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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1937

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Empire Day. Addresses at Schools. Sports Day at High School

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 2

EMPIRE DAY was celebrated at Hay by the usual addresses at the Schools. At the High School it was observed also as…

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Empire Day Celebrations at Henty Public School

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

Owing to the fact that Empire Day (May 24) will clash with the vacation period at the Henty Public School, advantage was taken on Wednesday…

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School Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

Empire Day was celebrated with enthusiasm at the High School on Wednesday, 5th inst., in the presence of the Hon. R. T. Ball, M.L.A., who…

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School News Friday Feature High School House Competition

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 2

THE House competition is again being very keenly contested. Edward House, eager to regain the coveted Allison Shield from Kyalite are…

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Empire Day Celebrations Balranald Public School

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 3

On Wednesday morning, 5th May Empire Day was celebrated at the Balranald Public School, when a large number of parents and citizens were…

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School Classes Teachers' Federation Defines Policy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 14

The campaign by the Teachers' Federation to reduce the size of school classes took definite shape, when the council of the federation, at a meeting…

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When Children Commence School Danger of Contact with Infectious Disease

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 16

When children commence school and begin, to mix freely with other children they are exposed, among other things; to the danger of contracting…

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Repairs to Woomargama School Woomargama

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 21

Dear Uncle,—We had some rain last week, and we needed it. It is still very dry out this way, and Jack Frost has been paying us visits lately…

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"Head of River." Victorian Schools. The Annual Contest. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

The annual contest for the "head of the river" title was commenced to-day when the haets were rowed and resulted as follows:…

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Winter Schools for Farmers at Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 3

It is proposed to hold the usual winter schools at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from 2nd June to 9th July. The duration of the courses of…

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A Crying Shame Deplorable Conditions at Public School Children Herded Almost Like Sheep in a Sale Yard

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

For a period of years a state of affairs regarding die accommodation at the Henty Public School has been such that application has been made again and again to the Department of Education for relief, until to-day the situation has become so acute that parents threaten…

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Coronation Day Sports at Public School Fine Display of Decorated Bicycles

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

Coronation Day in Henty was celebrated in the afternoon in the public school grounds by a programme of children's sports inaugurated by the…

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Henty Parents and Citizens' Association Discussion on Sewing Teacher Claims for New Building Stressed

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Henty Parents and Citizens' Association was held on Thursday evening, when there was a good attendance. The chairman…

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School News Friday Feature a Coronation message

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

The following coronation message from the children of Deniliquin and district was read by Joan Morrow, a pupil at the Intermediate High School, to the gathering in Waring Gardens on Wednesday morning:—…

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Balranald Public School Celebrations of Coronation Day

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon, 11th May, a small function was held at the Balranald School to mark the occasion of the Coronation of King Gerge VI…

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Read of the River Victorian Schools the Annual Contest

The Independent · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 3

The annual contest for the "head of the river" title was commenced on Thursday when the heats were rowed and resulted as follows:—…

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Repairs to Public School

The Independent · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 2

Mr. J. A. Lawson M.L.A, has been informed by the Minister for Education that in response to his personal representations, approval has been…

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School Leaving Age. To Be Raised in New Zealand. AUCKLAND

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 3

The New Zealand Minister for Education has announced that the Government intended to raise the school leaving age from 14 to 15 years. He…

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Work Authorised School Repairs and Renovations

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 1

The Minister for Education (Hon. D. H. Drummond) had informed Mr. J. A. Lawson, M.L.A., that in response to his personal representations he has…

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Australianities the Old School Track

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 19

Come, good old wife, let's wander down The pathway to the stream, Which oft we crossed in childhood's…

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