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Book - John & Betty reader from Nott Street Primary School, Port Melbourne, Education Department of Victoria, c.1951
4742 John & Betty reader from Nott Street Primary School, Port Melbourne
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society collection
'John and Betty" was produced in 1951 as children's first reading book. It contained simple text illustrated by coloured pictures. It was used at Nott Street Primary School in the mid 1970's.
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Orange coloured book with picture of boy & dog in green and girls in pink.
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