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Schools, 1914

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Empire Day. Public School Celebration

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 3

Locally, Empire Day was celebrated yesterday, when the programme set out by the department was observed at the State school in the morning…

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Wahgunyah School of Arts

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 2

A meeting of ladies (convened by the hon. secretary, Mr. Geo. Haig, junr.) we held at the hall on Wednesday afternoon last to discuss the advisability…

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Aviation School

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 May 1914 · page 3

Senator Millen, Minister of Defence, was asked to explain the position in regard to the establishment of an aviation corps under the Commonwealth defence scheme…

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School Gardens. Edgehill, Henty

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to you. I am sending in some poetry. We had some very nice rain on 13th May, Father has finished ploughing and…

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The Great Teacher

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 13

Who taught the bird to build her nest, Of wool and hay and moss? Who taught her how to weave it best And lay the twigs across?…

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School Picnic & Con[?]

The Independent · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 1

A very successful picnic took place recently at the Deniliquin North Public School. Throughout the day there[?] visitors from Deniliquin and surroun[?]…

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Gerogery Combined Schools' Picnic

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 3

On Saturday the two public schools of Gerogery west and Gerogery Railway celebrated their Empire Day school picnic. The day was ushered in fine, which…

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The New School at Collendina

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 7

On Tuesday last, 26th May, a new State school was opened at Collendina by Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., and Empire Day was also celebrated on the…

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Wahgunyah School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 7

The annual meeting of the above was held on Wednesday evening last, there being present--Mr. J. M. Grimmond (in the chair), and Messrs. E. Baytiss, W…

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At the Public School

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 3

Shortly after 10 a.m. the children and a number of adult residents assembled in the large classroom at the public school, where Mr Phipps…

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Rifle Shooting. Schools of Empire. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 4

The result of the shooting contest among representative of schools of the Empire was as follows: Seniors—Charter House (502), 1; New Plymouth (N.Z.)…

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The School of Arts

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

The latest move of the School of Arts committee has been to engage Mr, J. E. Lundhplin architect (whose plans and specifications were adopted) to…

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School of Arts

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

The following books have been added to the School of Arts library:-- Paul and the Virginian, Norah of the Billa Bong, King Solomon's Mines, Elsie's…

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Empire Day at Bungil State School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 21

Empire Day was celebrated here on Friday last. The weather in the early part of the day was cold and misty. Punctual to the school hour the children…

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A School for Brides

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 4
Also in The Riverine Grazier

The Cincinnati educational department proposes to start a school for brides, where future housewives may learn the elements of their craft, and…

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A Schoolboy's Essay on the Kangaroo

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 5
Also in The Corowa Free Press

This amusing schoolboy's essay on the kangaroo is given in "Travels in Western Australia":—"The kangaroo is a quadruped, but two of his feet a only hands…

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Corowa School of Arts. Foundation Stone Unearthed Buried for 42 Years

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 7

The contractor for the re-building of the Corowa School of Arts (Mr. J. Mills) succeeded in beating the foundation of the original School of Arts…

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Henty School of Arts

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the committee was held on June 2, Mr. C. F. Haberecht (president) in the chair. There were also present Messrs. W…

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