 March 1920
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1921Tertiary education at University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia 1921
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1921Teacher at Yarrram -- VIC, Australia 1921
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1927Head Teacher at Won Wron -- VIC, Australia 1927
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1937Head Teacher at Merbein -- VIC, Australia 1937
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1948Head Teacher at Bendigo -- VIC, Australia 1948
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1953Head Teacher at Bendigo -- VIC, Australia 1953
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?Head Teacher at Red Cliffs -- VIC, Australia
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1988Death in Bendigo -- VIC, Australia 10 May 1988
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