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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Schools

Schools, 1938

330 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 17

Temora's Request For New High School

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 5

TEMORA.— Although ground for a new Intermediate High School at Temora was purchased' 9 years ago. no building has yet been erected. At…

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Director of Education Discussion by Teatcher's Federation "Shocking" School Buildings by Wire) Sydney

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

Suggestions were made at a meeting of the Council of the Teacher's Federation, that when the position of Director of Education became…

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Small Country Schools (To the Editor "Advocate")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 2

Sir,—It was with great surprise that read (the letter signed with reference to the above. The speakers at the meeting of the Farmers and…

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54 Men Charged Alleged Tw-up School (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 1

Early this morning. 54 men were charged at the Darlingburst Police Station, after a paid on premises, in which, it was alleged, two-up was…

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School Notes Gallery and Library Additions

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 5

The 2A. Class has presented the High School with a beautifully framed Medici reprint of de Hoogh's "A Woman Peeling Apples." This cost over…

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Inter-school Football Marists Cane Parkes Easy Wins

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 6

Student footballers of the Marist Brothers' College enjoyed a victorious afternoon on Wednesday, when they defeated two visiting…

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Teachers and the Farming Community (To the Editor "Advocute")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 4

Sir,—While "Escaped School Teacher" has been mooning in the cornvelds and drowsing with Pansy, in the cow yard, the world has moved…

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School Fires "Lone Wolf" Again Two Boys Arrested

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 2

When the police were called to the Glebe Public School on Saturday to investigate three separate fires on the first floor, they found chalked on the…

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Forbes School of Arts

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 4

Subscribers of the Forbes School of Arts are notified by advertisement in this issue that the annual meeting of members will be held next Friday…

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Thought Spring Was Here! Orgies in School Grounds Parties Raided

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 1

Recently, a false spring was noticed in Forbes. For some time past, trespassers have made a nuisance of themselves by congregating in…

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School Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 4

Miss E. Brown (infants department) has resumed duty. Before Miss E. Allen's departure for Orange she was entertained by the…

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School Sports

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 2

Cowra Intermediate High School students were again very successful on the playing fields on Thursday, decisively defeating the visiting…

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The Best Yet. Convent School Dance

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 2

Forty couples danced at the Convent School on Friday night last and thirty two played euchre. By far the most popular dances in Condobolin…

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Ex-headmaster Mr. J. B. May. Recalls Early History of the School at Opening of Tennis Courts

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 3

Headmaster of it from 1914 to 1929, Mr. J. B. May had the pleasant duty of performing the official opening ceremony of the Condobolin Public…

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1937 Building Figures Left Behind School and Court House Block No Rates From Area But Council Has to Repair Footpaths

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 1

One of the letters read before the meeting of Forbes Municipal Council last Thursday night was a communication from the…

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Brighter Schools

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 5

Experiments are being conducted by the Government architect and the building reviewing committee of the Education Department with the…

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Ugalong School Road Work to be Carried Out

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 4

Wheu a letter from the Ungaric branch of the Farmers aud Settlers' Association, was tabled at the monthly meeting of Lachlan Shire…

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The Village Schoolmaster

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 7

Oh the district is rent in warm argument Of the teachors in small country towns,…

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School Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 4

Owing to inclement weather the annual Arbor Day has been postponed until next Wednesday, 27th July, at 2.45 p.m. On that day, also, will take…

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Missing Schoolboys Located as Stowaways (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 1

Two schoolboys, Costa Linias, aged 15, of Lelchhardt, and Campbell Lance McArthur, aged 16, of Derby, Street, Vaueluse, for whom their…

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