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WEA Secretary Peter Tyler on the television pro...

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WEA Secretary Peter Tyler on the television program 'Doorway to Knowledge' c1962

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The Workers' Educational Association in the post-war era

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WEA Sydney

Established in NSW in 1913, and originally working in partnership with the University of Sydney, the WEA was a movement founded to promote the higher education of working men and women. The WEA has since grown to become one of the largest and most prestigious adult and community education organisations in Australia and every year attracts thousands of students from all walks of life.

The Workers' Educational Association in the post-war era

The Sydney Branch of the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) was founded with a democratic structure that enabled it to thrive in the postwar era and meet shifting community and government expectations of adult and continuing education, while remaining relevant and independent, into the twenty-first century.

Adult education

Television and Video

Doorway to Knowledge

Adult education television program produced by the WEA Sydney and the University of Sydney and broadcast on Channel 9 between 1960 and 1964.

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Tyler, Peter John

Administrator and historian who published in the areas of public administration, medical history, and the construction industry.

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