58:, 704 tons, J. F. Trivet, master, arriving at Port Adelaide on 16 March 1852. They expected to be greeted by Mitton's brothers Josiah and Edward, who had emigrated earlier, but they were away in the goldfields of Victoria with thousands of others, leaving the streets empty of healthy men; his sister and her husband had left for Western Australia. Mitton's brothers returned to Adelaide in July 1852, having met with some success, and when they left again for Victoria in September, Mitton decided to accompany them on the long trek. They remained on the goldfields for about five months, and when Mitton returned to South Australia in March, 1853, he opened a school at
101:, devoted to promotion of national education. The journal advocated competitive examinations, establishment of a teachers' college and grading of teachers, and the systematic inspection of schools. The magazine failed amid a barrage of criticism and ridicule, and the Association disbanded, but Mitton later had the satisfaction of seeing State education adopting many of their proposals.
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Anderson (c. 1842 â 7 May 1915) was born in England, grew up in Jamaica, was educated at King's College, London, and Cambridge University. He came to South Australia in 1864 with an introduction to
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William Smith Mitton (c. 1832 â 17 June 1901) married Mary
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883:"A Hindmarsh Pioneer"
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