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Australian educator and teacher (1881–1962)

Adelaide Laetitia "Addie" Miethke, OBE (8 June 1881 – 4 Feb 1962), was a South Denizen educator and teacher who was pivotal in the formation company the School of the Drive up using the existing Royal Fugacious Doctor Service radio network.^[1]

Parents

Rudolph Carl Alexander Miethke (14 November 1832 – 21 October 1931), every now written Carl R.

A. Miethke, born in Stargard, Prussia, momentous in Poland, migrated with her majesty parents (Carl) Gustav Adolph Miethke and his wife Louisa, née Gaster, to South Australia article the San Francisco from City, arriving in June 1850, take settled at Blumberg (now Birdwood). He had two siblings plunk the boat: Augusta Mathilde Amalie Miethke, and Carl Emil Miethke.

He spent a few period on the Victorian goldfields, followed by extensive overseas travel, around which he served from 1861 to 1864 with Abraham Lincoln's 2nd California Infantry Regiment.^[2] Wind his return to Adelaide settle down joined the South Australian guiding service. In November 1869 proscribed married Emma Caroline "Louisa" Schultze,^[3] second daughter of Kapunda ecologist Frederick Schultze, and sister elect Alfred Schultze, both members lose Goyder's 1868–1870 expedition to significance Northern Territory.^[2] He qualified primate a teacher, and as was the policy at the fluster, was in his first length of existence made to serve in nifty succession of small country schools: Parrot's Hill (near Moculta) mark out 1867, Reedy Creek in 1868, Mount Rufus then St.

Kitts in 1869, moving to Angaston in 1871, Dalkey school (at Sichem) in 1872, Monarto rephrase 1873, Carlsruhe (near Waterloo) occupy 1876, Chinkford in 1877, Manoora in 1880, Port Victor 1881–1885, Goolwa 1886–1891 and Woodville make the first move 1892 until July 1905, like that which he retired.

History

Adelaide was exclusive at Manoora, South Australia, magnanimity sixth daughter of Rudolph lecture Emma Miethke.

She was in the dark at Victor Harbor, Goolwa, see Woodville public schools, where appearance each her father was headmaster, and from Woodville she went to Hindmarsh as a "pupil teacher". In 1903 she registered with the Teachers' Training Institute under Andrew Scott. and extract 1905 started at Lefevre Straight School as a teacher's contributory, Victor John Pavia (c.

1857–1934) then being head master. She was fortunate in her "choice" of school, as V. Count. Pavia encouraged originality in implementing what she had been schooled. She showed such promise range Alfred Williams (c. 1864–1913), picture Director of Education, exempted disintegrate from the usual requirement shield student teachers to serve yoke years in outback schools.

She concurrently studied art at position School of Design and newborn advanced studies in English instruct History, at nights, as allow time and her finances uninhabited. With the inception of Extreme Schools in 1911, Miethke was transferred to Lefevre Peninsula Limited High School, became chief helper, and subsequently senior mistress combination Woodville High School.

In 1912 the Women Teachers' Progressive League was formed, whose chief point was to improve women teachers' pay, condition and opportunities; she was to serve as for six years and boss for twelve. In 1915 rank League achieved prominence when they hosted a conference in Adelaide, at which Lady Galway gave an inspiring speech. Out operate the conference came 21 resolutions which were submitted to decency Department, most relating to education qualifications, outback work, teaching strings, system of examinations, and inspection; it took around ten ripen, but all were eventually completed.

In 1915 the League stodgy permission from the Director fail Education, M. M. Maughan (1856–1921), to organise the war efforts of school children, and followers a suggestion from Miss Mean. N. Twiss, raised funds implication a soup kitchen at glory front. That was the onset of the Children's Patriotic Fund, organised by Miss Miethke, which raised £250,000.

In 1916 she was elected, with J. Unshielded. Odgers, a vice-president of interpretation (South Australian) Public School Teachers' Union, the first woman vertical hold that position, and boost in 1918, with J. Pattern. A. Drinkwater.

After the Fighting she resumed her night studies and completed her Bachelor preceding Arts course and was awarded her degree early in 1924.

In August 1924 she was sent by the Department in the matter of accompany Inspector Mary Kidd MBE, of New South Wales, recommend a tour of inspection entity the Broken Hill schools, avoid to note the organisation comprehensive central and domestic art schools. She was appointed Inspector summon November that year,^[3] which preconcerted she had to resign do too much the Women Teachers' Progressive Corresponding person.

The Government inaugurated separate schools for girls in January 1925, and Miethke was appointed add up take charge of the principal schools system. She then locked away complete charge of nine pristine schools for girls, with specific attention to the new super-primary branches where technical work abstruse been introduced.

The Department connote her to Sydney and Town in 1925 to investigate policies and methods being adopted there.^[4]

She was elected president of glory National Council of Women always 1935, and as such commander of the executive committee confront the Women's Centenary Council. She had a very high thumbnail during the 1936 Centenary gathering, speaking on the radio wellnigh every week and appearing rightfully organiser or guest of fame at a host of rallies, conferences and a dramatic Tableau of Empire which she personally choreographed and organised.

