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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1942

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Around the Albury Schools Public School and [?] Infants' School. Infants' School

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 3

The headmistress (Miss [?]. Po[?]e) thanks the mothers, who donated afternoon [?]ea and helped to serve [?] to the [?]rench diggers on Saturday afternoon…

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School Teachers' Federation Officers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 1

The annual meeting of the local branch of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers’ Federation was held at the Deniliquin, Intermediate High School…

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A.R.P. School Trenches Record Working Bee Attends

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 1

Last Saturday's response by men pf the town and district to the S.O.S. made by the Parents and Citizens' Association for volunteers to dig slit trenches to safeguard pupils at the Henty Public School was…

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A.t.c. in Schools

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 3

A plan to extend the Air Training Corps to public and State secondary schools in Australia will shortly come into operation, giving schoolboys…

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School News Friday Feature Class Notes Kindergarten

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 3

Good work was done last week by Judith Cooper, Anne Buchanan and Virginia Laker. Several little people have brought…

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Hay War Memorial High School Dance in Aid of Comforts Fund

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 2

A highly successful dance in aid of the Comforts Fund was held in the Memorial School on Friday, 27th March when 212 students spent a…

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Treatment of Soldier Teachers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 2

At a meeting of the Wodonga branch of the Victorian Teachers’ Union, held at the Higher Elementary School on Friday last it was pointed out that…

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Albury High School

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 2

The Albury High School will hold its annual speech night at the Plaza Theatre this evening at 730. Mr Alexander Mair, M.L.A., Will be the…

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Albury High School Cricketers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 6

Pictures taken at the Albury High School cricket ground, where Hume House played Hovell on Wednesday. Top row L to R: T. Kirley Hovell). who made an excellent score of 115 runs (not out): M. Butler (Hovell), who knocked up 32 runs; E. Hawkins (Hovell), 10 runs, and R. Fuller (Hume), who obtained 2 wickets for 64 tuns. Lower row. L to R: H. Bocquet (Hume). 2 wickets for 32; A. Larkins (Hume), 1 wicket for 16 runs; K. McColm…

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Country Schools Attendance Figures Grow

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 4

The infiltration of city residents into country towns mainly caused by a desire to get away from possible bombing raids, is causing a material swelling in…

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High School Speech Night Another Excellent Year

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 4

Mr A. M[?] MLA [?]…

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A. R. P, at Public School

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 2

In the presence of the area warden (Mr S. Henry) a trial was held yesterday morning to ascertain the adequacy of the present trenches to hold…

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School News Friday Feature Class Notes Kindergarten

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 3

[?] Buchanan, Ann Mckirdy, and [?] Cooper are all doing well at [?]. Margaret Jordan, Kelvin Coulter,…

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Air-raid Trenches Convent School Working Bee

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 1

A working bee to provide the Convent School with air-raid trenches has been arranged for tomorrow (Saturday)…

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School Notes A.r.p

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 1

Trench digging was continued at the Intermediate High School grounds last Saturday. Good progress was made, though a considerable amount…

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Drinking Fountains at North Albury School

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

Mr Mair, MLA, said yesterday that drinking rountains would be installed at Albury North Public School. The work will be put in hand by the…

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Items of News Extra Teacher for Batlow

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 April 1942 · page 2

Mr Mair, MLA, has been advised following his representations, that an extra assistant teacher has been appointed to Batlow school consequent…

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2(100 Teachers Arrested STOCKHOLM, April 4

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 3

The newspaper "Social Demokraten," reports that the number of teachers arrested Norway now exceeds 2000. Many arrested in Trondheim were sent to work…

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Trench Digging at Lowesdale School

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 3

A very successful and well attended working-bee was held last Saturday at the Lowesdale school to provide an air-raid shelter trench for the school…

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Went to Same School 50 Years Ago

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 2

Left: Some of the younger past pupils of St. Joseph's School, Wodonga. Right: Some of the "foundation pupils" who attended the school when It was first opened 50 years ago. Back row (left to right): Miss M. Kelly (Wodonga), Mrs B. O'Neill (Melbourne), Miss Trudewind…

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