South Yorkshire Times January 2, 1960
By Air Round the World
Trip to Australia For Wath Teacher
31 years old Wath teacher, Miss Joyce Shaw, is beginning to establish a reputation for herself as a gracious ambassadress in different parts of the world. This month she will escort a quartet of youngsters, two boys and two girls on a five and a half weeks tour of Australia.
Miss Shaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Shaw of 6, Quarry Hill, Road, Wath, was chosen after three interviews at Leeds, Wakefield and London, to accompany the children, who were selected from more than 5,000 other pupils in an essay competition sponsored by the Australian Government (Immigration Department). This competition, which called on children to describe an imaginary journey across Australia, was supervised by two British firms.
The children chosen to visit Australia are David Clark (16). Of Aberdeen; John Bailey (16), of Chester; Ann Wills (14), of London; and Shirley Godfrey (11), of Nottingham. Ann appeared on television on Sunday night when she told the interviewer that she had submitted a 320-page essay on Australia and had gathered her information from school library books and during a visit to Australia House,
German Visit
Miss Shaw is no stranger to overseas travel for she visited Germany three years ago at the invitation of the town of Heren, near Dortmund. On this occasion she deputised for the headmistress of the Red Hill Junior School, Castleford, on a reciprocal educational visit. She has since re-visited Heren in a private capacity. Together with a school friend. She has also spent holidays in Greece and Italy. Educated at Wath Park Road Modern School and Wath Grammar school, Miss Shaw is a graduate of Manchester University and has taught for the past three years at the Red Hill School. Previously she carried out teaching duties at Saxton, near Tadcaster and at Kendal High School.
By Comet Aircraft
The party flies by eastward route from London in a B.E.A. cornet on January 8th and will arrive in Perth after a 40-hour flight. During their tour they will meet the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, and they will be feted by the Press and television and radio authorities when they visit Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. They will also spend some time at Coral Reef and are to be entertained by the Royal Yacht Club. At the conclusion of the tour they will be granted an interval without any commitments on the beaches of Sydney.
Prior to leaving this country the party will attend a farewell banquet in London. They return by a Westward route.