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Schools, 1938

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Cold These Mornings Going to School Erigolia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 21

Dear Uncle,—It is a long time since I last wrote to the Page. There has been good rain here, and crops are starting to look well. Snooper is now…

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School News Friday Feature (Contributed by the Deniliquin Intermediate High School Stall) Class Notes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 3

NAMES of pupils who have done best work for the week appear below:— 1st Class Best in arithmetic Jessie Peers…

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CULCAIRN School or Arts

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 3

The annual meeting of members of the School of Arts will be held on Thursday, July 21. The following have been nominated as…

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HENTY School of Arts

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 3

Mr P. H. Pa[?]h presided at the monthly School of Arts committee meeting. The financial statement, submitted by the honorary treasurer (Mr…

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“Coward’s Way Out” School Teacher’s Suicide Found Shot on Vacant Allotment Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 4

In the clothing of Percy Selwyn Dunstan Howarth, 47. school teacher, who was found shot dead on a vacant allotment at Campsie on June…

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Primary School Tennis The Appeal

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 2

The tennis court appeal now stands at £10 17s. This includes a donation of 6s by Mrs J.McKinnon…

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Schoolmates Face to Face in Court Prisoner and Witness Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 8

Once schoolmates together, two young men, one in the dock and the other a Crown witness, faced each other in the Criminal Court to-day…

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Free Transport for School Children Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 July 1938 · page 1

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) is investigating the [?] of the coat of transporting schools children by bus to certain schools…

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Rural School

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1938 · page 4

All pupils have now made history in that they have just completed their first half-yearly examination in the secondary stage of their…

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Around the Albury Schools High School

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 3

All sports, with the exception of football, were abandoned yesterday at the High School in face of the unfavorable conditions. Both house matches…

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Treeplanting at School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 16

More than 200 trees were planted at Shepparton East State School grounds (Vic.), on July 13, by a working bee of residents and pupils of…

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Teachers Want Award

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 38

N.S.W. school teachers are to seek an award, and will file a log before the Arbitration Court. The council of the Teachers' Federation decided on…

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Memorial to Teacher Fine Peantation Started

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 23

An [?] pine pantation as a [?] to Eilis Rankin, a former teacher, was inaugurated at Katandra West school. Rankin lost his life when…

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New Teacher at Carabost Carasot, via Wagga Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 20

Bear Uncle,—We have two new teachers since I last wrote to you. Miss Steeper was only here for a month. Our present teacher is Mr…

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Primary School Tennis The Appeal

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 3

The Headmaster advises us that the tennis court fund now amounts to £11/19/0, including a donation of £1 from an anonymous contributor…

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Visit of the Sea Raider Count and Countess von Luckner at Henty Entertained by Diggers at Luncheon Lecture in School of Arts

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 6

On Tuesday last, Count Felix von Luckner and the Countess visited Henty and were entertained at luncheon at the Australia Cafe by the members of the Henty branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association. In the evening the Count gave a lecture in the…

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Arbour Day at Balldale Public School Historic Seedling Planted

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 3

An Arbour Day was held at the Public School, Balldale, on Friday afternoon last, for the purpose of planting the new trees given to the…

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School News Friday Feature (Contributed by the Deniliquin Intermediate High School Staff) P. & C. Jumble Sale and Social Afternoon

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 3

AT a recent meeting of the Parents and Citizens’ Association, it was decided to hold a jumble sale and social afternoon in aid of school funds, in the…

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Infant School Children Make Rugs and Cushions

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 July 1938 · page 10

Members of the Albury Infants’ School Koala Club displaying the rugs and cushions made by them out of scraps of wool. The wool was knitted into six-inch squares, and the squares were joined together to make rugs. The rugs were then lined by a member…

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Albury and Wodonga Public Schools’ Basket Ball Teams

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 July 1938 · page 6

Wodonga and Albury Public schools' basket ball teams photographed on Friday when Albury (right) defeated Wodonga by 10 goals to 2 at Albury Girls’ School. Left (Wodonga learn):…

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