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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1940

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Convent School Rebuilding Primary School Additions and Remodelling

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 2

Remodelling of the primary school building and addition of two brick school rooms at St. Joseph’s Convent School. Deniliquin, was commenced his…

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Teacher Remanded on £200 Bail Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 January 1940 · page 2

Seven charges relating to alleged forged share certificates were preferred against Harry Ruhe Quiney. teacher. at the Central police court to-day…

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Move For Air Training School at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 2

While little appears to have been done in a public way, considerable moves have been made by the Albury Aero Club in the effort to induce the…

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Teachers’ Dilemma Their Return to Broken Hill May Not Be Able to Make Trip Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

About 70 teachers holidaying in Sydney are faced with the problem of returning to Broken Hill while the railway strike is on…

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Proposed Training School Under Air Training Scheme

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 5

On Tuesday last, Mr. J. M. Lerew from R.A.A.F. headquarter, Melbourne, visited Corowa. Mr. Lerew is making a survey of all possible…

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Teachers Hope to Get to Broken Hill Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 3

It was hoped that the difficulty of about 70 teachers returning to Broken Hill while the railway strike was on would be overcome, said the secretary…

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Underfed Children Teachers Want Action Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 3

The annual conference of the Victorian Teachers’ Union decided to-day to co-operate with other organisations in an effort to have malnutrition…

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Child Not Sent to School

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 4

It was alleged by the police in Albury Children’s Court yesterday. when the father was charged with having failed to send his daughter to…

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Teachers Can Return to Broken Hill, Union says SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 5

The Barrier Industrial Council and the Australian Railways Union have agreed to place no restrictions on the return of 70 school teachers…

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Albury High School Re-Opens Tomorrow

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 2

Albury High School will re-open to-morrow, after the Christmas vacation of six weeks, for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th year classes. The…

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Intermediate and Leaving; Albury High School’s fine Record

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 2

The Albury High School put up a fine performance in the recent examinations for Intermediate and Leaving certificates, the performance of Valerie…

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Young Scholars Forsake Swimming for School Desks; Return to Books Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 4

Youthful fre[?] of Nere[?] Park were markedly, noticeable by their absence [?] the greater part of yesterday; but the…

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Holidays Over, Albury School Children Face Year’s Work

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 4

Delightful memories of leisurely holidays, swimming, sun baking, invaded classrooms in Albury schools yesterday when the 1940 term re-opened. These photographs were taken at the High School yesterday before the pupils began the day’s work. The girls are wearing special summerweight uniforms…

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Fewer First Year Pupils than Expected at High School

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 2

The numbers in the second, third, fourth and fifth year classes at the High School, which reopened on Tuesday, have not reached the totals…

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Junior Scholarships Candidates from Victorian Elementary Schools District Successes Announced

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 2

Particulars of the awards of junior scholarships for candidates attending Victorian elementary schools offered by the Education Department have now…

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Bonegilla Pupils’ Success at Examinations

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 4

In the list of results just published in connection with junior scholarships awarded by the Victorian Education Department appears the names in…

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Hay War Memorial High School Re-opening Next

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 2

School holidays are over, and teachers are hurrying back to their various posts. As a result of the opening, and particularly by the…

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Henty Public School

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 1

Changes in Staff: 1940 has brought two changes in the staff. Miss L. Thompson, of Canterbury Domestic Science School has replaced Miss…

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School Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 6

The Intermediate High School resumed on Tuesday morning. The was the usual large number of parents with new children. Many were…

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High School Captains and Prefects

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 4

Top: Leaders in sport at Albury High School: June Nation (girls' captain), W. Simmonds (boys’ captain). Nation (girls’ vice-captain), I. Bryan (boys’ vice-captain). Below: Captains and Prefects at the High School: Back row (left to fight). J. Robinson, J. McKenzie, K. Arden. B. Levett, R. Eisenhauer, G. Reid, H. Brian. D. Irwin; second row (left to right), A. Bunker, N…

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