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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1940

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BOWNING School Ground — Red Cross

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon, July 31, Arbor Day was celebrated at the Bowning Public School. It was most pleasing that so many parents…

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Gunning School Splendid War Effort

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 4

GUNNING: A very creditable effort has been put forward by the pupils of the Gunning Public School, under the direction of…

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E. GOULBURN School Exam. Results

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 6

The class competition held at the public school for pride of place was very closely contested and resulted:…

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Closing of Aliens Schools

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 3

A motion "that all schools conducted by aliens be abolished and that children of nil nationalities be compelled to attend schools conducted by…

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School Children Raise £7

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 3

By selling buttons, the pupils at the Young Intermediate High School raised £776 for the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund, and a…

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Teachers' War Effort

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 3

A war savings certificate group has been established by the teachers at the Young Intermediate High School…

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Combined Schools' Sports

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 2

Representatives of the Young intermeditae High School will travel to Temora on Friday to compete at the annual athletic carnival of the…

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School Soccer Win for Lirambenda Thuddunora

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 3

On Saturday morning the school soccer team travelled to Lirambenda, thanks to the kindness of Mr. L. Caldwell, who assisted to transport…

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School Teachers Federation Branch

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 8

The importance of acquiring certain habits of study was stressed by Mr. R. Worthington, B.A., when he addressed…

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Murrumburrah School of Arts Meeting of Committee Mr. J. F. Bourke Elected President

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Committee of the School of Arts was held on Monday night last. Present: Mr. G. R. Sewell (in the chair), Dr…

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District School Notes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 6

Attendance: Much improvement was noticeable. The fine weather conditions had a lot to do with it. Generally speaking and from a school…

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Cross-country Race St. Pat's. Technical School

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 4

The annual cross country race for the Grace Cup took place on Wednesday afternoon. There was a field of 30 runners…

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Closure Motion Fate of School of Arts in Balance Vital Meeting on Monday Night

The Young Chronicle · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 3

The fate of the Young School of Arts Will be decided on Monday night, when a special general meeting will be held at the…

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Mobile School for Mechanics

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The formation of the first Australian Mobile School of Mechanisation the first unit of its kind in the Empire, was…

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North School Ball

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 3

A cheque for £17/10/ was handed to-day to the Goulburn branch of the Lord Mayor's Fund on behalf of the North Goulburn School Committee,…

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No Quorum at School of Arts Meetings But Closure Unlikely

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 20 August 1940 · page 2

Although lack of a quorum (14 members) resulted in a postponement, sine die, of the two special general,…

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Gunning Gossip Public School Concert

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 August 1940 · page 6

The programme submitted by the pupils of the Gunning Public School in the Coronation Theatre (by the courtesy of Mr. A. H. Lyell, who gave the…

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The Kelly Gang Doomed by Heroic School Teacher

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 2

It was getting on for half-past 2 o'clock on the morning of Monday, June 28, 1880. Mrs. Jones's inn in the little township of…

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Teachers' War Service £50 To Be Distributed

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 7

The Goulburn Teachers' War Services Auxillary allocated cheques of the value of £50 to various funds to-day…

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District School Notes £70 Raised For War and Patriotic Fund

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 5

An average attendance has been maintained and it is hoped that the few who are indisposed with colds, measles, etc., will be quite fit for a…

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