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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1916

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School Attendance. More Strict Conditions

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 3

What is known as the Truancy Act has become law in New South Wales, end will operate from 1st January next. It makes it…

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Culcairn Public School Flag Received from Kiltearn, Scotland

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 3

At the wish of His Excellency the Governor-General the pupils of the Culcairn public school were requested to send a flag to the pupils to Kiltearn…

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War School in Egypt. Where Australians Are Trained

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 December 1916 · page 3

Mr.F.W.Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, who has visited the British headquarters in Egypt and the war training school at which the Australian…

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A Fire at School

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 2

Entering a school at Fitzroy, Melbourne, this morning, a boy spread papers on the floor, saturated them with kerosene, and then set them on fire. The…

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St. Columba’s Convent School. Examination Successes

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 7 December 1916 · page 2

The awards of the bursary examinations held at all Catholic primary school in the Goulburn diocese at the and of October, have been made,…

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News of the Churches. Catholic Schools Examination Results

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 29

The annual bursary and prize examinations for the Catholic schools, in the Di[?]sece of Goulburn were held at the different centres throughout the diocese on October…

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Boy Poisoner. Tries to Kill Schoolmaster

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 3

In the Supreme Court, Saley Vic., Leslie Thompson, aged 14 years, pleaded guilty to a charge of having administered poison in a manner likely to endanger [?] at…

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Centralisation in School Work

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 32

Mr. James, Minister for Education, in a recent speech, said there seemed to have been a blank between the superior public schools and the high schools. Part of the…

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Lax School Attendance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 32

During the course of his speech at the opening of a school at Middle Harbour, the Minister, for Education (Mr. A. G. James), when dealing with the need for increased…

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To School on the Coach. Avondale, Bowna

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Reading all the letters in the "Banner" from your, nieces and nephews it made me feel that I should write and ask would you accept me as…

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Regular at School. Hiawatha. West Wyalong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first let-ter to the Children's Page. I hope you will accept me as one of your many nephews. My two sisters write to the…

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Convent School Successes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 2

The results of the annual bursary and prize exam for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Goulburn were received on Saturday last from Rev…

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Settling the Schoolmaster

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 4

A boy named Thompson has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment in Victoria for attempting to poison the schoolmaster…

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Henty School of Arts

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. T. L. Selk in the chair. The others members present being Messrs Clements,…

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School Fete

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 2

On Wednesday evening next the annual fete in connection with the Corowa Superior Public School will be held at the Austral Grounds, and should the…

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Catholic Schools. Diocese of Goulburn. Annual Examinations. Official Results

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 6

The annual bursary and prize examination for the Catholic schools in the Diocese of Goulburn were held at the different centres throughout the diocese…

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Convent High School

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 1

From the National Business College, Sydney, the following list of successes in typewriting by pupils of the Convent High School is to hand…

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Inter-school Sports at Wagga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 4

Representatives of the Albury District School on Thursday visited Wagga to compete with the students of the Wagga High School in cricket, tennis, and…

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School Teachers' Vacation

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 3

The Education Department has decided that teachers whose, schools are situated beyond Bathurst, Goulburn, or Singleton will be accorded the…

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Culcairn School Concert

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 4

The annual school concert took place in the School of Arts on Friday evening, when the hall was crowded in spite of the inclement weather, the parents…

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