Typical wooden school desks used c 1950 in Victoria Typical of school desks used by pupils in schools in Victoria c 19502 (two) wooden school desks with ink wells and lift up writing lids for 2 children A) Is on an iron frame with a bench seat b) is on an iron frame with 2 separate seats education, schools, early settlers, bentleigh, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, shire of moorabbin, henry dendy's special survey 1841, were j.b.; bent thomas, o'shannassy john, king richard, charman stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards, state schools victoria, marriott c, whelan k, cochrane a, east bentleigh state school 2083,

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated four childrendesk, four seater, school

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated four childrendesk, four seater, school

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

One of the school student desks used in the now closed schools of the Rutherglen District Wooden School Desk that seated two childrendesk, school, two seater

School desk used in the Common School in the 1920s.Four seater school desk with attached bench, shelf under desk top, groove for laying pens, and four ink wells.school, common school, education, furniture

Toy desk with 14 coloured cards and 55 plastic, letters, numbers and figures plus animals, shapes and one tree. Two sliding covers on the area containing the plastic shapes etc.Fisher Price Toys School Deskfrom nunawading toy library

Desks used by students in the 1960's and 1970's. Luther's archive has one complete desk, and one missing its legs!Original desks of Luther CollegeWooden desk on metal legsStudent graffiti & general wear and tearschool desks, furniture

Restored Primary School Desk – Restoredstawell, education

This small desk was donated by a local resident as an example of the kind of desk she would have used at Torquay Primary School in the 1940s.This small desk complements the large principal's desk on display. it represents the kind of equipment available for primary school children in the 1940s.wooden infants school desk and attached seatinfant school desk, torquay, primary school, schooling, education

Small white ceramic ink well for a school desk.commerce, office equipment, ink well

This item was from the original Torquay primary School. It is believed to date back to the early 1900s or earlier. It was supplied to the school by the Public Works Department and still bears the PWB brands. The desk was purchased by the late George McCartney, at a public auction of the old school's furniture and effects and donated by the McCartney family to the Torquay and District Historical Society in 2017. Some repairs and restoration work were completed by the Torquay Men's Shed.Wooden school principal's desk PWD on outside of front right hand leg.torquay primary school, public works department, mccartney family, torquay men's shed.

The following are the recollections of John Elkins, who started school in February, 1945 at Maryborough in Queensland, Australia. 'I think in Prep 1 that we had some paper to write on with pencils, but my memory of the routine use of slates is much more vivid. Each slate was framed in wood and one side was inscribed with lines to guide the limits for the upper and lower extremities of letters. The slate "pencils" were made of some pale gray mineral softer than slate which had been milled into cylinders some one-eighth of an inch in diameter and inserted into metal holders so that about an inch protruded. Each student was equipped with a small tobacco tin in which was kept a damp sponge or cloth to erase the marks. Sharpening slate pencils was a regular task. We rubbed them on any suitable brick or concrete surface in the school yard. Teachers also kept a good supply of spares, all writing materials and books being provided by the school. It is possible that the retention of slates stemmed from the political imperative that public education should be free. I do recall being given a Copy Book for home practice of letter formation, a typical practice until Grade 6. The tables at which we used to sit in the Infant School were replaced in the primary Grades by long desks seating five or six pupils. These had slots into which the slates could be inserted vertically. When the teacher asked the class to clear their desks, the command issued was "slates away!" This was an occasion for a noisy expression of relief as we dropped the slates producing a sound not unlike a volley of rifle shots, and usually brought a request from the teacher to repeat the process with no noise by holding the frames throughout. Thus, I suspect we may still have used slates in Grade Three, though by then paper, which may have been scarce during the War, seemed to be used more routinely.' The full context of John's account of writing during his primary school days can be found at: https://www.readinghalloffame.org/sites/default/files/history_of_literacy_22slates_away22_penmanship_in_queensland_australia.pdfSchool desks and benches/chairs have been in use in schools since formal group education started.Eight long school desks (five higher three lower), each with four inkwells and groove along length. eight school benches (five higher three lower). Each desk and bench accommodates four children.None.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Black and white school photograph of thirty six children in front of a school building. Second row of children are sitting on school desks. Two children at centre front are holding a small blackboard with writing "Golden Square School grade IV 192?" Joan McDonald Collection.golden square primary school, school photo