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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Schools

Schools, 1938

330 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 17

Inter-school Football Wins for Marist College Clashes at Parkes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 6

Football teams from the Marist Brothers' College convincingly defeated teams representing Parkes schools at Parkes on Wednesday…

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School Notes Teachers on Sick List Annual Exhibition

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 2

Miss Allen (Girls' Department) is on sick leave, whilst Miss C. McNamara (1st assistant, Girls' Department) has returned to duty after a bout of illness…

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Junior Football at West Wyalong Two School Wins

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 2

In a Rugby League football match between the West Wyaloug District School aud the West Wyalong Convent School, the Convent School…

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New School Wanted Pinnacle Agitation PINNACLE, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 June 1938 · page 8

Parents residing at the north end of Pinnacle, North West Ooma, and Pinnacle Reels, are agitating for the construction of a school near the location…

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Broke Into School Man Bound Over

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 1

At the Temora Police Court, before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M., on a charge of breaking into Clear Hills School, and stealing sundry articles to the…

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Will Not Hang Clermiston Schoolteacher Despite Death Sentence

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

Sentence of death pasted on Harold George Thomas (22) formerly a schoolteacher, at Clermiston School, near West…

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Popular Teacher Leaves Tullibigeal Farewell to Mr. Kellerman

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 7

A large gathering of parents and citizens, friends and school teachers from the surrounding district, assembled recently in Leadbitter's Cafe,…

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Educational Standards Small Country Schools (To the Editor "Advocate")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 6

Sir,—Would you allow me the privilege of correcting a very erroneous impression which a report of a meeting of the Farmers' and…

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School Notes Another School Garden Sports Matches With Parkes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 6

Miss E. Allen (Girls' Department) is still absent owing to illness. The school offers its sympathy to Mr. J. Woods in his recent…

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Primary School Notes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 27 June 1938 · page 2

The results of the half yearly examinations are not all completed yet, but as soon as they are ready they will be published…

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Inter-school Football Marist Teams Beaten Cowra Too Good

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 5

Two football teams of the Marist Brothers' College travelled to Cowra on Thursday, where they engaged teams representing the…

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School Pageant Produces £75 Profit Financial Statement

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 1

Just made available is the financial statement of the High School Pageant conducted in the Town Hall on May 4 and 5. The…

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Inter-School Sports

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1938 · page 2

Grenfell Intermediate High School visited Forbes yesterday for inter-school sports. Results: - First grade football won by Gren-fell! 15/2; second grade won by Forbes 12/5; hockey 3-;ill draw; ten-nis won by Forbes by 5 sets to 4, after an interesting tussle…

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Barnardo Farm School Founder's Day Commemoration at Picton

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 5

From Singleton, Maitland, Jervis Bay. and many other parts of the State about 70 former Barnardo boys and girls gathered at a reunion at,…

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New School Proposed for Burcher

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 2

The Department or Education has informed Mr. G. P. Evans, M.L.A. that the agitation for a new school at Burcher is receiving consideration…

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Life Imprisonment Clermiston Schoolteacher Death Sentence Commuted

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 2

After a long discusefon, the State Cabinet this week commuted the death sentence Imposed on Harold George Thomas for…

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School Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 1

Miss Forster (Infants' mistress) has just recovered from a bout of influenza. On the occasions of the visit of…

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Development League Forbes' Claim to Airport --Trunk Road Regression -- Town Band -- New School Buildings -- and other Matters

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 9

Despite the threat of inclement weather, there was a fair attendance at the monthly meeting of Forbes Development League on…

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Inter--school Sport Grenfell Comes to Forbes Local Students Hold Own

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 10

Teams of boys and girls from Grenfell visited Forbes on Wednesday afternoon to engage the local High School students in football…

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Primary School Notes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1938 · page 2

Some of the results of the half-yearly examination are as follows:—Third Class: June White 1, Heather Ellicott and Gordon Bean (tie)…

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