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Educational institution
Authorized form of name
Workers' Educational Association of Australia
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- WEA Sydney
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Description area
Dates of existence
1913 -
History
A not-for-profit adult education organisation originally founded in England in 1903 to provide ongoing education for working people. It began in Sydney in 1913 as a joint undertaking by the trade union movement and the University of Sydney and continues to offer a broad range of adult education programs.
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Description added 19 Apr 2020
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Sources
Naomi Parry, Dictionary of Sydney, https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/the_foundation_of_the_workers_educational_association_sydney (accessed 19 Apr 2020)