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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Schools

Schools, 1940

41 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 3

School of Arts Exemption

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 7

The following letter from the Under Secretary, Chief Secretary's Department, has been received by Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L. A.:—With reference to your personal…

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Inter Passes District Schools' List Pleasing Results

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 4

SOME very pleasing results indeed are contained in the list of Intermediate passes from schools in this district, announced last week, and it will be noted from the…

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Richmond School and the Intermediate Exam. Principal Explains Policy

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 9 February 1940 · page 12

AN interesting explanation, which should be of considerable interest to all parents of children attending the Richmond District Rural School, was given by the…

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Colo Shire Council Monthly Meeting New Concrete Bridge Decided Another Engineer Appointed Schools' Sanitation Criticised

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 1

AFTER some months of careful consideration as to the most suitable type of bridge to replace the present old structure at Buttsworth's Creek, on the…

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Fine Work by Vacation Swimming School Ninety Children Learn

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 3

A WORK which cannot be too highly commended, for the safety against drowning fatalities and the opening up of additional pleasures to the children concerned, is the…

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Library Scheme for District Schools Operation's to Begin

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 10

A meeting of representatives of the P. and C. Associations Advisory Council Library Scheme was held at the Richmond School of Arts last Monday, when it was…

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Active Body South Windsor Progress Assn. Additional School Proposed

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 10

AS a result of representations made by the South Windsor Progress Association to the Windsor Council, the parks committee of the latter body is to meet a deputation…

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Required Improvements Discussed at P.A. Conference See Page 5. P.A. Federation Inter. High School Wanted Two Extra Train's Desired Saffron Thistle Menace

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 1

RENEWAL of former requests to the Department of Education for the raising of the status of the Richmond District Rural School to that of an…

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Militant Methodist Girl Comrades' Fine Effort New School Hall Opened

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 1

THE courageous conduct of the North Richmond Methodist Order of Girl Comrades facilitated the opening, on Saturday, 16th March, of a School Hall, towards which…

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School Matters Windsor P. and C. Assn. Meets Library Scheme Functioning

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 11

THAT the district schools' library scheme, with headquarters at Richmond, had begun to function, and the selection committees were with the selection of suitable…

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Raising Richmond School Status

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 10

The Minister for Education (Mr. D.H. Drummond) has written to Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A., as follows:—Following on your personal representations on behalf of the…

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Colo School Request Granted

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 12

The following letter from the Acting Director of Education (Mr. J. G. McKenzie) has been received by Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A.:—I refer to your personal…

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Newtown School Desired

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 10

The following letter from the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has been received by Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A.:—In response to your personal representations…

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Agricultural Winter School for Farmers at Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 10

It is proposed to hold the usual Winter Schools at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Richmond, this year, from the 2nd to 12th July. Courses of instruction in poultry…

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Final Effort Windsor School of Arts Appeal to the Public

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 4

AT the monthly meeting of the committee of the Windsor School of Arts held in the club room of the institution on Monday evening last, it was decided…

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P. and C. Association Monthly Meeting at Windsor Minister to Visit School

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 May 1940 · page 8

THAT the Minister for Education would be visiting the Windsor Public School, among others in the district, on Arbor Day, in connection with the replacing of young…

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South Windsor Public School

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 8

The following letter from the Acting Director of Education Dr. J. G. McKenzie) has been received by Mr. R. B. Walker, M.L.A.:—With, further reference to your…

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Empire Day Celebrated at Windsor Public School Ceremony

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 2

STRESSING the need, in forming the first foundations of British character, for loyalty to school and parents, and especially, in the present hour of danger for the…

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Lower Portland School Repairs

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 4

The Acting Director of Education (Mr. J. G.McKenzie) has written to Mr. R.B. Walker, M.L.A., as follows:—I refer to your personal representations relative to the need…

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School of Arts Windsor Committee Meeting Successful Weekly Dance

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 4

IT was the unanimous Opinion of the committee of the Windsor School of Arts at the monthly meeting on Monday evening last that the dance and euchre…

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