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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1937

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Third in Her Class School Sports Competitor Borce Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 21

Dear Uncle,—I was very pleased to see my first letter in print. At the Urana sports I came second in the flat race and received a medal Urana…

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Daysdale Public School

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 1

The Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Department of Education:--Dear Sir,--I refer to your…

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School News Friday Feature Swimming Pool v. River Swimming

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 3

A TEAM comprising H. Mills, Lexie Garrett, M. Carnell desired to improve the town’s swimming facilities by establishing a swimming pool in one…

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Parents and Citizens' Association. Proposed Travelling Technical School

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above Association was held at the War Memorial High School on Friday last when there were present: Mesdames…

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Two School Girls Drowned. Adelaide

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 2

Two school girls, aged ten, Thelma Jean Bickle and Valmai Cooper, were drowned when they fell from a steep slippery bank into Cox's Pool, in…

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State Aid Opposed for Denominational Schools

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 33

The Anglican General Synod concluded its business in Sydney by carrying unanimously a resolution opposing the State aid to denominational schools…

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Schoolboy's Death Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 6

Police do not intend to take action in connection with the death of a schoolboy. Robert Stanley Adamson, 13, who was injured yesterday…

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Valedictory Banquet. War Memorial High School

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 2

The annual valedictory banquet in honour of the third and fifth year students, who will be sitting for the…

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School Bank

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1937 · page 3

Of interest are the figures of the Public School Savings Bank business for the financial year ended 30th June last. New accounts to…

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School News Friday Feature Speech Night and Christmas Tree

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 3

T the P. and C. meeting on. Tuesday the balance of funds remaining to credit of the old Kindergarten was passed to the P. and C…

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Talk to School Children Southern Germany and the Passion Play

The Independent · Saturday 6 November 1937 · page 3

The Rev. H. H. Perrattet gave a short talk to scholars of the Deniliquin High School yesterday, on a trip in 1932 to Southern Germany…

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Fire at High School Extensive Damage Done to Sloyd Work Department

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 3

At about 9.30 o'clock on Sunday evening the fire siren sounded an alarm, and it was heard by some people in the town…

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Tour by Public School Boys London, November 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 38

Lord Malcolm Douglas Hamilton, brother of the Marquis of Clydesdale, will arrive in New Zealand by the Waiwera on January 6 to arrange a…

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Teaching Teacher

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 21

Teacher: I have twelve sheep in a pen and one gets out. How many are loft iu the pen? Jimmie (who once worked on a…

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Anglican Convention Visit of Bishop of Riverina Reception in School of Arts

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 1

The Lord Bishop of Riverina (the Right Revd. R. C. Halse, M.A.), visited Henty this week and conducted a Convention for both adults and children at…

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Civic Reception in the Henty School of Arts

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 1

On Monday evening His Lordship the Bishop was tendered a civic reception in the School of Arts, which was largely attended and representative of…

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Sunday School Anniversary

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 3

The Sunday School anniversary in connection with the Methodist Church was held on Sunday and Tuesday last, and proved to he very…

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Two-up School Raided Padded Floor and Ring Seats Eighteen Men Fined Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 5

At the Kogarah court to-day 18 men were fined for playing two-up in a private house at Ramsgate. Evidence was given that when the…

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School News Friday Feature Class Notes

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 November 1937 · page 2

NAMES of pupils who have done best work for the week appear below:— Kindergarten The best readers were. June Byles,…

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District Rural School

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 3

The Secretary of the District Rural School Promotion League (Mr R. J. Barrett) has received the following letter from the the Director…

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