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William Arthur West served in the education department for 46 years. At
the time of his death he was the
Chief Inspector of Schools in South
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1856 c1873-76 1878 1879 1880 1882 1881-86 1886 1891 1892-00 1900-08 1908 1910 1915 1917 1919 1922 |
Born in Ashby, Victoria (now Geelong West) Later moved to Adelaide, South Australia Head teacher at Fulham Became a student at Grote Street Training College Second Assistant at North Adelaide. First Assistant at Grote Street School. Marriage to Emilie Burnard Head teacher at Woodville School. Opened new school at Brompton (then called Bowden North). Headmaster at Moonta Mines School. Lorna Emilie born. Headmaster at Norwood, a Model School that became known as "Premier School" Headmaster of the Pupil Teachers School where he laid the foundation of secondary public school education in South Australia. Appointed Inspector of Schools Western district. Inspector of Schools Acting Chief Inspector of Schools then Assistant Chief Inspector of Schools. Chief Inspector of Schools. Also took on duties of Registrar of the Advisory Council of Education. His son Esmond, then a medical student, discovered his father had throat cancer. He died of Epithelioma of the Parotoid gland 7 months later, at home in Arlington. He had intended to retire to the seaside where he had built a house for retirement but died at age of 66 while still in active service.
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Reginald
Arthur West |
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