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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Schools

Schools, 1953

189 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 10

Sunday School Concert This Thursday Night

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 1

St. Barnabas' Sunday School concert will now take place on Thursday night of this week, August 13…

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School Bus Subsidies

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 5

If parents were willing to make additional payments, the Government would increase the subsidy on school buses, Mr. J…

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Schoolboys' Football Carnival 53 Teams Take Part Forbes Marists Win Five Divisions

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 1

THERE have been occasions when the southern division of Group XI. have had more teams competing in the annual schools boys' Rugby League football carnival than the 53 which took place last Saturday, but none when…

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School Move For Road Safety: Extra Crossing Heed

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 1

Four members of the Forbes Road Safety branch, from the Boys' School, attended Thursday's meeting of the local branch…

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Coronation Day Funds For School Books?

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 1

The headmaster of the West Wyalong, Intermediate High School, Mr. M Hagan, suggested at…

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"Music Plays Part In School Life"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 1

Music played a big part in the life of students at tending the West Wyalong Intermediate High School,…

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School Team Looked Well at Forbes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 7

The West Wyalong Intermediate High School team which competed at the Forbes. Rugby League carnival lant Saturday…

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Building Up of School Library

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 5

The library at the West Wyalong Intermediate High School was now in the process of becoming a modern library, the school headmaster,…

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More Road Safety Branches And Traffic School

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 3

"There have been two fatal accidents in Forbes within the past few months," said Dr. Kellcher at last meeting of the…

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300 Make Merry At High School Ball

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 2

Three hundred patrons, with quite a number of Old Students, thronged the Town Hall on Friday night to make merry…

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Book Week in the Schools

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 2

Book week will terminate on Tuesday, 18th inst., when a celebration will take place in the libraries of the Boys' Dept., Girls'…

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13 Schools Compete at Sports Carnival Loretto House Wins Senior Shield

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 2

Pupils from thirteen different schools competed at the West Wyalong and District Schools Amateur Athletic Association's sports carnival at the West Wyalong Showground last Wednesday…

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Packed House for Sunday School Concert

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 5

The Fiarish Hall was packed last Thursday night for the St. Barnabas' Sunday School's annual concert. By 8 p.m. there was…

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School of Instruction At Bowling Club

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 1

[?] of [?] held each Sunday at 11 a.m. to 12.30 when players desirous of being coached may receive…

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BASKETBALL Teachers Downed By School Aces

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 5

Teachers "C" (!) team played a losing game of basketball against the Intermediate High School's ace team on Tuesday…

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Pupils Enjoy School Ball

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 5

The West Wyalong Intermediate High School's ball on Tuesday night was a great social success…

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Barmedman School Sports

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 2

The Barmedman P. and C. Association, in a letter to the council, asked the council to apply for the gazettal of…

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Teacher's Residence For Tallimba

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 2

Mr. Doug Dickson, MLA, askthe following questions in the Legislative Assembly: I ask the Acting Minister…

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Public School's Book Week Displays For Parents

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 3

Parents of Public School pupils visited the Primary and intermediate departments at Forbes on Tuesday afternoon to see…

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Ungarie School's Happy Social

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 2

At the close of the school for the present vacation, a very successful social was held in the St. Joseph's Hall, Ungarie…

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