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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1939

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Infants’ School Concert Plaza Theatre Crowded Children Give Excellent Performance

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 5

Children of Albury Public Infants’ School gave their annual concert in the Plaza Theatre last evening before a crowded house, which…

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Christmas Joys for Albury Boys New Grammar School Dormitory

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 10

Christmas is around the corner and on all hands are signs of preparation for the annual last-minute shopping This consignment of locomotive toys for Maples being unpacked by Pat Rau seems to indicate that…

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High School Parents and Citizens’ Association Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 6

At the last meeting for the year of the Albury High School Parents and Citizens’ Association at the school last evening, Mr. A. Dunn presided in the…

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School News Friday Feature (Contributed by the Deniliquin Intermediate High School Staff) Speech Night

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 3

THE Intermediate High School speech night and distribution of prizes will be held in the Town Hall next Tuesday night…

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Called Hoodlums by Judge Youths' Attacks on Jewish Women One Accused a Former Sunday School Teacher Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 2

Three Carlton youths, who pleaded guilty in General Sessions today to several counts of having snatched handbags from Jewesses…

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Balranald Public School. Prize Giving and CONCERT

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 3

The annual prize giving and concert of the Balranald Public School took place on Thursday night and was well patronised by parents, children…

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Play Evening at “Woodstock” Girls' School

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 2

Four plays were presented by members of the speech training classes of Woodstock Girls' School before an excellent audience of parents and…

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Albury Grammar School Fete

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 December 1939 · page 3

On Wednesday next Albury Grammar School will have its “breaking up.”A fete will give the day a festive atmosphere and all Kinds of novelties…

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Pupils at Infants’ School Entertain at Bright Concert

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 2

The Plaza Theatre was crowded when pupils of the Albury In fants School presented their annual concert. parents. The little performers (above) were splendidly attired in costumes made by their…

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Schoolteacher Father Saves Eight Year Old Daughter from Drowning

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 2

Joan Kelly, aged 8, was saved from drowning in the Murrumbidgee river yesterday by her father, who is a school teacher at Oura, about eight miles…

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“Woodstock” School Annual Speech Night Prinicpal’s View on Religion

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. A. Mair), with Mrs. Mair, attended the speech night of “Woodstock” Girls’ School on Saturday evening…

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At “Woodstock” Girls School Fete

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon Dr. R. A. Robertson officially opened the school fete at “Woodstock” Girls School. Left: Pat Burns and Pauline Wilson (right) were kept busy at the hoop la when offered four shots for threepence…

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Big Christmas Fete at South Corowa School

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 3

Following upon the successful breaking-up ceremony at the South Corowa Public School on Saturday last, fete was held tinder the auspices of…

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Grass Fire at High School

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 3

The fire brigade was summoned by the fire siren, yesterday at 11a.m.. to a grass fire which had broken. out on the slope at the rear of the Corowa…

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South Corowa School "Break-up" Rotary Club Donates Prizes Happy and Successful Function

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 1

South Corowa Public School kept up its excellent reputation for staging public functions when on Saturday last the annuals…

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High School Speech Night

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 3

Owing top renovations at at Corowa High School, the annual Speech Night and prize distribution wil be hold in the Literary Institute this year…

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Schools Excursion to Seaside

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 2

A combined schools' excursion will be run to the seaside on Friday, January 5, when two trains will leave Albury for St. Kilda. The first leaves at…

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Better Ventilation at the Boys' School, Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Mair) has been advised that ventilation improvements at the boys' school, Albury, will be carried out by the departmental painting…

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Grammar School Students Present "Julius Caesar"

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 4

Albury Grammar School students gave a very creditable presentation of Shakespeare's historical play, "Julius Caesar," in the Plaza Theatre last…

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New Training Schools for Air Force Adelaide and Brisbane on December 27. MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 5

From December 27 there will be new training schools for the Royal Australian Air Force at Parafield (Adelaide), and Archerfield (Brisbane), the…

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