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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Schools

Schools, 1928

348 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 18

School of Arts Swimming Event Discussed. Venetian Carnival Suggested

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 5

A meeting of the Forbes School of Arts committee was held last night at the School of Arts, when arrangement for a swimming carnival at the…

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900 TEACHERS Needed Each Year

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

The president of the Teachers' Federation, Mr J. Jacobs, in addressing the annual conference of that body recently, said they hoped to make…

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Quandialla School Tenders to Be Invited

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 6

Through Mr. Hugh Main, M.L.A., we have received a copy of the following letter, from the Minister for Education, Hon. D. H. Drummond, having…

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District News Darby’s Falls [?] Public School Annual Concert

Cowra Free Press · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

On the 14th December, 1927, the Public School annual concert took place. The local hall was packed, and the pupils carried out their various…

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The Swimming School Splendid Progress Being Made. Useful Tuition

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 3

Since the beginning of last week a vacation swimming school, under the auspices of the Department of Education, has been in progress at…

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School of Arts Regular Monthly Meeting. Carnival Arrangements

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

The regular monthly meeting of the School of Arts committee was held at the institution last night, the president, Mr. W. J. Thomson, occupying…

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Vacation Swimming School About' the Instructors. Continuation Is Probable

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 3

The swimming schools were' originally instituted with the object, of teaching the school children the elementary points about swimming…

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School Buildings. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 7

The heads of the Education Department announce that the value of school buildings work actually in hand is £584,000 and tenders are about to…

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TRANSFERS Of Public School Teachers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5

Included in the list of transfers and appointments by the Education Department we notice the following: W. McDonald, Buddigower to…

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New Schools a Growing Problem

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

The Minister for Education stated that the Government intended to proceed with the work of providing new schools, especially in the…

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RETIRED Fifty Years a Teacher

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 11

Mr. T. E. Pyman, who for 10½ years was teaching at Ardlethan, recently reached the retiring age of 65 years. The "Ports Stephens Pilot" gives…

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Fun and Sport at Swimming and Venetian Carnival. School of Arts' Successful Day

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

Anniversary Day dawned dull and decidedly cool, for the time of the year. This had an effect upon the number of people who attended the…

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Mothers Relieved. School Teachers Not So Affected. Changes in High School Staff

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 4

Mothers heaved one big sigh of relief on Monday. Teachers, however, were not to thankful for the advent of the great day. The children, also…

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Another School Opened

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1928 · page 4

The new South Forbes Catholic School opened on Monday of this week with fifty-three pupils. While the school is not quite complete, it was…

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Intermediate High School. Changes

Western Champion · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 11

The Parkes Intermediate High School opened the Easter term on Monday with additional fourth and fifth year classes, and several changes…

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A.LP. Country Conference School Leaving Age Conference Favors Extended Education Discussions on the Motion

Cowra Free Press · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

Among the large number of motions on the agenda paper at the Provincial Labor Conference at Young the following were dealt with. One of the most Important was that suggesting that the…

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Cup for School Competition

Cowra Free Press · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

Some of the parents of children attending the Convent High School generously given a handsome cup for competition amongst Convent…

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Our School of Arts

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 4

Sir.--One would not recognise the Forbes of to-day as the town of a few years ago, so varied and many arc the improvements in buildings, town…

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Trundle Convent School Opened on

Western Champion · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 11

The Convent School at Trundle, re cently completed; was opened on Mon day, with an attendance of nearly 50 children. The teaching staff (Sisters…

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Priests, Nuns and Pupils Arrested

Cowra Free Press · Friday 10 February 1928 · page 1

A Mexico City message, January 27th, states: The Government’s drive against religious propaganda in the last three days resulted In the…

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