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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1940

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Sewering the Young Schools Tenders to Be Called Next Month

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 3

Sewerage is to be installed at the Young Intermediate High School and Primary School within the next couple of months…

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In Remembrance Anzac Day at Wirrimah School Wirrimah

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 4

Anzac Day was observed at the school on Tuesday, 23rd. inst. As usual, the cross of remembrance, bearing the words, "Not just to-day,…

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Combined School Sports

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 2

Boy and girl athletes from 18 town and district schools will strive for supremacy at the annual combined schools sports at the cricket ground…

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Certificates Presented to School Children Show President's Report

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 3

Accounts totalling £36138 were passed for payment at a meeting of the Show Committee held on Friday night last…

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Peelwood As Venue for Big Schools' Sports Inspector's Scheme

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 May 1940 · page 1

Elsewhere in this issue is reported the suggestion of the Schools Inspector, Mr. Morrow, B.A., that a number of schools…

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Public School Fete Receipts Down

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 2

The above fete was held on April 13th and when one considers the heavy rain that fell incessantly during the day and night on that date…

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Heating Plant In Use At High School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 7

Installed in August last, the central heating plant at the Goulburn High School was put into operation to-day for the first…

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UNSATISFACTORY Cooking Section At Trades School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 7

Criticism of the cooking section at the Goulburn Technical College was made by the Director of Technical Education, Mr. P…

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School Athletes Shivered on Wednesday But Contests Were Keen at Annual Sports Meeting High School Retain Collins and Hammond Shields Maimuru Lose Country Shield To Bendick Murrell

The Young Chronicle · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 1

Competitors and spectators alike will not soon forget the combined schools' amateur athletic meeting held at the cricket ground on Wednesday. In marked contrast to the perfect weather conditions for the 1939…

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Out of School

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 1

Leaving an anti-submarine school. Naval authorities are building up a force of highly trained officers and ratings who could quickly stifle any U-boat campaign in our waters…

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From Everywhere South Goulburn School

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 4

The Minister for Education, Mr. D. H. Drummond, has informed Mr. Tully, M.L.A., that the undertaking with regard to heating requirements…

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Won Two Championships Koorawatha Pupils' Successes

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 1

Competing at the Cowra P.S.A.A.A. sports on Friday the Koorawatha Public School athletic team annexed two of the championships…

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School Picnic at Myanga Creek

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 3

This school had a very happy little picnic on Saturday last, despite the bitterness of the weather. The following were lucky…

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The Schoolboy First Year in School Health Hints

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 May 1940 · page 7

In a recent article we called the attention of parents to the importance of sending their child to school hand in hand with…

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Empire Day Celebration By Schools

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 4

The Southern Inspector of Schools, Mr. W. Newton, announced this morning that publice schools in and within 15…

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Holidays For Schools

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 7

Goulburn school children will commence their autumn vacation to-day and to-morrow. Public schools will break up this…

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District School Notes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 1

ATTENDANCE: No class has consistently taken first place in the matter attendance. However, 44th 5th and 6th Classes seem to have…

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School Holidays

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 5
Also in The Young Chronicle

It was stated in yesterday's Post that Goulburn public schools would resume studies after the autumn vacation on May 28. This was a…

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Young School of Arts in Desperate Position Secretary Urges Membership Drive to Save Institute Vital Decision to be Made at Annual Meeting

The Young Chronicle · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 8

"If every member of the School of Arts would make an effort to enrol one new member, instead of "sitting tight" and letting the same few carry on, the institute would be in a sound position," said the hon…

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