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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Schools

Schools, 1920

24 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2

"Children Leaving School." (To the Editor.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 2

Sir,—Kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to reply to "Pro Patria," in your issue of the 5th December, re "Children Leaving School." I fully imagine the…

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Summer Vacation Swimming School

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 9

Mr. J. Cummine visited Windsor on Tuesday, on behalf of the Education Department, to make arrangements for conducting a swimming school…

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Prize-giving at Windsor f Public School

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 3

The annual distribution of prizes in the Windsor Public School took place prior to the breaking up for the Xmas vacation. A number of visitors—parents and citizens…

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Lower Portland. School Items

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 7

Christmas Tree.—On Saturday night, 13th December, we celebrated the breaking up of school duties for the year with a Christmas tree. It was a jolly event, with all…

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St. Joseph's Convent High School, Windsor

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

The pupils of the above school have again, distinguished themselves by having gained excellent results from the Intermediate examination conducted by the Department of…

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Lower Portland. School Items

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 4

The weather on tho whole has been fairly mild, the temperature not once reaching the century in our school room. The rainfall for January was 536 points, and February…

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Farmers' Winter School. Hawkesbury .College Course

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture has approved. of the usual winter school for farmers being held at. Hawkesbury Agricultural College from June 15 to July 10 noxt…

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A Teacher's Outing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 8

On Saturday last the local branch (Windsor-Richmond) of the Public School Teachers' Federation of N. S. W. was honored by a visit from the President of…

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School of Arts Dance

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 3

The dance in aid of the funds of the Windsor Literary Institute, held in the institution on Thursday evening, 5th instant, was an unqualified success, both socially…

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Ructions at Richmond. Two-up Schools and Thieving. Police Use Batons

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 2

The race meeting at Londonderry on Friday of last week may be put down as one of the most eventful in the history of racing outside of the metropolitan area…

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Education in Dry States. Another Delusion Exploded. More and Better Schools in Wet Areas

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 6

A correspondent of Sydney "Evening News" writes:— A close study of the leading American journals reveals strange paradoxes…

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School of Arts Concert. Over £26 Netted

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 7

No more successful or enjoyable entertainment has been held in Windsor for a long time than the concert organised by Miss Nellie Norris, and held in the School…

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Pupils Dance at Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 3

It is doubtful if Hawkesburyites ever sat down to a better dance supper than the one provided by Misses May Ross and Hilda Robertson and their pupils for the dance…

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Fraternity at Forrester. School Mistress and Mothers Meet

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 3

The Public School room and ground of the usually quiet little village of Forrester was most interestingly en fete, on Thursday afternoon, 23rd September Mothers of the…

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Blaxland's Ridge School

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 1

Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A., has received the following communication:— Depatment of Education, Sydney, 20th September, 1920…

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Windsor Methodist Sunday School. Centenary Celebration

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 9

Last year the Centenary of the Windsor Methodist Church was fittingly celebrated. This year it was the turn of the Sunday School, which has now completed 100 years…

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School Honor Roll Unveiled at Cattai

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 1

The events of Friday, November 19th, 1920, will probably be indelibly impressed on the minds of the pupils ot Cattai Public School, for on that day their school honor roll was unveiled, they had a…

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Promotion of School Teachers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 11

Mr. Walker: I desire to ask the Minister of Public Instruction, with reference to a deputation of 3A school teachers which waited upon him recently, whether he made…

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School of Arts Carnival a Brilliant Affair. and a Great Success

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 3

MoSt of the townspeople and many from the country were out to help the School of Arts along. There are, of course, a few in our midst who never do anything for any…

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THE P. AND C.A. and the Teachers (The Editor.)

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 2

Sir,—A paragraph in your issue of the 3rd instant conveyed to your readers the information that Mr. Miller and his staff of teachers. had decided to organise a…

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