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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1940

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Left High School Missing Boy Traced

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 4

Co-operation between detectives in Goulburn and Sydney resulted in the latter promptly locating a Goulburn schoolboy…

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School Sports

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 April 1940 · page 2

Report of school sports and other matters held over today will be published in Wednesday afternoon’s issue. Murrumbateman had a field…

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Danced After School Sports Presentation to Secretary Bendick Murrell

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 1

A juvenile donee was held in the Bendick Murrell Hall following the Phillips Shield sports on Saturday, when the young athletes thoroughly…

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Five Records Go by the Board Primary Schools' Sports Meeting Murringo Retain Phillips' Shield 10 Teams Compete Before Large Crowd

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 1

Perfect weather favored the Phillips Shield primary schools' athletic meeting, held at Bendick Murrell recreation reserve on Saturday, in the presence of a large crowd, 10 district schools competing…

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Life Is Hard in the Great Outback Some Children Have Never Seen a School

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 23 April 1940 · page 4

Mrs. John Flynn, wife of "Flynn of the Inland," told those present at the reception tendered to her and her husband at the Young…

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Anzac Day Observed By Schools

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 2

Public schools throughout Goulburn and other New South Wales centres yesterday observed Anzac Day…

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Vale Colonel Gallagher a Former Headmaster of Crookwell School

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 4

There passed away recently at his residence Five Dock, Colonel Francis Gallagher who, half a century ago was headmaster of…

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Schools' Central Library Now Firmly Established Comprehensive Report

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 2

A comprehensive review of the activities of the Crookwell Central Library was contained in the annual report presented to last…

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Central Library Contains 1,000 Book Best in the South Says School Inspector

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 7

Representing nineteen Parents and Citizens' Associations throughout the Crookwell District, the Council of Combined Parents and Citizens' Association, which was inaugurated in February of last year, when…

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Binda Out of Step School Functions Not Supported Association Seeks Antidote

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 7

Concern at the lack of support accorded social functions held at Binda to aid the P. and C. Association funds was expressed at…

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Hospital Day at Schools One Article From Each Child Miss Grant’s Good Social Work

Yass Tribune-Courier · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 2

As a result of the recent visit to Yass of Miss Catherine Grant, State organising secretary of Hospital Auxiliaries, a school hospital day will be…

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Murrumburrah School of Arts Meeting of Committee

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Monday, 8th April. The chair was occupied by Dr. Heggaton (Vice-President) and members…

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May Yet Succeed Claims For Air School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 1

Letters received recently by the Mayor, Ald. T. P. Manion, from the Minister for Air, Mr. Fairburn, and Mr. J. A…

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School Sport S.W. District Competition Young Students Lose To Temora

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

Thirty-eight boy and girl athletes from the Young Intermediate High School travelled to Temora on Wednesday for contests in the…

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Second Visit of Flying School

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

Captain Mendham, of the Central Western Flying School, will be again visiting Young on Sunday, when further instructional and passenger…

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Over 1000 Entries Schools' Annual Sports Meeting

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 1

Eighteen schools--three more than in 1939, and equalling the record-- will participate in the annual schools' athletic meeting to be…

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School of Arts May Close Special Meeting to Consider Position

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 1

There is every likelihood that the Young School of Arts will close down unless greater interest is taken and better support accorded…

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Are Missing School Train Dislocation Trouble

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 3

Because of tho discontinuance of the rail bus service, some of the Kingsvale children who attend the Young Intermediate High School…

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Wood Day at Wombat School 22 Tons Obtained Wombat

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 3

Postponed from the previous Saturday owing to heavy rain, the P. and O. Association's working bee to replenish the stocks of firewood at the…

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High School to Compete Sports' March Past

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 3

At the Young P. and C. Association meeting on Tuesday night occurred an echo of the controversy over the circumstances surrounding…

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