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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Schools

Schools, 1942

197 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 10

Scholars to Sort Mails

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 2

Senior school pupils will help to handle and sort Christinas mails in Australia this year. The Postmaster-General's…

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School Sports

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 2

The children of the Primary School enjoyed their annual sports day last Tuesday on the S.R.A. ground. A very happy day was spent by the children…

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School Picnic

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 4

The Tallimba Public School picnic will be held at the Recreation Ground on Saturday, 17th October, commencing at noon…

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Methodist Sunday School Anniversary Celebrations (Contributed)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 1

The Methodist Sunday School anniversary was held on 4th inst., and this was followed by the prize giving concert, and the animal picnic…

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High School Sports At Spooner Oval Next Wednesday Final Committee Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 6

A meeting of the Forbes Parents and Citizens' Association was held at the school on Monday night for the purpose of making…

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Shocking Disturbances At Parramatta Girls' School Worst for Months (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 1

Following further disturbances at the Girls' Industrial School at Parramatta, eight girls were taken to Central Police Station, and were lodged…

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P. AND C. Association Monthly Meeting Concert to be Held in School Grounds This Year

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the West Wyalong P. and C. Association was held at the School on Friday night last. Owing to a number of…

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High School Sports To-morrow's Re-Union Races and Displays

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 2

Arrangements for the Forbes Intermediate High School sports, in aid of the funds of the P. & C. Association, to be held on Spooner…

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C-in-C. Home Forces, at Northern Command Battle School

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 1

General Sir Bernard C. T. Paget, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., C-in-C. Home Forces, visited a G.H.Q. battle school in the Northern Command. He was accompanied by Generals from different commands and from the War Office. They saw Bren Carriers and Infantry in a realistic attack…

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Methodist Sunday School Anniversary

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 3

The Methodist Sunday School will hold its anniversary on Sunday. There will be special singing by the children at both the morning and evening…

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Cowra Road. Sunday School Picnic

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 3

Although the weather on Thursday, 15th October, proved to be anything, but pleasant, quite a large gathering assembled at "Spring Vale"…

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Repair of School Footpaths

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 6

Approval to the carrying out of repairs to the footpath fronting the Sheriff Street side of the Forbes Intermediate High School was conveyed…

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First High School Sports Day Was Signal Success Initial Gathering on Spooner Oval A.T.C. Display Impresses

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 1

IN what was the first combined sports day of all departments of Forbes Intermediate High School, Wednesday's gathering on Spooner Oval proved an outing that should be worthy of reproduction in other years, whether the annual C.W.D.P.S…

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QUANDIALLA Fire Destroys Home and School Mysterious Outbreaks QUANDIALLA, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Caldwell, "Melrose,", was found to be on fire. It had secured a good hold in the rear…

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N. Yalgogrin School Picnic

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 October 1942 · page 4

At Yalgogrin North on the 3rd October, the annual School picnic was held. The day was bright and warm and the attendance was very good…

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V.D.C. PARADE 230 Visit W. Wyalong Parade and Schools at. Week-end

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 October 1942 · page 2

A parade of all Companies attached to the 17th Battalion, VDC, was held at West Wyalong yesterday, whe[?] platoors from the outlying districts…

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School Teacher Shortage at Forbes P. & Co Association Protest Co-operation of Chamber of Commerce Sought

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 1

Forbes P. and C. Association, at its monthly meeting on Tuesday night, decided to enter an emphatic protest to the Minister for…

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2300 TEACHERS In Army Forces by January 9 Mr. McKenzie's Disclosure

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 2

It has been decided that 530 teachers in New South Wales should be made available to the manpower authorities for call-up…

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Missing Since June School Teacher at Young No Trace Found

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1942 · page 2

All efforts by police to solve the mystery of the disappearance at Young last June of William George Jones (38), school teacher, have…

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Students at Secondary Schools

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1942 · page 4

Providing the military situation permits, students who have entered upon the final year of a Secondary School course before they reach the age of…

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