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Doris Anne Beeston
Doris Anne Beeston (18971940) was an Australian kindergarten teacher. She was a leading figure in the Australian Kindergarten movement. During the second world war she volunteered to be an escort to British children who were emigrating to avoid the conflict. In 1940 she was aboard the when it was fired on by German auxiliary cruiser Orion, German auxiliary cruiser ''Orion''. Ten people died including Beeston. Her memorial included a kindergarten building. Life Beeston was born in 1897 in Shire of Hindmarsh in Victoria. Her married parents were Anne Japp (born Boath) and John Spencer Beeston - who was a clerk. She was educated at the local schools and in 1915 she enrolled at the Adelaide Kindergarten Training College where she was taught the latest ideas based on the work of Montessori. The new methods had been brought to the college by Lillian Daphne de Lissa from Sydney. Beeston did well and left in 1917 with a first class pass. In the following year she worked in Adelaide directi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Hindmarsh
The Shire of Hindmarsh is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 5,645, having fallen from 5,852 in June 2013. It includes the towns of Dimboola, Nhill, Rainbow and Jeparit. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Shire of Lowan and Shire of Dimboola. The Shire is governed and administered by the Hindmarsh Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Nhill, it also has service centres located in Dimboola, Rainbow and Jeparit. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Hindmarsh, (which in turn was named after John Hindmarsh) located in the east of the LGA. Council Current composition The council is composed of three wards and six councillors, with two councillors per ward elected to represent each ward. The current councillors, in order of election at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
