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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1939

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Flying School Danger

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 6

When Sir Edward Ellington visited Australia he advised that a military training school be established somewhere in the south-east portion of…

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Riverina Flying School Why Wagga Was Chosen Report From Canberra

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 6

In a report which has been issued from Canberra concerning the selection of Wagga as the site of the Air Force Training School, comparisons…

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NEW H.E. School Opened at Wodonga Official Ceremony Yesterday Sir John Harris Attends Minister Recalls Boyhood Days

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 8

Built at a cost of almost £5000, the new Higher Elementary School at Wodonga was officially opened yesterday by the Victorian Minister for Education (Sir John Harris)…

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School News Friday Feature (Contributed by the Deniliquin Intermediate High School Staff) Children’s Concert

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 3

COME ALONG, you old and young, tall or small, fat or thin, to see the Children’s Concert at the Town Hall on June 20…

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Inter-schools’ Match at Chiltern

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 June 1939 · page 11

In an inter-school match at Chiltern yesterday, Barnawartha State School defeated Chiltern. The scores were Barnawartha, 5 goals 3 behinds;…

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Flying Training School at Wagga Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 June 1939 · page 7

The Department of the Interior has been requested to purchase the site for the new flying training school to be established at Forest Hill, Wagga,…

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Albury Schools Inaugurate Football Competition

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 June 1939 · page 9

The Albury school football competition began on Wednesday when in the A grade, High and Grammar Schools played on the sports ground. Grammar won in comfortable fashion. Top: Grammar School—Front tow (left to right), W. Oliver, L. Baxter, C. Bishop, G. Oakes, A. Lumby, G. Strachan; second row, K. Cummins, P. Moglia, Doug Hore, R. Bohun, S. Wild, J. McBeatty; back row, J…

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Lusty Lungs Welcome in School Football

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 June 1939 · page 4

“G-R-A-M-M-A-R, Grammar This energetic chorus of Grammar school youngsters frantically cheered their school fellows to victory against the High School when they met in the first school football match of the season on the sports ground on Wednesday…

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High School P. and C. Association

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 June 1939 · page 5

A meeting of the High School P. and C. Association will be held at the school to-night at 7 o'clock, when the main business will be discussion of…

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A.R.P. Lessons Useless in Schools Unless Thorough Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 5

Referring to a suggestion that air raid precaution lessons should be taught in schools, the president of the Teachers’ Federation (Mr. M…

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Petition of Protest Against Classes in Assembly Hall Demand For Technical college Parents of High School Children Will Act

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 4

A meeting of parents and others interested at the High School last evening decided to arrange a petition to the Minister, for Education against the proposed use of the central portion of the assembly room as a classroom. Arrangements were made for a canvass of the town to secure…

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600 Attend Wangaratta Technical School Dance Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 June 1939 · page 6

Upwards of 600 responded to the invitations of the Technical School Parents’ Committee for the annual dance of the school held in St Patrick’s Hall…

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Pets on Parade at Convent School

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 June 1939 · page 8

Pets of every possible kind appeared in the Pets Parade Held at St Brigid's Convent School on Friday afternoon, even to a pet kookaburra. The parade was held as one of the functions of a Princess Competition to assist in paying for the new school…

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Wagga Flying School Query Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 5

Information regarding work on the R.A.A.F. training school at Wagga was sought by Mr. Nock, (CP., N.S.W.) in the House of Representatives to-day…

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What is Happening in the Albury Schools High School

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 4

Following the holiday, work has had to be rushed at the High School to get [?]t through. For the first time in several weeks,…

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School Football High v . C.B.C.

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 4

The second game of the schools’ competition was played at the cricket ground yesterday under ideal football conditions. Both teams were minus…

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Japanese Demands Regarding British Concession Prepared Japanese Schoolbooks Tokio, June 15

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 5

The Japanese military authorities in Tienstin demand that the British must cease protecting anti-Japanese Communistic elements, and cease…

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School Teams in Action

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 6

An incident in the match between High School and C.B.C. at the sports ground on Wednesday afternoon. The C.B.C. proved victorious after a good display…

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School News. Friday Feature (Contributed by the Deniliquin Intermediate High School Staff) Visual Education

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 2

Next Monday, Mr. Agnew, from the Education Department, will demonstrate at the school to teachers and to children the value of sound moving pictures…

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Boys’ Dash for Freedom From Training School Gosford

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 1

Eight “trusted” inmates of the Gosford Training School for juvenile delinquents disappeared from the home last night, and seven are still at…

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