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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1942

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City Children to Attend Country Schools Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 2

"We will be guided largely by the military authorities," raid the Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt) to-day. announcing that the closure of…

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Teachers and Leave Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 2

School teachers who are not attached to schools in the metropolitan area or at Yallourn Won[?]gg or municipalities and parts thereof comprising the city area of…

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The Air School and the Public a Plea For Better Understanding

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 1

The first contribution found pushed under the door of the Pastoral Times’ office on New Year’s Day is published below. It is really a plea for a better…

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Shooting at Frankston Former Wahgunyah School Master Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 3

While in the garden of his home at Park-street, Frankston, on Sunday morning Harold Hughes, 55 years, head teacher at Frankston State…

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City Schools Number Will Not Be Reopened After Holidays Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 3

The Now South Wales Minister for Education (Mr. Clive Evatt) has revealed that school hours in country districts may be altered, because of an…

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Public and Air School

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 1

The Editor of the ''Pastoral Times" writes a little more in reference to last week's article about the Air School: Complaint was made about the absence…

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Schoolboy Pickers Wanted MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 6

A deputation of Shepparton orchardists to-day asked the Premier (Mr. Dunstan) to permit schoolboy pickers [?] continue until the crop was harvested. The boys…

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Convent School Distribution of Certificates

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 6

On Tuesday, December 16, the pupils of the Henty Convent School assembled for the annual distribution of certificates. Rev. Fathers…

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Fire in School; Revenge Allegation BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 3

Nursing a grievance for over a year, a 15-year-old school boy was charged in the Children's Court to-day with arson. The boy attends the Kangaroo Point State…

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2000 Teachers on Active Service Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 4

Although preparations for the [?]nual conference of the Australi[?] Teachers' Federation were well advanced it has now been decided…

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Blighty Items School Break-up

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 2

The residents of Blighty met at the local school on break-up day and a very enjoyable afternoon was spent. The concert programme presented, was…

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Air School To The Fore

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 1

Just another of the many ways in which personnel of the Air School help to- keep things going will be the School's swimming, carnival…

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Wangaratta Put on Map School’s Collection of Aluminium

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 January 1942 · page 6

The remarkable success achieved by the staff and students of Wangaratta Technical School in collecting 6 [?]wt. of aluminium in one…

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Townspeople And Air School

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 4

We have two more contributions to the appeal for a better understanding between the townspeople and the Air School, which we have not published…

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Teachers' Regret. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 5

The Teachers' Federation to-night expressed regret that no clear-cut arrangements for the evacuation of school children had been considered, and urged the…

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Schools Reopening in Victoria Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 2

Victorian primary schools will not reopen until February 3. High schools and junior technical schools open the same day. Announcing this to-day the Minister for…

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Air School Donates £15 To Swimming Club

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 1

Deniliquin Swimming Club experienced a real windfall yesterday when Pllot-Officer Dedman handed in a cheque for £15 as a donation from the…

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Walwa Pupils’ Successes

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 January 1942 · page 2

At the recent examinations for junior scholarships, held by the Victorian Department of Education, pupils of the Walwa School (R. J. MeKillan, head…

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Albury West School Concert

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

Albury West school was crowded when a concert was given by the children. The first item was the song, “Advance Australia Fair,” by the senior pupils. Kevin…

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Cannot Go to School Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 3

Pupils under [?] years will not be accepted in metropolitan schools this year because of the shortage of teacher brought about by military call-ups and…

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