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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1938

967 stories in Murray's papers · page 48 of 49

Public School Concert

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1938 · page 3

Organised by the headmaster (Mr. C. Ryan) and the school star (Misses Beaver and Taylor), a concert was presented by pupils of the…

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Plan for Physical Education of Ex-school Children Department’s Proposal N.S.W. Minister’s Intimation

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 December 1938 · page 2

The N.S.W. Education Department is preparing a plan for the physical education of ex-school pupils.. It is intended to form an organisation…

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Saved From Fires Post Office and School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 3

A fierce fire started in scrub land at Brookside, near Bright (Vic), and was fought by local residents and Forest Commission employes. The…

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Not To-day, Teacher!

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 21

"Spell chimney," said the teacher, pointing to a little girl in the front row. "C-h-i-m-[?]-e-y," answered the little…

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Educational Problems School Leaving Age Conference Suggested

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 23

Mr. K. R. Cramp, inspector of secondary schools, speaking at the annual prize-giving of the Sydney Technical High School, suggested a conference of…

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Nothing for Education Plenty for Defence Teachers' Critical Discussion

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 7

The president of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation, Mr. MacKinnon, at the annual conference in the Sydney Town Hall, on…

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Dry Weather at Lake Cargelligo Birds Quiet at School Holidays Have Started Lake Cargelligo

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—It is very hot here. One day the temperature was 110 deg. We have finished hay carting, and my brother Sam has begun stripping the…

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Saved From Fires Post Office and School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 3

A fierce fire started in scrub land at Brookside, near Bright (Vic.), and was fought by local residents and Forest Commission employes. The…

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Not To-day, Teacher!

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 21

"Spell chimney," said the teacher, pointing to a little girl in the front row. Chimney," answered the little…

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Educational Problems School Leaving Age Conference Suggested

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 23

Mr. K. R. Cramp, inspector of secondary schools, speaking at the annual prize-giving of the Sydney Technical High School, suggested. a conference of…

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Nothing for Education Plenty for Defence Teachers Critical Discussion

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 7

The president of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation, Mr. MacKinnon, at the annual conference in the Sydney Town Hall, on…

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Dry Weather at Lake Cargelligo Birds Quiet at School Holidays Have Started Lake Cargelligo

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—It is very hot here. One day the temperature was 110 deg. We have finished hay carting, and my brother Sam has begun stripping the…

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Convent School Break-Up Distribution of Certificates and Prizes

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 1

After a short musical programme at the Convent School on Thursday, December 15, the following certificates and prizes were distributed…

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Wahgunyah School Picnic and Sports

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 1

The annual school picnic was held on the Recreation Reserve, arrangements for which were in the hands of the school committee with Mr. J…

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Celebrations at Schools Cockrane Creek and Belmore

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 3

The Christmas celebrations for the breaking-up at the Rangemore and Belmore Schools were a very happy and enjoyable finale to the year’s scholastic…

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Deniliquin ’Drome Suitability for Flying Training School Meeting Decides on Further Action

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 1

Speakers at a public meeting in the Councils Chambers on Tuesday night urged that, although the Minister for Defence had stated the Deniliquin aerodrome was so well known by Air Force officers that it would not need to be inspected in connection with…

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“Old Boys and Girls” Go Back to School at Chiltern

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 December 1938 · page 6

Perhaps the most important day for many residents of Chiltern and “comebacks” was yesterday, when the “Back to Chiltern” committee’s programme was advanced with the calling of all old scholars’ “back to school.”…

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Mass Promotion in Schools System Condemned Teachers Favor Mental Age System

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 27

The conference of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation adopted a motion, urging the abolition of the system of mass…

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Mass Promotion in Schools System Condemned Teachers Favor Mental Age System

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 27

The conference of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation adopted a motion, urging the abolition of the system of mass…

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Married Women Teachers Repeal of Act Urged Minister Criticised

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 5

The conference of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation unanimously adopted a motion describing as unsatisfactory the…

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