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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1940

684 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 35

“One of Anything.” School’s Gift to Hospital

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 1

The Deniliquin Intermediate High School pupils conducted their “One of Anything” collection for July, when they gathered a variety of vegetables,…

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The Pre-School Child Health Department’s Advice

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 1

Assuming that your child has Safely reached his first birthday, he enters on a period when babyhood is gradually lefts behind, and the…

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Schoolboy Howlers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 1

The Press to-day is the mouth-organ of the people A vacuum is a large empty space where the Pope lives…

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School Football High Too Strong Fast Game at Sports Ground

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 August 1940 · page 5

The successful Christian Brothers’ College team was outweighed and outplayed in a fast game at the sports ground yesterday by…

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Railway Excursions For Spring School Vacation

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 1
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State Schools will close on Thursday, August 22. About that time return tickets at the ordinary single fare (minimum 7/6 first-class, 5/-…

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Hay Public School Junior Red Cross Circle

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

The Hay Public School branch of the Junior Red Cross has been very active making articles for sick soldiers and for children in the Junior…

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Bad Attendance at School The Effects on Children's Progress

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

The following article was prepared for the local District Council of P. and. C. Associations, by Mr. C. P. Ryan, of the Jerilderie Public…

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Railway Excursions for Wring School Vacation

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

State Schools will close on Thursday, August 22. About that time return tickets at the ordinary single fare (minimum 76 first-class. 5-…

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Inspector of Schools Speaks to High School Parents and Citizens

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 3

An appeal for closer co-operation of the parents with tile school, and an explanation of functions of Parents and Citizens’ Associations were made in a…

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Protecting School Children

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

For the purpose of protecting school children from traffic the Albury police undertake point duty at the busy intersection of Dean and Olive streets…

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High School P. and C.

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

Business was speedily disposed of at the monthly meeting of the High School Parents and Citizens’ Association last evening in order to make lime…

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Sunday School Examination

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

Results of the annual Sunday School examinations conducted by the Methodist Church of N.S.W., which were held in April, are to hand…

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School News Friday Feature (Contributed by the Deniliquin Intermediate High School Staff) Arbor Day

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

ON Monday, Arbor Day was celebrated in the assembly. 6th Class, conducted by Winnie Tasker, sang a song entitled “Spring.” For…

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Back to School They Go

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 4

Classes in mathematics and other subjects were inaugurated at the Albury High School last evening for R.A.A.F. [?] who need revision…

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Wagga Schoolboy Missing

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 2

Riding a red Waratah bicycle and accompanied by a black, tan and white sheep dog, John Wilkins, 14-year-old school boy, of 82 Fox street, Wagga has…

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Railway Excursions. for Spring School Vacation

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1940 · page 1

State Schools will close on Thursday, August 22. About that time-return tickets at the ordinary single fare (minimum 7/6 first-class,…

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School Football 1940 PREMIERSHIP Captured by High, School a Runaway Win

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 5

With a paralysing bust in the third quarter, High School overpowered C. B. C. to score a runaway win in the A. S. S. F. C. football premiership…

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Balldale and Inter-school Sports

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

Mr. C. B. Lethbridge M.L.A., has us that following on his representation, the Chief Secretary has S[?]nted a public holiday for the town…

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Premiers and Runners-up in School Football Competition

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 6

These picture were taken at the A.S.S.F.C. grand final between School and C.B.C., on the sports ground on Wednesday afternoon. Top Left: The Premiers—High School team that won the…

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