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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1939

303 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 16

Bourke St. School Repairs

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 4

General repairs and improvements are being undertaken at the Bourke Street School by the Department of Education's repair staff…

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Winter Schools For Farmers

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 1

Farmers are reminded that applications for admission to the winter schools to be held at Hawksbury Agricultural College,…

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Gas Explosion In A School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 5

BABERTON, Ohio, Wednesday" A gas explosion in a school wounded 49 children, sic were critically. The six were trapped when the…

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Voluntary School For 7th A.L.H. Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 4

About 60 members of the 7th Light Horse Regiment will take part in a voluntary school of Hotchkiss and Vickers gun instructional, which is…

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Soldiers’ Memorial And Literary Institute School Scholarships

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 8

A meeting of the Council of the Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute was held on Tuesday evening. The president, Mr. W. McIntosh, was…

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District School Notes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 7

With the advent of the new term, much that properly belonged to the matter of adjustment to new conditions, work, etc., is a thing of the…

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Bourke St. School Parents And Citizens' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Bourke Street School Parents and Citizens' Association was attended by Misses Lowbridge and Haywood,…

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School Hours Assembly Debate on Proposed Change

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 1

A proposed amendment to the Public instruction Act, aiming at fixing the school hours at 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., with no…

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Empire Day at Murringo Colorful Picture Ok Royal Family Hung in the School

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 6

For the celebration of Empire Day at Murringo Public School on Wednesday last, Mr. E. A. Bush, President of the P. and…

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Taralga Public School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 3

TARALGA, Empire Day celebrations at the public school were very largely attended. More than 20 parents and citizens…

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Why Wagga Got The Air Force Training School Advantages Shown in Interesting Table Narrandera In Running Was Goulburn Asked to Finance Houses?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 4

The following report is of interest to Goulburn resident and will help to show that the selection of a training school seems to have been a very secret kind of affair. It would appear that a few officers went round, thought they…

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Health of Teachers Allegations By Mr. W. J. Hendry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 4

SYDNEY; Wednesday: The Director of Education, Mr. Ross Thomas, M.A., who recently arrived back in Australia from abroad has prepared…

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Teacher to Be Captain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 5

Vay Wilson, M.A., Queensland Rugby Union captain, who is tipped as the probable captain of the Australian Union team to visit Great Britain. Wilson is seen teaching at the Technical College, Brisbane…

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School Hours Proposal To Curtail Debated Yass Position Instanced

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 3

A proposed amendment to the Public Instruction Act, aiming at fixing the school hours at 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., with no…

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Yass District School Notes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 8

Last Thursday all the sport with the exception of tennis was indulged in by the pupils. The first inter-house football…

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Teachers Discuss Welfare

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Goulburn branch of the Teachers' Federation was held at the Bourke Street School. Mr. W. G…

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Lighting Installed at Public School Wireless Set, Too

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 June 1939 · page 4

Mr. A. G. McDonald presided at the monthly meeting of the Crookwell P. and C. Association held in the school on Thursday…

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High School Repairs

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 1

Mr. D. H. Drummond Minister for Education, has advised Mr. J. M. Tully M.L.A., that approval has been given for the renovation of the High…

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Physical Culture Demonstration At District School

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 4

On last Friday week approximately twenty-six teachers observed and participated in a physical culture demonstration. Perhaps it would be…

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Brothers' School Hockey and Rugby Competitions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 8

Following are the results of last week's school sporting fixtures in which Christian Brothers' school teams took…

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