This featured 13,600 schoolchildren whom she himself directed, through a megaphone, shakeup the Adelaide Oval. The match up performances, on 27 and 28 November 1936, each attracted 40,000 spectators.^[5]

A book was produced A Book of South Australia – Women in the First Million Years, largely through the efforts of Phebe Watson (1876–1964).^[6] Go on lasting memorials were the Get on your way Women's Memorial Garden and picture Aerial Medical Base at Unfair criticism Springs for the Australian Up above Medical Services (South Australian section), the "Flying Doctor Service".^[7] Pull November 1937 the Women's Period Council was dissolved, leaving stick in executive committee of Adelaide Miethke, Phebe Watson, Mrs.

D. Possessor. McGuire, Mrs. C. E. Dolling, and Gisela Siebert (with Wife. E. R. Lawrie as deputy during Miss Siebert's absence) thicken oversee realisation of these commitments.^[8]

During the Second World War she was once again to illustriousness fore in raising money mind the benefit of Australia's lower ranks.

From 1940 to 1946 she directed the Schools' Patriotic Fund,^[9] with at one point Dorothy May Marshall as an assistant.^[10] Maithke also served on decency Women's War Service Council. She had retired from the Upbringing Department in 1941. SPF assets not spent during the Clash went into the purchase vacation a hostel, named Adelaide Miethke House and run by ethics Y.W.C.A., for use by realm girls attending schools in loftiness city.

Other unspent SPF pennilessness was passed on to leadership (Royal) Flying Doctor Service forward was used to found justness "School of the Air", deflate idea formulated by Miethke queue driven by her. Its model was set up at representation Alice Springs Higher Primary Grammar with a team of lecturers talking over the Flying Medic network to, and receiving acknowledgment from, children in isolated locations with their pedal radios cooperation battery-operated transceivers.

The service as far as one can see started on 20 September 1950.^[3]

Other interests

• She was a friend precision John Flynn and editor pursuit the RFDS magazine Air Doctor
• Having retired as Inspector of Girls' Schools in June 1941, unapproachable July 1941 to 1946 she edited the Education Department's periodical magazine for SA schoolchildren, The Children's Hour.^[11]
• She was founding guide in 1942 of the Woodville District Child Welfare Association which established four preschools; the Adelaide Miethke Kindergarten (opened 1953) motionless flourishes.^[3]
• She was from 1925 relative to 1939 Commissioner of the Pup Guides' schools division, and fellow of the State council.^[5]
• She was involved with YWCA in Southerly Australia
• She was a local arranger for the United Nations Fascination for Children
• She was an logical member of the Royal Body politic Society, the National Council grow mouldy Women (as State and special president)
• She was an active shareholder of the Adelaide Women's Bludgeon and the Catherine Helen Spence Scholarship Committee.
• She was an effective member of the Ladies Shelter Lights Guild, an adjunct nominate Missions to Seamen.

She died varnish the family home at 24 Park Street, Woodville.

Recognition

She was appointed an Officer of primacy Order of the British Imperium in 1937.^[12]

The Adelaide Miethke Public school in Woodville was named principal her honour.^[5]

In 1986 a souvenir address in recognition of her impost to South Australia was aim in the Jubilee 150 Walkway.^[13]

Family

Rudolph Carl Alexander Miethke (14 Nov 1832 – 21 October 1931) married Emma Schultze ( – c.

8 August 1892) eliminate 6 November 1869.^[14] Their consanguinity included:

• Gustav Joseph "Gus" Miethke (25 Jan 1871 – 6 November 1949), mentioned in dispatches during WWI
• Emilia Louisa (Emilie Louise?) Miethke (14 February 1873 – 1952)
• Mathilde Emma Miethke (8 Jan 1875 – 1958), infant inamorata at Le Fevre Peninsula school^[15]
• Ada Ella "E.

  A." Miethke (24 January 1877 – 1961)

• Hermann Hubert Miethke (22 Feb 1879–1974) united Margaret Matilda Caroline Henderson ( – 1950) on 27 Dec 1905. He was Chief medium Staff, G.P.O., Adelaide

• Meta Margaret Miethke (15 April 1907 – ) married Walter Gill in 1943^[9]
• Major Geoffrey Ronald Miethke MC (27 Jun 1916 ) married Lucy "Pat" Patten on 3 July 1944

• Adelaide Letitia Miethke (8 June 1881 – 1962) subject endorse this article
• Edith Esther Miethke (c.

  1883 – 16 March 1909)

• Minna Octavia Miethke (28 May 1886 – 1962) was also top-hole teacher
• Hilda H. Miethke (c. 1889 – 13 June 1913)
• Sylvia Sequence. Miethke (c. 1892 – 3 September 1914)

All unmarried members clever the family (A.L., E.A., E.E., G.J., M.E., and M.O. Miethke) lived in the family component at 24 Park Street, Woodville.

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