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Murray · Schools

Schools, 1950

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Students Riot on Teachers’ Pay Increase

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK, Fri.: Student rioting reached a new peak yesterday when mounted police spurred their horses into the front renks of a…

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Visitors’ Day at Culcairn School

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 21

Visitors’ day was held at Culcairn Central School. Over 50 parents accepted the invitation to see the children at work…

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146 New Teachers From Wagga College

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 15

WAGGA, Mon.: On Wednesday 146 students of the “second session” at Wagga Teachers’ College will take part in a…

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Combined Schools Sports Successful Day at Urana

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 3

The Jerilderie contingent, comprising a 'bus, a truck, and five or six cars, made Themselves felt—and heard—at the school sports…

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“Tired of School” Girls Attempt Suicide

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

NEWYORK, Wed.: Three 14-year-old High School girls yesterday tried to kill themselves with gas, because they…

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Portion of Park for School?

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 11

Albury City Council was asked last evening to consent to the revocation of portion of Alexandra Park for building a Seventh…

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Culcairn Central School Activities

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 2

Last Wednesday over fifty parents accepted the school's invitation to see the children at work. Book work, setting out the term's work was…

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“Polio Epidemic Does Not Warrant Closing Schools” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 2

The present epidemic of polio did not warrant the closing of State schools, the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said tonight. He was commenting on the Closing a week before normal…

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Sets Outstanding at Convent School Fancy Dress Ball

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 1

ALWAYS noted for the excellence of their sets at the annual fancy dress children’s ball the Convent of Mercy again displayed well dressed and original sets at their ball on Tuesday night held in the Town Hall…

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Greek School Children Strike

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 2

ATHENS, Friday: Greece is gripped by another nation-wide strike —this time schoolchildren. State school pupils are striking…

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High School for Yarrawonga?

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 2

The Secondary Promotions Committee of the Victorian Teachers’ Union has recommended to the Education Department the establishment…

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Seven School Children Killed in Crash

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 5

CENTERVELLE (Texas), Friday: Seven school-children were killed and three others injured yesterday when a school omnibus…

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Culcairn School Points

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 May 1950 · page 8

Culcairn Central School allots points each week for classwork, sportsmanship and service to the school. Those with the highest…

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Methodist Sunday School

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 7

On the first Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. a meeting of the parents and friends of the Sunday School is held in the…

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Free Bus Travel for Pupils

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: All country school children who are at present using subsidised bus services, are to be…

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Grammar School Cadets for Puckapunyal

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 9

More than 120 cadets from Albury Grammar School will leave for an eight-day weapon and infantry training camp at…

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Wodonga H.e. School News

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 8

Wodonga H. E. School will break up for term holidays on Friday and will resume on Tuesday, May 23…

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Public School Notes School Inspection

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 3

Mr. T. F. Armstrong, Inspector of Schools, visited Jerilderie Public School on April 18 and 19 for the purpose of making the…

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Rutherglen School Improvements

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

At a meeting of Rutherglen School Committee it was decided to equip the school with a public address system which is to be…

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Technical School Additions Opened at Wangaratta Wangaratta

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

Additions to the Wangaratta Technical School—a; second storey to the workshop, costing £13,000—were opened by the Minister for Education (Mr Tovell) this afternoon…

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