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Schools, 1947

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Wahgunyah School of Arts Annual Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 1

The annual meeting of subscribers of the Wahgunyah School of Arts was held at the hall on Friday evening of last week when…

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Sunday School Examination

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 2

St David’s Presbyterian Sunday School examination will be held on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. in the Welfare Hall. Scholars are asked to bring…

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Minister Concerned Leadership School Pupils Turned Away RICHMOND

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 July 1947 · page 6

Concern that lack of accommodation at Hawkesbury Agricultural College had prevented more than 70 boys and girls from attending…

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RAISED £244 Women’s High School Auxiliary

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 July 1947 · page 3

About 20 members attended the annual meeting of Albury High School Parents and Citizens’ Women’s Auxiliary yesterday afternoon…

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High School for a Memorial

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 July 1947 · page 2

Sir,—Mr Eddy’s address to the Rotarians as reported in the “Mail” on July 22 is an eye-opener. Until reading the report I was deceived by…

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Teachers May Cease Teaching Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 July 1947 · page 3

A one day stoppage has been suggested by teachers at a large NSW school if their request that headmasters be permitted to suspend…

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In-Wants Compulsory Religious Instruction in Schools SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 July 1947 · page 3

The present system of religious instruction in schools whereby ministers visit schools periodically was unsat[?]actory because they could not spend…

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Waradgery Shire Council Flooding — Library — Maude School — Telegrams — Corrong Bridge

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 2

Waradgery Shire Council at its meeting on Thursday last received notice that it was intended that there should be a flooding from the Maude and Redbank Weirs. The Council was advised that the local branch of the Regional Library…

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Teachers' Federation Corowa Branch Meets

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 1

The Corowa branch of the NSW Teachers' Federation met at the Primary School recently, when those present were Messrs. H…

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School Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 4

On Friday, August 1, what in former years was known as Arbor Day, but now us Conservation Day, will be celebrated by the school pupils…

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Teacher Praises Children of Mixed Blood Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 3

Despite the fact that 101 out of the 208 pupils at La Perouse school are of mixed blood—some dark children — there is no color consciousness there…

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Colebrook Schools Well Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 8

Colebrook. who probably will contest both the Australian Hurdle and Australian Steeplechase, schooled well over two hurdles at Mentone this morning…

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Around the Schools Grammar School

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 5

Rugby Football: Two Rugby league games were played on the No. 2 Grammar oval yesterday afternoon. and resulted in handsome wins for…

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School Football

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 2

Last Friday, the Public and Convent I School boys played their second football match, which resulted in a win for the Public School, 39 points to nil…

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Municipal Council Meeting Airways — Saturday Closing — School Sports — White Way—children Nuisances

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 2

THE Hay Municipal Council on Monday had before it further correspondence relative to the proposed air service to Hay, and passed the information on to the joint aerodrome committee, which is to meet this (Friday) evening. The…

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WAHGUNYAH School Notes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 4

Mr A. Fullerton, who has been head teacher al the Stale school, has received notice of his promotion and will go to Dunkeld in September. It is…

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Aboriginal Half-castes to Attend State School SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 5

Although parents of children attending Collarenebri State School, in northwest NSW , do not want aboriginal children given permission to attend,…

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Extra Day’s Holiday For Schoolchildren SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 8

In honor of the visit to Australia of Field-Marshal Lord Montgomery, NSW schools are to have an extra day’s holiday on their next fortnight’s holidays…

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Revue-Tea Party Helps School

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 3

The Gala Restaurant was decorated with autumn toned flowers for a revue and tea party sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Albury Primary…

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Teacher Shortage Perturbs Minister SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr Heffron) said yesterday that he was perturbed by the shortage of school teachers and the incidence of illness…

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