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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1935

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150th Foundation of N.S.W. Teachers May Hold Big Conference Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 4

At the next meeting of the Teachers’ Federation consideration will be given to holding a world-wide conference on education at Sydney in…

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School Concert at Old Junee Old Junee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—I am going to tell you about bur Christmas tree and concert. To begin it all the children assembled and sang our Christmas greeting and…

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First in School Examination Weethalle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 21

Dear Uncle,—I came first in our examination with 496 out of 600. We held our concert and I was acting as "The Man in the Moon." After it…

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"Sky Rocket" Is Tired of the Holidays Wants to be Back at School Again The Rock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 21

Dear Uncle,—I regret not writing sooner, but the holiays are on now and I have all sorts of odd jobs to do. I sat for my primary final examination…

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Khancoban Niece Does Splendid Work at School Khancoban

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—Haven't the floods been terrible, with the hundreds of people homeless and lives and property lost? We have not had any…

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Best Attended at School Lake Road, via Hillston

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—On the 12th December we had our Christmas tree. While the parents fixed the tree we went for a swim in the river. Before we could…

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Wahgunyah School Sports

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 5

Wahgunyah State school’s picnic was a great success. A fine programme of races had been arranged by Mr. J. S. Grant, headmaster. Sports…

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Oaklands Public School

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 2

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A. has been advised by the Education Department that in response to his representations tenders are being called…

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[?] Public school

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., has been informed formed by the Minister for Education in response to representations on behalf of the Oaklands…

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Federal Control of Education Not Favored by Teachers Brisbane, Wednesday

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 2

annual conference of the Federalated State School Teachers’ Association or Australia today rejected a proposal that steps be taken to being…

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School Leaving Age Teachers Say it Should be 16 Childhood Endowment Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 1

A recommendation that the school leaving age throughout the Commonwealth should be raised to 1[?] and that adequate childhood endowment should…

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From Siege to School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 26

It was revealed recently that there are still 10 survivors of one of the most heroic episodes in British history—the defence of Lucknow during…

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Teachers in Conference. Decisions at Brisbane. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 3

Raising the school age throughout Australia to sixteen years, and the provision of adequate child endowment, was advocated by the…

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Oaklands Public School

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 2

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Education, dated 4th January, 1935:--"Dear. Mr. Ball-- In…

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Emu Park Susidised School

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., is in receipt of a letter from the Minister for Education, in reply to his representations on behalf of the Emu Park…

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Emu Park Subsidised School

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

Mr. R. T Ball, M. L. A. is in receipt of letter from the Minister for Education, in reply to his representations on behalf of the Emu Park Parents…

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School Teacher Shot Dead

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 5

Reginald George Heggarty, 29, a school teacher at Binda, was found dead in a room of his home at the week-end. He had a bullet wound in…

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West Indies Games 200 at First Appearance School Teacher’s Feat Port of Spain (Trinidad,) January 16

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 4

An excellent innings for 200 not out by Maynard, a young school teacher was making his first appearance in big cricket, to-day enabled…

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School Age Should Be Raised to 16 Teachers’ Recommendation

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 3

A recommendation that the school leaving age throughout Australia should be raised to. 16 years was adopted Thursday’s session of the annual…

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Riverina School Transfers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 27

The following changes in the teaching staffs of schools under the Education Department are announced:—Teachers: Messrs. A. Southwell…

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