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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1911

298 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 15

Drilling in School Grounds Barred

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 August 1911 · page 3

Difficulty has arisen between the Defence Department and the Education Department of South Australia, concerning the use of school grounds for the…

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A Studious Boy. Momalong School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1911 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I recently saw one of my schoolmate's letters in the "Banner." My teacher is presenting another medal to the best scholar this year. I am…

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A Footballer's Letter. Morven Public School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff.—I live near tho Morven School, and I go there every day. I am in second class, and I am one of the Morven footballers. We placed a match…

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Cablegrams. Schoolboys on Strike. Force of Example in Wales. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 2

The boys of the Council School at Llanelly (Wales) quitted the classrooms and paraded the streets because a schoolboy was punished…

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Burryjaa Village School of Arts. Annual Picnic and Sports

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 5

A very successful sports meeting and bax[?], in aid of the above, was held on the ground adjacent to the building on Wednesday last. There was a big…

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Schools' Excursion

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 September 1911 · page 2

The secretary of the above is in receipt of the time-table for the special train to Wagga, in connection with the above on 6th October. The starting time has been…

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Twenty-five Schools Closed. Eighty Children Suffering. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 2

Owing to an outbreak of acute poliomyllitis 25 schools in Devonshire have been closed. There are 80 cases under observation…

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Superior Public School. Special Prizes Presented. “Wattle Day” Celebration

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 2

“Wattle Day” was celebrated for the first time at Deniliquin on Friday 1st September. The day is now recognised throughout the Australian…

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School Children on Strike. Juvenile Revolt at Liverpool. Unhappy Fate of Traders. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 September 1911 · page 2

An amusing strike of school children has occurred in Liverpool. Apart from the unique character, the strike was interesting, because of the manner in which the…

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Obsolete State Schools

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 September 1911 · page 2

Several instances of the neglect by the Education department to provide suitable school accommodation for the country children are presented in the Lilliput and…

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Mr. J. P. Buggy. Farewell Letters to Teachers and Pupils

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 2

A farewell letter from Mr. Buggy to the teachers at the Corowa Superior Public School, and also one to the children, were received by the new head master,…

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Corowa Schools' Excursion

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 2

At the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council on Thursday evening last, a letter received from Corowa stated that the Corowa District Schools' Excursion…

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Corowa School of Arts

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above was held on Thursday evening last. There were present--Messrs. P. K. Ritchie (President), A. Haig, H. Ogilvie, D…

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School Inspection

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 6

A certain church school was frequently visited by the rector, who was a great stickler for etiquette. These visits were usually…

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Cablegrams. School Boy Strikes. Fever Spreading in England. Mothers Take Strikers Home. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 September 1911 · page 5

The schoolboy strikes are spreading. At Ashton-under-Tyne, Grimsby, Bradford, Sheffield, and Hull, hundreds of school children are parading the streets…

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Deplorable Schools

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 35

Several instances of the neglect by the Education Department to provide suitable school accommodation for the country children are presented in the Lilliput and…

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Schoolboy Strikers. Leakers Soundly Thrashed. London, September 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 8

The children attending a school at Edgehill, near Liverpool, created a sensation in the town to-day by entering Upon a strike which, though set about in a…

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Still Ploughing. Jera Jerra School, Cookardina

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff, — I am glad you succeeded in the cot scheme. I congratulate the prize winners. They must have worked hard, to get all the money they…

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Fond of School. Morven

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff —I have not written to you for a long time. I like reading the Children's Page. If my father goes to Albury Show my sister and I will go with…

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Plays Tennis at School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff, — This is the first letter I have written to you. I have three miles to walk to school. There are 21 children going to our school. I am in third class…

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