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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Schools

Schools, 1918

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Tyagong School Red Crass Social

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

The above social was held in Warrunga woolshed on Friday night and was well attended. The dancing room was tastefully decorated by local ladies, with…

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Chiverton Public School

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 1

In addition to the liberal support given by friends of the above school to the Cowra Red Cross Day Fund, a further sum of £23 2s 6d has been…

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Public Schools Criticism by a Marquis. Causes of Spiritual Decay

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 1

This article is intended as a criticism of the public schools system: it is not an attack on public Schoolboys. For the latter I feel the…

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Patriotic School Children

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 3

The school children have already gathered enough to insure a soldier with dependents The soldier to be insured is, I hear, an old pupil of…

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Mandaman West School

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 2

A correspondent writes:—A teacher is expected to arrive here at any time to re-open the school which has been closed since…

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Ungarie East school. Department of Education. Sydney. 14th. May 1918

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 21 May 1918 · page 2

Sir,—with further reference to your representations in relation to the establishment of a provisional school at Ungarie East, I have the…

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Public School

Western Champion · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 14

Mr. H. D. McLelland, B.A., Deputy Chief Inspector of Schools, paid a visit to Parkes on Friday last, and advantage was taken of his presence by…

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Infants' School Concert and Fete

Western Champion · Thursday 23 May 1918 · page 11

A particularly charming and interesting entertainment was provided by the pupils of the Infants' and Kindergarten classes of the Superior Public…

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Empire Day Celebration at the School

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 5

At the Forbes District School this morning there was an Empire Day celebration. Addresses appropriate to the occasion were delivered by the…

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clermiston Provisional School. Department of Education, Syduey, 16th May

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 4

Sir,—In [?]eply to your representations relative to the request for the establishment of a provisional School a[?] Clermiston in lieu of the…

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School Picnic on the Showground

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 5

The children attending the Convent School (and Apparently the bulk of those attending the public school) had a gala day on Wednesday, when they…

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Chiverton Public School

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 2

Following are the results of footraces by pnpils of the above school at the combined Empire Day celebration:—Girls (under 14), Eileen Twigg…

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Ironbarks Tragedy. School Teacher Found Dead

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 2

A sensational tragedy is reported from Ironburk, an outlying part of Forbes district. Early this morning, at the…

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Empire Day Celebration at School

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 1

The large school-room at Forbes District School presented a very fine appearance on Friday morning, when the children were assembled…

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Empire Day. Speeches at the District School

Forbes Times · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 4

Empire Day was celebrated at the District School on Friday by the delivery of a number of addresses by prominent citizens and the rendering…

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Empire Day. Celebration at W. W. Public School

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 28 May 1918 · page 2

The usual Empire Day celebrations were held at the West Wyalong Public School on Friday morning last. There were a fair…

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A School Teacher Suicides. Under Peculiar Circumstances. the Ironbarks Tragedy

Forbes Times · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 8

As briefly reported in last issue, a young man named John Francis Banfield, school teacher at Ironbarks, shot himself in bed at the residence…

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Red Cross Fund. Bazaar at Wongajong School

Forbes Times · Tuesday 4 June 1918 · page 2

The Wongajong Public School bazaar in aid of the Red Cross Fund was held at South-Forbes on Wednesday, 29th May. It was opened…

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Football. Cowra Athletic Club v. Orange School of Arts

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 5 June 1918 · page 2

Teams representing the above clubs met on Monday on the Recreation Ground, when the large number in attendance were given a good…

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Infants' School Concert

Western Champion · Thursday 6 June 1918 · page 13

The recent effort of the small children of the local Public School resulted in a very gratifying monetary return for the two causes they wished…

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