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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1947

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Good Spellers at Stanley School

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 2

At the July monthly spelling test at the Stanley State School the following children topped their grades:—Grade 6: Irene Clark 97¼ per cent.; Francis…

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School Sport

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 3

On Wednesday last teams from the Deniliquin intermediate High School paid a return visit to Finley Rural School to play football basketball and…

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Social Afternoon to Help School

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 August 1947 · page 2

A social afternoon, under the auspices of the Albury Public School infants’ auxiliary, will be held in the assembly hall this afternoon. The…

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Tasmanian Schoolboys Defeat N.S.W. PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 August 1947 · page 8

The schoolboy football was [?] today. Tasmania 7.4 defeated NSW 4-2; Victoria 17.8 d. Queensland 3.1. Position of teams now is; W.A. still the undefeated…

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Grammar School House Football

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 August 1947 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon on No. 2 oval School House and Simpson House met in the second round of House matches. In the first XVIII match…

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Around the Schools Public School

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 August 1947 · page 5

At the meeting of the Primary Auxiliary this afternoon sewing materials will be given out in preparation for the next street stall. The meeting will…

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Goolgowi Additional School Building

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 1

A copy of the following letter has been sent to the Goolgowi P. and C. Association by Mr. R. G. Metcalf, M.L.A. for Lachlan:—…

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Football Henty Wins School Football Competition

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 8

In the final game of the school competition on Wednesday afternoon at Culcairn, Henty defeated Culcairn 5-8 to 3-8…

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N.S.W. Schoolboys Badly Beaten In Perth PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 2

Australian schoolboys’ football carnival concluded today in an air of real expectancy. Tasmania defeated Queensland [?]-15 to 3-1 in an open fast game with…

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Lecture Hut for School Plans for Visual Training

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 1

At a recent P. & C. Association meeting the headmaster (Mr. Frater) reported that a suitable position for the lecture hut purchased from…

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Grammar Pupils Beat Ex-students for First Time

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 August 1947 · page 6

The annual School v Old Boys event was played on the Albury Grammar School courts on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a win for the school…

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High School Ball

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 August 1947 · page 2

Although the temperature on Friday night seemed several degrees below zero, the atmosphere in the Drill Hall…

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Transport of School Children Subsidy Up To 75 Per Cent

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 August 1947 · page 1

"Whilst the Department of Education has adopted a policy of meeting 75 per cent of the cost of conveyance of school…

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School Notes P. & C. Dance

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 August 1947 · page 1

The P. and C. dance held in St. John's Hall on 12th August proved to be one of the most successful functions to take place in Corowa for…

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School Holidays

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 August 1947 · page 1

School holidays will commence on August 22 and children will re-commence school on Wednesday, September 10. Originally school was to…

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Grammar School Concert

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 5

The concert to be presented by the Albury Grammar School Parents and Friends’ Association will be of high quality. The ballet work of the Rath…

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Around the Schools Grammar School

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 5

Tennis: The match in the second round of inter-school matches was begun on Monday afternoon. The A, B and C grade matches were played…

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SAND School Concert

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 6

A large crowd attended the school concert, and the projector fund will benefit by approximately £30. The puppet play “Punch and Judy”…

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Arms Store in Jewish School LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 5

Reuter’s correspondent at Jerusalem states that paratroops and police found an underground arms store in a school in the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem…

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Original Correspondence The High School Ball (To the Editor of "The Riverine Grazier")

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 2

Sir,—I should be pleased u you could correct a false impression created by your report of the High School Ball, appearing in the issue of 19th…

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