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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Schools

Schools, 1949

792 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 40

Lino for New School Rooms

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 3

In a letter to Mr. C. B. Cutler, member for Orange, the Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron) says he has authorised the laying…

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Britain Builds Schools of Aluminium London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

Schools with buildings of aluminium are being constructed in Britain. The first three of such schools were recently opened in…

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Portland Public School How Catholics Are Penalised Protest by Bishop Norton

National Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 3

The Bishop of Bathurst, Dr. Norton, blessed additions to the Convent School. Portland, in the presence of a large gathering of friends and…

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Convent School Additions Blessed And Opened At Impressive Ceremony

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 6

Sunday proved a red-letter-day for the Catholics of Portland when the Bishop, the Most Rev. Dr. Norton, blessed and opened the additions and improvements to the Convent School…

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Portland School Band Activities

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 6

Bandmaster E. Simons and his team of 30 juvenile performers are to be congratulated upon their splendid performance on Sunday last at…

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School Holiday Trip for Anglican Boys

National Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

Several days on sheep stations in the Nyngan-Cobar-Bourke area are promised for Church of England boys during the May school vacation…

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"Freedom School" Principal in Trouble London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

Robert Martin Copping, headmaster of the Co-Educational "freedom school," Horsley Hall in Staffordshire: where, according to the…

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"Freedom School" Extraordinary Story of Immorality

National Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: Bearded Robert Martin Copping, headmaster of the Co-Educational "Freedom School," Horsley Hall, in Staffordshire, where…

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Former High School Staff Member Dies From Smallpox

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 2

Lithgow High School staff and pupils and residents generally learned with deep regret of the death of a former member of Lithgow High School staff, Miss Nellie O. Francis, M.A., Dip. Ed., who died on Saturday in a…

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Fencing Of School Area

Central Western Daily · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 1

The fencing of the new Orange High School site at Duntryleague will be given careful…

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High School Notes Personal Interviews with Parents

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 6

The headmaster (Mr. F. Wotton) has now completed his personal interviews with all pupils of the school and advises parents interested in…

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Protests on School

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 3

GRAFTON, Friday.— A newly-completed infants' block at South Grafton Public School, built at a cost of…

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Molong Has a Model School Department's Plan to Consolidate

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 5

Molong has a model school under the N.S.W. Department of Education's scheme of consolidating education…

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Molong Teachers' Inaugural Annual Dinner Co-operation Stressed by Association President

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 6

The Inaugural Dinner of Molong Teachers' Association Was held in the Assembly Hall of Molong Central School on Saturday night. Everyone present claimed to have had a…

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Former Lithgow Boy Now Principal Of Fort Street Boys' School

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

Born in Vale-road and basically educated at the Lithgow High School, Mr. Ross Mearns, outstanding in his earlier days as a Rugby Union footballer, footruriner and general athlete, is now headmaster of the famous Fort Street Boys'…

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Representations on Overcrowding at Wang School

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

Overcrowding at Wallerawang public school was very bad and there were 43 children and one teacher housed in a room 16 feet by 18 feet,…

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More Rooms at E.o. School

Central Western Daily · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 1

Additional classroom accommodation is to be provided at the East Orange Public School…

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Plans For New High School Available Soon

Central Western Daily · Friday 15 April 1949 · page 1

Plans for the new Orange High School would be second only in design to those of the Canberra high School. Member for Orange, Mr…

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Tutor Breaks Pupil’s Record

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 6

HOBART, Monday. — H. B. Smith yesterday broke his pupil’s world tree-felling record by two seconds at Forest…

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School for Blind Children

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 4

North House Special School opened at Wimbledon Park, Lon-don, was a quired by the London County Council in April, 1948. and has been adapted as a residential school for blind junior boys and blind girls The house was designed by Sir Edward…

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