There was a marvellous teacher, Mrs Marshall, in Broome during the war years. Most whites had been evacuated but some were beginning to arrive back and Mrs Marshall was the sole teacher for all the state school. Pupils were every class and every colour, she managed the lot from first Bubs to pre High School correspondence classes. She taught the girls sewing ,the boys'manual'lessons. as well as sports days. She introduced us to literature, the last half hour every Friday was story time when she read to us all. There wouldn't be a sound,we were so enthralled by her voice.
With war's end ,she retired. But always remembered.A one in a million.