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School of the Air Commemorative WallPrint Page 
01-September-2014
Photographs supplied by Graeme Saunders
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 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -23.678663 Long: 133.866031 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Education |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1951 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 2001 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 8th June, 2001 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MACelebrating 50 years
School of the Air
Alice Springs
1951 - 2001
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
