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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1939

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Bright Entertainment Convent School Concert St. Mary's Hall Crowded

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 4

Eighty-five children--girls and boys--all dressed in white, provided a most impressive opening to last night's Convent School…

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Teachers' Cricket Match at Goulburn Won by Crookwell

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 December 1939 · page 7

Crookwell teachers vsited Goulburn on Saturday, November 25th, and in a low scoring match gained a narrow win over their…

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Annual Country School Picnics Murrumbateman and Ledgerton List of Prize Winners

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 December 1939 · page 5

The annual school picnic held at Murrumbateman on Saturday, November 25, proved to be a very successful function. The day being all…

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High School P. & C. Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 8 December 1939 · page 2

The general meeting of the Goulburn High School Parents and Citizens Association was held in the Technical College on Wednesday…

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Literary Institute Library School Scholarships Awarded

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 December 1939 · page 2

The scholarships given by the Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute Council for pupils of the Yass District and Convent school, have…

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G.H.S. Speech Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 5

The annual break-up concert and distribution of prizes at the Goulburn High School will be held in the assembly hall…

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Concert by Pupils At St. Mary's Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 1

CROOKWELL: Histrionic talent of an unusually high standard was revealed at St. Mary's Convent School Hall last…

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Sport in Schools Is Defended by Teacher

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 4

"All schools at some time or other in their history have to face the criticism that far too much lime is given to games, but I think that the criticism can be met." Such was the comment of the…

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Sunday School Picnic

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 4

About 70 children were present at the kindergarten party held in St. Andrew's Hall on Saturday afternoon…

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Schools' Task Training Future Citizens P.L.C. Principal's View

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 December 1939 · page 1

"The schools of to-day are fully conscious that the task of training for citizenship is of greater national importance than ever before. This generation will have to face the problem of reconstruction; it will need to learn courage, poise…

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Church and Education State Moderator Talks To Pupils

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 December 1939 · page 2

Addressing pupils of the Presbyterian Ladies' College at their annual Speech Day celebration in St. Andrew's Church Hall on…

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Teachers Incensed Minister Is Taken To Task

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 13 December 1939 · page 1

Resentment at what was described as the discourteous treatment received by the State Executive at the hands of the…

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TALLONG Picnic To School Children

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 3

The annual picnic given to the Tallong Public School children by the Parents and Citizens' Association was held in the grounds of the…

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School Concert Bourke Street Break-Up

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 4

The annual concert and distribution of prizes marking the close of the school year at the Bourke Street public school was…

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District School Notes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 8

Banking: During the last fortnight 110 pupils have banked £8. No more banking will be done this year, but the habit wants to be kept alive…

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District School Notes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 December 1939 · page 7

Yesterday afternoon the annual Speech Day of the Yass District School was held in the Memorial Hall, Yass. The president of the…

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Goulburn High School Addresses At Annual Speech Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 1

"We are particularly fortunate in Australia, because our children are able to continue their studies uninterrupted by shell fire or evacuation," declared the president of the Goulburn High School P. and C. Association, Mr. D…

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School Concert At E. Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 December 1939 · page 1

On Tuesday evening the local hall was packed at the school concert and annual distribution of prizes. The residents attended in full…

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School Farewell To Mr. J. Try

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 18 December 1939 · page 1

Teachers together with members of the Repair Staff, gathered at South Goulburn School on Thursday to bid farewell to Mr…

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New School House At Blakney Creek

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 December 1939 · page 2

The new school house being built built by Mr. C. Dowling at Blakney Creek is now taking shape and will be ready for use after the Christimas…

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