City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Education kit - No. 1 First Steps at School, The Austral Primers, n.d. 1915?
... Emmeline Pye...An early primer written by Emmeline Pye (1861 - 1949... primer written by Emmeline Pye (1861 - 1949) whilst teaching ...
An early primer written by Emmeline Pye (1861 - 1949) whilst teaching at Central Brunswick school. Emmeline Pye was one of the pioneers of kindergarten education in Victoria, she opened the first state kindergarten in Victoria at Albert Street, Brunswick in 1907.This reader was used at the local schools in the City of Moorabbin.Small booklet of 38 pages with coloured picturesThe Austral Primers - No 1 First Steps at School MELBOURNE Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington N.Z. WHITCOMBE & TOMBS LIMITEDeductation, reader, preps, emmeline pye, city of moorabbin