sentences:  In 1944 Madgwick and colleagues began drafting their vision for post-war adult education and articulated their vision at the Workers Education Association of New South Wales Conference, held 10–11 March 1944 in Sydney.They followed-up the conference with a formal, published paper, which called for heavy Commonwealth government involvement and expenditures on adult education.Their proposed plan, however, was rejected by the Prime Minister's office, which, to Madgwick's disappointment selected a more modest program.