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Schools, 1937

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School Leaving Age Raised in New Zealand

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 6

The N.Z. Minister for Education (Mr. Fraser) announced that the school leaving age in New Zealand would be raised to 15 instead of 14 years. The…

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Winter Schools for Farmers At Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 24

It is proposed to hold the usual winter schools at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from 22nd June to 9th July. The duration of the courses of…

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Hay War Memorial High School. Principal's Report for 1936

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 4

The following report, was read by the principal (Mr. A. A. Beckett, B.A., B.Sc.) at the annual speech day this month:…

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Examinations Criticised by Teachers' Federation "Often Stupid and Exasperating" Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 2

The general secretary of the Teachers' Federation (Mr. Hendry) said to-day that the burden on both school pupils and their teachers for…

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School Repairs

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 2

The Hon. R. T. Ball. M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Education, in reply to his representations to have renovation carried…

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Improvements at Public School

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 3

Concerning the above, Mr. Ball has received the appended letter from the Minister for Education:—"I refer to your personal…

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Use of Cane in Public Schools Teachers' Views

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Gettens, who is at present in Parkes, was recently asked if he believed in the use of the cane in schools and expressed the opinion that…

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Children Home From School Old Junee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—I was very pleased to see my first letter in the Young People's Section and I wish to thank you for the badge. We have been…

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Urangeline Schools' Sports "Bubbling Brook" Reports on Them Urangeline East

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—Winter seems to have really arrived. The landscape is now filmed with green, but the shoot is too short to provide any sort of…

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Attends Yanco Agricultural School "Faithful," Boree Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—It is a long time since I have written to you. It has rained here. Some of the farmers around here have nearly finished sowing. We…

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Sunday School Anniversary

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 1

The Methodist Sunday School anniversary services will be held on Sunday at 11 a m , 3 and 730 p.m. The preacher will be Rey. Harold J. Rouch…

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School News Friday Feature The Play-Way in Education... HANDWORK

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 2

THE hand and brain are intimately connected All round developments cannot be obtained in the latter without active help from the former…

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SCHOOL Repairs to be Undertaken J. A. Lawson, M.L.A. has received the following letter from the Minister for Education—

The Independent · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 3

"In response to your personal representations on behave of the Mathoura Parents and Citizens Association, relative to the…

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Know Nothing About School Upper Murray

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 23

DEAR POPPY,—It must be sad reading to many people that there are parts of the Upper Murray where it is impossible to secure regular…

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Corowa I.h. School

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 3

School has resumed after the autumn, vacation to find Miss Tonkin removed' to a warmer region than Corowa…

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Teachers' Federation Corpwa, Branch

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 5

A meeting of the above was held on Saturday May 29, there being present Mr. Broderick (President) in the chair Misses James Walker…

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School News Friday Feature All In Together This Cold Weather Class Notes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 2

NAMES of pupils who have done best work for the week appear below:— Kindergarten We are pleased to see most of our…

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Mathoura School Renovations Authorised

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 1

MR. J. A. LAWSON, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Hon. D. H. Drummond, Minister for Education:—…

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Walbundrie School

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 3

The Minister for Education has Informed the Hon. R. T. Ball, M.LA., in response to Mr. Ball's personal representation on behalf of the…

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Methodist Sunday School Anniversary

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 4

The 67th anniversary of the Methodist Sunday School was celebrated on Sunday May 30 and by a public meeting on Monday evening . The preacher…

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