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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Schools

Schools, 1940

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Training for R.A.A.F Under Way in January Civil Schools Plan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 January 1940 · page 4

Large numbers of cadets for the Royal Australian Air Force will have begun training at Air Force training schools and civil flying schools…

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School Answers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 4 January 1940 · page 6

Occasionally, country schools keep records of humorous answers given by children in their school tests. The following come from a large school on…

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School of Arts Permission to Sell Land Further Meeting of Members

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 1

A further meeting of members of the Forbes Schol of Arts is to be held at the Institute rooms on Thursday, February 1, for the…

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QUANDl. Honours Teacher and Wife Presentation of Cheque QUANDIALLA, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 8

A social evening was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McNally in the public hall, Quandialla, on Wednesday, 20th December. There was a representative…

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Grenfell Primary School. Destroyed by Fire. Early Morning Blaze. Building on Fire From End to End. Many Former Pupils See Old School Blaze

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 2

On Saturday morning at 5.30 the fire siren blared forth to awaken those who were not already out watering their lawns, the outbreak…

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What Will Mr. Menzies Say? To Teachers' Federation Request £5,000,000 Wanted for Education

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 5

Officers of the Teachers' Federation will this week ask the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) for a Federal grant of at least £5,000,000 to…

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School Destroyed at Grenfell

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 6

A fire early on Saturday morning destroyed the Grenfell Primary School. Although the brigade was soon on the scene after the alarm was given it…

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More Teachers. Less Pupils!

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 3

The expenditure on State education for the current year will amount to the unprecedented total of £5,.692,269/. The previous highest…

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Primary School. Damage Estimated at £2000

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 5

Damage to the Primary School by the file on Friday night is estimated it £2000. The Department lost no time in…

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Catholic Primary Schools. Diocese of Goulburn. Successful' Candidates at 1939 Examinations

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 1

The annual primary Catholic Schools' examination results were made available last week by the Diocesan Inspector, Rev. John…

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Catholic Primary Schools Diocese of Goulburn District Passes Announced

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 5

Results of the annual primary schools examinations held throughout the Catholic Diocese of Goulburn have been made…

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Dubbo. Additions to High School

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 1

The promised and long-overdue additions to the Dubbo High School are now being erected, and will be available for the. opening of the 1940…

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Patriotic Gesture. Schoolchildren's Gift

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 2

An excellent example of the patriotism instilled into the young schoolchildren at Kogarahs' Infants' School to the Polish War Victim's Relief…

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Wireless Operators New School Opened Yesterday Empire Air Training Scheme

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 5

The Minister for Air (Mr. J. V. Fnirbalrn) stated that the first of the series of training courses for wireless operators at Melbourne…

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Swim Classes Begin at Pool Over 30 Pupils Enrolled Course of Ten Lessons

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 7

More than 30 youngsters visited the pool yesterday morning for lessons In swimming. Classes, conducted under the…

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Cost of Education Increased Expenditure in N.S.W. School Inspectors Confer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 1

Educational costs were continually increasing, but the Government appreciated the necesstly of maintaining the educational standards during…

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Ugalong School (To the Editor "Advocate")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 2

Sir,—Rumours are being circulated to the effect that the Ugalong school has been closed. This is not the case, and the school re-opens under the…

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Rail Strike Causes Teachers' Dilemma Can't Reach Broken Hill

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 10

About 70 school teachers holidaying in Sydney are faced with the problem of returning to Broken Hill while the railway strike…

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Schools Re-open Back to Work To-day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 1

The West Wyalong District School, the Wyalong Public School and the West Wyalong and Wyalong Convent schools reopened to-day after the…

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Australians Are Welcome in America. Off to School in a Limousine

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 6

It's amazing! Really, it is! I mean this country. The people--gosh, they're so hospitable ! I just can't get over it…

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