School of the Air Commemorative WallPrint Page

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The Wall celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the School of the Air in Alice Springs.

The Alice Springs School of the Air was the first of its kind established in Australia. It is a compulsory aged correspondence school that utilises various communications technologies to have daily contact with students, home tutors and teachers. The first radio broadcasts were made from the Royal Flying Doctor Base in Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT), in 1951 and the last from the Head Street premises in 2005.

Location

Address:	80 Head Street, School of the Air, Alice Springs, 0870
State:	NT
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -23.678663 Long: 133.866031 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Structure
Monument Theme:	Culture
Sub-Theme:	Education
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:	1951
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:	2001
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Friday 8th June, 2001
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Celebrating 50 years

School of the Air

Alice Springs

1951 - 2001

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Source: MA

Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au

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