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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1938

967 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 49

Fire Alarm Slight Damage at School

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

The shrill of the siren at Deniliquin Fire Station on Wednesday morning caused a rush to the Intermediate High School, where a minor fire had started…

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[?] for Schools [?]plaint by Parents SYDNEY

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 1

[?]retary of the Parents and Cit[?] ssociation, Mr. Ambrose, said [?] that indignation was growing [?]arents and teachers at the…

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Have to Shiver Teachers and Children Lack of Fires Deplored Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 10

The secretary of the Parents and Citizens’ Association (Mr. E. A. Ambrose) said to-day that indignation was growing among parents…

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Small Schools Their Place in Education Government’s Policy Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 1

“It is not the policy of the Education Department arbitrarily to close small schools.” said the Minister for Education (Mr…

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Dual Desks for Gerogery School

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 6

Representations made by Mr. A. Mair, M.L.A., on behalf of the Gerogery Parents and Citizens’ Association, regarding the need for the supply of…

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First Aid Kits Tor Schools Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 June 1938 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) says that the dep[?] has no [?] to provide schools [?] first aid [?] He suggested that they…

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Primary School Tennis The Appeal

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 2

The headmaster reports that the response to the appeal for assistance for tennis courts has so far yielded £5/5/0; collected by Mr. W. Cairns…

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School Students for Buffalo

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 2

A large party of school students from Queensland occupied two sleeping ears on the express arriving at Albury from Sydney at 7 a.m…

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Warmth in Schools Described as an Essential Government Should Provide Fires, It Is Asserted Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 2

Miss E. Bothwell, of the Australian Institute of Industrial Psychology, referring to the lack of warmth in school rooms in the…

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Life Imprisonment Death Sentences Commuted Laborer and School Teacher SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 June 1938 · page 3

After a long discussion State Cabinet to-day commuted the death sentences imposed in two capital cases…

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Demand for Heating of Schools Supported Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 June 1938 · page 4

The secretary of the Teachers’ Federation (Mr. W. Hendry) to-day supported the demand that more adequat[?] provision be made by the Government…

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Public School Unveiling of Portrait of First Headmaster

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 3

There was a large attendance of citizens present at the public school on Wednesday afternoon of last week, when an enlarged picture…

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Education in Benalla Technical School to be Built Council Will Buy Land

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 1

Preliminary arrangements to provide Benalla with an arts and crafts school are nearing completion. A special meeting of Benalla Shire Council…

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Around the Albury Schools Public School

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 6

A surprising anomaly exists in regard to the attendance at the Public School during wet weather, said the headmaster (Mr. R. C. Smith)…

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School Teacher's Suicide. While Holidaying in Sydney. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 3

Percy Howarth (47), school teacher, of Lismore, who had been holidaying' in Sydney, with his wife, placed a gun in his mouth and blew his head…

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Religious Schools Claim for Government Grant Catholic Taxpayers' Views

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 13

The Catholic Taxpayers' Association of Australia issued a statement defining its attitude towards the question of a Government grant to…

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Gercgery School Needs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 27

Mr. A. Mair, Minister for Labor and Industry, ,has been advised by Mr. B. C. Harkness, acting Minister of Education, that arrangements have been…

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Dual Desks for Gerogery School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 9

Representations made by Mr. A. Mair, M.L.A., on behalf of the Gerogery P. and C. Association, regarding the need for the supply of dual desks…

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Helped School Win Football Match Barmedman

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 20

Dear Uncle, This is my first letter. I take a great interest in the Page. We had 40 points of rain, which freshened the crops. Grass, however,…

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"Red Dahlia" Plays Hockey at School Pen-Friend Wanted Ganmain

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—It is a long time since I last wrote to the Page, but I have not forgotten it. Thank you very much for wishing me happy returns of…

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