Illuminated address presented to Peter Board by Goulburn Teachers Association, 28 October 1905

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1905

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Peter Board was born on 27 March 1858 in Wingham (N.S.W.). He attended Fort Street High School for two years before completing an university junior examination in 1873 to become a pupil teacher, reaching his full qualification in 1877. Board advanced quickly in his career, becoming a headmaster of Macdonaldtown Public School at the the age of 26, then moving onto be a schools inspector in Lismore and in the districts of Albury and Newcastle. In 1905, Board was appointed under-secretary and Director of Public Instruction (N.S.W.), a position that he held until 1922.

Reference:
Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://adb.anu.edu.au/ (accessed 24-02-2014)

Illuminated address presented to Peter Board by Goulburn Teachers Association on his appointment as Director of Public Instruction (N.S.W.)

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