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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1916

340 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 17

Teacher "Very Nice." Lidcombe

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the "Banner" I have two little sisters one will be five in May; the other will be four in October, My uncle has…

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School to Be Resumed. Rooksdale, Holbrook

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Will you please accept me as one of your many nieces. I read the Children's Page every week. We are getting a new governess in about…

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Letter-box. the Half-time School. Cookardinia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I read the Children's Page every week with interest. I am sending in a piece of poetry. My brothers are away ploughing, and I miss them very…

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Bitter Almonds. Bagdad School, Temora

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I always road the letters, and find them very interesting. I go to school every day. The school, which is 1 1/2 miles from our place, is almost new…

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Beautifying the School Ground Bagdad School, Temora

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff.—This is my first letter to the "Banner" We are having lovely weather at present. The grass here is very long. I am going to the Bagdad…

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Winter School for Farmers. Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 4

Arrangements have been made for the annual winter school for farmers to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural Collage from 20th June to 15th July next…

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Anzac Day Victorian Schools Commemorate

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 3

In all the Victorian State schools the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops in Gallipoli on April 25, 1915, was celebrated on Thursday. The actual…

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Tallangatta School Teacher Injured. Lady Throws From a Gig. Tallangatta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 2

Miss Anna Petersen, assistant teacher at the local State School, sustained painful injuries last night, through having been thrown from a gig on the Jarvis…

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State School Privileges .Extended to Catholics. Victorian Government Taking Action. Melbourne, "Wednesday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 3

Commenting upon the resolutions adopted by the Political Labor Council, this week, advocating the extension to registered primary schools of medical…

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Teacher Hears the Cry. Kootong Saw Mill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Our school is closed, as our teacher, Mr. Pepper, has gone to the war, but I think we are going to get a lady teacher after Easter. We have…

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Sunday School Picnic

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 2

The annual picnic in connection with the Church of England Sunday school was held on the Corowa show ground on Monday last. The weather was fine, and…

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Winter School For Farmers

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 3

Arrangements have been made for the annual winter school for formers to be held it Hawkesbury Agricultural College from 20th June to 15th July…

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German Seedbeds. Schools in the Riverina

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 May 1916 · page 3

The movement that has been started in Victoria to close the German schools, at least during the war is warmly approved by the loyal section of the…

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Pearce and Macdonagh Classical Scholars

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

Patrick S. Pearce, the loader of the rebels, and self-styled President of the Irish Republic, was 36 years of age. He was famous for his funeral oration on the…

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The Children. All letters for this page must be authenticated as the work of the writer by the teacher of his or her school. Your Soldier Friends

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 12

Dear Little Friends,—I hope that your attention has been given to the offer made in a recent issue of the "Banner," to apply a section of the Children's Page to…

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School Teachers' Promotion in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 33

At the sittings of the Victorian school teacher's Conference the present system of classifying teachers for promotion was discussed at great length, following an…

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A Teacher Short. Merool Creek Stn., Griffith

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a long time since I last wrote to the "Banner." It is very nice to read the Children's Page. It has been fairly warm here We have…

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Henty School of Arts

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of above was held on Tuesday evening last, Mr. T. Selk in the chair. He welcomed Mr. Draws…

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School of Arts' Subscribers. To the Editor of "The Observe."

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 1

Sir,—Will you allow me through your columns to refer to a matter in connection with the above-named institution, which I thick is vexing a…

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A Great Piano Teacher

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 45

The late Theodor Leschetizky was generally reckoned the most remarkable piano teacher of modern times. Paderewski was one of his pupils, Mark Hamburg was…

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