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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Schools

Schools, 1953

309 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 16

The Eternal Schoolboy

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 4

“I was twenty-four when the first batch of other peoples’ boys came to live in our house and I was firty-nine when we left the…

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Railways Institute Officers—Former Schoolmates—Visit

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 1

Mr. Walter Brewer, a former Goulburn man, who retired on Friday after 42 years' office in the N.S.W. Railways Institute, visited Goulburn yesterday. Mr. Brewer, who started work…

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Braidwood School Concert

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 7

The substantial sum of £70 was raised for the Parents and Citizens' Association by the Braidwood…

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Local School Team Successful In Goulburn Football Carnival

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 2

One of the three teams representing the District Rural School in the Group 8 Schoolboys' Football Carnival, held at…

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Church School At W. Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 1

A new church school, to accommodate 150 children, is being built by the Catholic Church in Knox Street, West…

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Interest in Sutton Public School

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 7

Headmaster of Sutton" Public School, Mr. Boiler, said yesterday day that renewed interest was being taken in the school's…

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Proposed High School Buildings

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 4

In response to Yass Municipal Council’s letter to Mr. W. F. Sheahan, M.L.A., requesting that only suitable school buildings be…

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Traffic Barrier at Inter. High School

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

A school traffic barrier commenced operating at (the Inter. High School yesterday. The barrier has been installed…

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New Catholic School Block Foundation Stone To Be Laid on

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 2

A large crowd is expected at the laying of the foundation stone of the new Catholic school block by Bishop Guilford Young next…

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£4708 in Hand Towards Cost New Catholic School Building Foundation Stone Laid By Bishop Young

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 2

£660 was contributed yesterday afternoon when the foundation stone of the new Catholic School…

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Schoolboy Hurt

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 3

An 11-year-old boy sustained an injury to his groin while playing football yesterday. He is Bob Seaman, of George Street,…

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School Side's Win In Hockey Semi-Final

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 6

In the B grade semi-finals of the women's hockey competition, played at Kenmore on Saturday, an upset was caused when High School 1 defeated the minor-premiers, Panthers, by two goals…

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School Holidays

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 3

Goulburn High School and all public schools will commence their winter vacation to-morrow. School will resume on…

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Braidwood Class Entertains Teacher

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 7

To mark the end of the second term of the cake decorating classes at Braidwood, the students entertained the teacher,…

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Physical Education Demonstrations At Schools

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 2

Demonstrations in the latest technique of physical education have been given at the Crookwell schools over the past couple of…

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Move For New Classrooms At District Rural School

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 1

The Crookwell branch of the Parents and Citizens' Association intend making representations to the…

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Preparations For Combined School Sports

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 August 1953 · page 4

Preparations are already well in hand for the holding of the combined schools' annual sports carnival at Memorial Oval on…

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Central School Juvenile Ball OVER 300 Children in Fancy Costumes

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 1

THE Soldiers’ Memorial Hall was taxed to its utmost capacity when over 1000 people attended the Central School’s annual Juvenile Ball on Friday night. So great was the crowd that the final judging of the sets…

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New Catholic Church, School For Knox St

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 1

The Goulburn City Council last night approved of permits for the erection of buildings in Goulburn District at an estimated value of £25,000. Highest estimate was that for…

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Sale of Gifts Rye Pork Methodist Sunday School Hali

Boorowa News · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 2

Despite cold weather conditions, many Rye Park citizens gathered at the Methodist Sunday School Hall last…

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