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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Schools

Schools, 1940

286 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 15

Empire Day Celebrated by High School Inspiring Addresses

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 3

The Strand, kindly loaned for the occasion by Western Cinemas, Ltd., was on Friday the scene on the annual Empire Day celebration…

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Late Council Business High School Grounds and Unemployment Air Training School

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 1

For some time now the local Municipal Council has been transacting its open Council business before going into committee on…

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Sewing Teacher for Milby School Department Refuses Request

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 6

The Milby branch of the Parents and Citizens' Association has been advised by the Department of Education that its request for the…

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Schoolboy Howlers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 1

The Press of today is the mouth organ of the people A vacuum is a large empty space, where the Pope lives…

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Greenethorpe. School Picnic and Dance

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 2

On the 24th May the annual school picnic and dance wa held. There was a good attendance of school children, who spent a very enjoyable day…

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Central Western Public Schools A.a.a

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 8

At the annual meeting at Parkes last Saturday, the Central Western Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association elected the following officers…

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Lachlan Valley Schools' Competition Marists v. Grenfell

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 4

The 1940 L.V.S.C. opened on Thursday, when the college played Grenfell High School at Grenfell. Both schools fielded their three…

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WARROO School Examinations Local Lads Enlist Personal Warroo, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. F. Cartwright, of Tullibigeal, were the guests of Mrs. Cartwright's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Simmonds, of "Pretoria," during the…

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School Notes Sports Reports on Cowra Visit

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 3

The following sports reports were read at the regular assembly of the Secondary Department last Friday morning. After reading the…

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WIRRINYA Schoolboy Hurt Tennis Activity WIRRINYA, Wednesday. PERSONAL

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 8

Mrs. W. C. Stevens returned home on Saturday, after several weeks' sojourn in the Wellington district. Messrs. Les Pritchard and Jim…

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School Notes Visit to Grenfell Hockey and Football Teams

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 3

In charge of Miss Drury and Messrs. Spry and Burrows, teams of hockey and football players from Forbes High School visited…

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Lachlan Valley Schools' Comp. Marist Bros. College v. Parkes High School

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1940 · page 4

At Spooner Oval on Thursday, in their second match of the Lachlan Valley Schools Competition, Marist Brothers' College scored a triple victory…

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Inter-school Games

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 4

On Thursday last Forbes Intermediate High School met Grenfell at Grenfell in the second series of the Lachlan Schools' Football…

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Tullamore Rally £2187 in War Certificates School Children to the Fore

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 1

That the residents of the Tullamore district are right behind Australia in its war effort was demonstrated in a practical…

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Air Raid Precautions In Practice at Forbes Inter. High School

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 1

City papers have been urging that with the extension of the war theatre in Europe, and the possibility that cities and towns…

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Schools' War Effort

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 3

At Forbes Intermediate High School, In common with other schools throughout the State, there has been opened by each department a fund for…

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Inter-school Games. Football

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 1

On Thursday last Cowra visited Grenfell, bringing three football teams and two hockey teams. Cowra won all the football games,…

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High School Notes Talkie Lessons Inter-School Sport

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 5

Sports teams in charge of Miss Chalmers, Messrs. Magill and Harrison visited Parkes on Thursday for inter-school sport. Although…

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Inter-school Sport

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 2

Grenfell Intermediate High School visited Parkes on Thursday to compete in the fourth series of the Lachlan Schools' Football…

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School Buys £90 W.S. Certificates

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 1

Forbes Intermediate High School is doing its part to smash Madolf. Up to Friday the children had contributed 9096 towards the…

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