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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1912

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Staying with Granny. Munyabla Public School, via Henty

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 12

Dear Uncle, Jeff,—I like reading the "Banner" very much, and I like reading story, books, too. I have read four story books, and I read the "Banner" every week…

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School of Arts Bazaar. Meeting of Ladies

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 2

A fair number of ladies of the town and district interested in the welfare of the local School of Arts met at the institute on Wednesday afternoon last…

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Thirty Presentations. Unique Function at Albury Superior Public School

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 5

Yesterday was a memorable day in the annals of the Albury Superior Public School. In fact it was u and note-worthy as far as the town in general was…

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Balranald Items. School of Arts

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 2

Dr. Foster and Messrs. Williams and Hogue pressed a request on account of the School of Arts for a grant towards a new building…

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News of the Churches a Model Sunday School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 31

St. David's Presbyterian School Hall was crowded with children and adults on Monday for the annual distribution of prizes in connection with the…

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Popular Teachers. "Pastoria," Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I go to Hopefield school, and I am in the third class. My teacher is Mr. Cruickshank. My two brothers are busy ploughing. They have a…

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Football Railway and Instructional School

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 4

The above teams met on the Albury show grounds on Saturday. The weather was fine and a fair crows witnessed the match, which was well contested. The…

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Victorian State Teachers Question of Equality of Pay

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 May 1912 · page 4

"The proposal is utterly impracticable, and it cannot be entertained. That is all I have to say about it to-day." This was the reply which Mr. Watt, the State…

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The Children. for Young Australians Who Read "The Banner." Flags for the Schools

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 12

My Dear Young People,—You will observe that there is again a very heavy batch of letters for the page, consequently there is only room for a few lines…

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Wabba School Sports

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 20

The above sports were held on 1st instant, under ideal weather conditions, on the school ground, as no other ground was available, on account of the bad…

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The Hay District School Send-off to Mr Squire

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

Mr H. B. Squire, B.A., who has had charge of the Hay District School for the past two years and a half, was farewelled on Tuesday afternoon last by…

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“Peace Day.” Establishment in Schools

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 5

A deputation from the Peace Society interviewed the Minister for Education on Monday, and [?] that properly graded lessons should be…

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Two-up School Raided. 170 Men Captured. Man Jumps Thirty Feet. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 2

Successful raids have Been made on Brisbane two-up schools by plain clothes police, on foot and uniformed constables in motor cars…

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Baths for Schools. Ballarat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 2

A movement is on foot among local State school committees to construct swimming basins in the school grounds. The Pleasant-street, school committee has…

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The Hay District School. The New Headmaster

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 2

The Grafton "Argus" thus refers to the new headmaster of the Hay District School :— Mr P. D. Shortland, B.A., first assistant…

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Corowa School of Arts

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the the above institution was held on Thursday evening. Mr. P. K. Ritchie (President) was in the chair, and there…

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Our Rates and Taxes. How to Abolish Them. Address at the School of Arts

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 May 1912 · page 3

On Thursday evening, at the School of Arts, Mr. Edward M'Hugh, a prominent member of the Single Tax League, and well known in the United…

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School of Arts. The Re-building Scheme. Progress of Arrangements

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 5

A meeting of the building committee was held in the reading room on Friday night. There were present:—Dr Foster (chairman), Messrs McBaron, Hogue…

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After School Parades for Cadets

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 33

Thousands of cadets who attend State schools in Victoria are aggrieved that they cannot do their half-day drills after school hours, as boys at colleges do, and thus get…

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Would Like to Be a Teacher. Middledale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I was very pleased to see my last letter in print, so I thought I would like to write again. I saw in…

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