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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1939

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Test Books Costly Item at the High School

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 2

Text books, most important adjuncts to education, were discussed at length at a meeting of the High School P. and C. Association last evening…

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Parents Criticised Medical Examination of Children Albury High School

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 2

Speaking to members of Albury High School Parents and Citizens’ Association at their meeting last evening, the principal (Mr. J. P…

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Trip to Melbourne for School Children from Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 4

On January 6, next year an excursion train will run to Melbourne to give school children from the North-East of Victoria and Albury a day in…

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In the Garden at “Woodstock” Girls’ School, East Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 4

New classrooms at “Woodstock,” East Albury, which has been transformed into a girls’ school, were officially opened on Wednesday by the Mayor (Ald. D. G. Padman). Pictures taken in the grounds show:— Top Left: After partaking of afternoon tea on the lawns visitors chatted around the entrance of the residence. Right: The headmistress (Miss A. Drennan) in cap and gown, talking with parents…

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School News Friday Feature (Contributed by the Deniliquin Intermediate High School Staff) Class Notes 1st Class

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 3

Best in arithmetic.— Patty Dunn, Doreen Perrin, Ernest Thomas, Neville Taylor, Russel Fisher, Jeffrey Smith Ray Fitzmaurice…

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Blacks Want School

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 October 1939 · page 3

Aborigines who deserted the Cummeragunga aborigines’ station and refused to send their children to the N.S.W. school after crossing into…

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Balranald Teachers' Association

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 3

A well attended meeting of the above was held on Saturday last at Kyalite Public School. Mr. Pollock, District Inspector of…

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Wodonga H.E. School Children’s Ball

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 6

Organised by the Mothers’ Club, the children’s ball at Wodonga was an outstanding success, approximately 400 persons attending. The committee of…

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Minister’s Refusal Free Meals For School Children But Will Distribute Milk Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 4

The Minister for Public Instruction (Sir John Harris) to-day refused to grant a request by a deputation representative of women of the…

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What is Happening in the Albury Schools High School

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 4

The High School was privileged on Monday afternoon to attend a lantern lecture on the Great Barrier Reef, by Mr. Thomas Iredale, of the staff of the…

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Culcairn and District Schools’ Athletic Carnival

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 6

The Culcairn and district schools’ athletic carnival took place on Culcairn show ground yesterday afternoon. Culcairn Public, St. Joseph’s…

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Mulwala School Picnic

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 6

The annual picnic of the Public school was held on the Mulwala common on Saturday last in good weather. The ground was in excellent…

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School Gardens Competition

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 5

Judging or entries in the above, in connection with the Corowa Show, was carried out on, Sunday last by the judges Messrs. W. E. Sargood…

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Methodist Sunday School Anniversary

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 5

Sunday next will be the childern's day at the Methodist church, when the sunday school Anniversary will be celebrated. The special preacher…

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Girl Killed When Struck by Swing in School Grounds Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 2

The dangers of children running under the platforms of swings were stressed by the City Coroner at an inquest on Betty Lorraine Brockholt,…

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Wodonga Parents Fined; Children Not at School

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 4

Five charges of having failed to send his daughter, Eileen, aged 13 years, to school, were preferred against George Shannon, railway employe, at…

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Inter-school Sports Hay, Deniliquin and Mathoura Convents

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 2

Pupils of the Deniliquin, Hay and Mathoura Convent Schools met at Deniliquin on Sunday afternoon in sporting contests. Basketball. ball…

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

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 2

Owing to illness the attendance has been poor. We Hope that the sick ones will soon, be well enough to, return to school…

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High School Young Anglicans

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 October 1939 · page 4

The High School branch of the Young Anglicans Association yesterday decided to hold meetings on Mondays instead of Fridays, because of…

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Poster Competition at Public School

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 October 1939 · page 4

A poster competition in connection with Health Week was conducted at the Albury Public School, prizes being donated by the Chief Health Inspector…

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