text_original: It is curious too to notice what a clamour was raised over the small contribution to the cause of national education which was made by the Melbourne Government. In 1834 the first grant of public money for the purposes of elementary education was made by Parliament.
text_transcription: IT IS CURIOUS TOO TO NOTICE WHAT A CLAMOR WAS RAISED OVER THE SMALL CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAUSE OF NATIONAL EDUCATION WHICH WAS MADE BY THE MELBOURNE GOVERNMENT IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY FOUR THE FIRST GRANT OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WAS MADE BY PARLIAMENT
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz kjˈʊɹɹiəs tˈuː tə nˈoʊɾɪs wʌt ɐ klˈæmɚ wʌz ɹˈeɪzd ˌoʊvɚ ðə smˈɔːl kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃən tə ðə kˈɔːz ʌv nˈæʃənəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ wʌz mˌeɪd baɪ ðə mˈɛlbɚn ɡˈʌvɚnmənt. ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈɔːɹ ðə fˈɜːst ɡɹˈænt ʌv pˈʌblɪk mˈʌni fɚðə pˈɜːpəsᵻz ʌv ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən wʌz mˌeɪd baɪ pˈɑːɹləmənt.