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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1940

476 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 24

High School Parents And Citizens' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Goulburn High School Parents and Citizens' Association was held at the Technical College. Mr. D. Denney…

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High Schools at Cricket Goulburn Eleven Suffers Defeat at Hands of Canberra

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 8

Canberra High School easily defeated Goulburn High School in a match played at Kenmore on Wednesday, by an innings…

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Methodist Sunday School Picnic

The Young Chronicle · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 8

Held at Tipperary on Easter Monday, the Methodist Sunday School annual picnic was well attended and a happy time was spent in sports…

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A School for Generals Defence Force Commanders to Be Work Of The Imperial Defence College

The Young Chronicle · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 5

Five days a week, punctually at ten a.m., highly placed officials of the Army, Navy, and Air Force mount the steps of an undistinguished Georgian house in Buckingham Gate…

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Safety Zone For School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 1

In order to avoid congestion, the girls' department at ,the. Bourke Street School is now dismissed through recently acquired land in…

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Air School Wanted For Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 2

Writing to Thursday night's meeting of the Goulburn City Council through Mr. J. A. Perkins, M. P., the Minister for Air,…

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May Visit Goulburn Great Public Schools Rugby Union Side Request to N.S.W.R.U.

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 8

There is every likelihood that a Great Public Schools Rugby Union team will visit Goulburn during the coming season if plans…

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School Cricket

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 2

St. Augustine’s Boys’ School won their cricket match against Queanbeyan, played at the Acton oval on Sunday. The scores were: First…

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Schools' Football Comp

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 2

A meeting of the Lachlan Schools' Football League will be held at Grenfell to consider arrangements for the coming season. The various…

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District School Ball

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 1

The District School’s annual juvenile fancy dress ball takes place on Monday night next at the Memorial Hall. Prizes will be awarded for…

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District School Notes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 5

BANKING: 104 depositors banked £7/17/3 during the past fortnight. No new accounts were opened. This is one of the worst banking records…

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In Memory of a Fine Teacher Picture Unveiled at Kingsvale School Kingsvale

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2

"We do not say good-bye-- just au-revoir." This was the dominant thought in most minds recently when Mr. E. A. Griffiths, Inspector…

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Bourke Street School Wants Talkie Plant

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

Audio visual educational facilities—education through the medium of talking films—are engaging the interest of the Bourke Street. Parents…

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Happy Gathering Back to Schooldays' Tennis Party

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

A profit of approximately £25- was realised at the Back to Schooldays' tennis party held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Roy Hammond…

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"Not Playing the Game" Abuse of School Right-of-way

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

A warning that pedestrians would lose the privilege of taking a short cut through the Intermediate High School grounds if they did not…

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Murringo School Athletes Excelled

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2

Pupils of Murringo Public and Convent schools distinguished themselves at the Burrowa and district schools' amateur athletic schools'…

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19 Schools Will Compete Annual Athletic Carnival

The Young Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

The 14th annual sports meeting of the Young and District Schools' Amateur Athletic Association will be held at the Young cricket…

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Tarago Public School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 7

Mr. J. M. Tully, M.L.A., has been informed by the Acting Director of Education Mr. J. G. McKenzie, that the representations made on behalf…

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School for Air Observers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 2

A school for air observers, the first of four, is to be established at Cootamundra at the end of May. The school will function at the…

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School Break At Christmas Teachers Desire Alteration

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 7

A recommendation that the Christmas school vacation commence on December 20 in lieu of December 12 is to be forwarded…

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