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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Schools

Schools, 1954

243 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 13

Forbes Ex-Students Seek Status Rise For School

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

FORBES Old Students' Union is moving to raise the status of Forbes Intermediate High School to full High School standard…

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P. & C. Plans for School Comforts

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 3

Before deciding to go into refers until August, members of the Parents and Citizens' Association, who met at the Forbes…

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Forbes Girl Now at J.f. School for Homemakers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 2

Miss Alison Dawes, of Forbes Junior Farmer Club is included in the 30-girl school which is being conducted this week at…

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Funds Required For Playground Project At Cental School

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 6

Some little time ago a group of parents interested in providing better recreational facilities for the school children were…

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Public Schools Are Starved of Equipment (Contributed)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 4

Public schools are starved of equipment. This statement may surprise some people, but not only…

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Move to Raise Standard of Forbes School

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 2

Forbes Old Students' Onion is moving to raise the status of Fo[?]bes [?] Intermediate High School to full High School…

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Chances for High School Agricultural Course Light

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 5

At the moment, it does not seem likely that an agricultural course will be established at the West Wyalong Intermediate High School…

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Appeal To Minister To Raise Status Of High School

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

STRONG support had been expressed for the move to have Forbes Intermediate High School raised in status to a full High School, president of the…

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Snake in School

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

When Mr. McKellar, schoolteacher, went to Bedgerabong School on Saturday for some papers he needed, he found a…

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Garema to Buy School Projector

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 10

Garema Parents and Citizens' Association decided at the general meeting that Mr. Frank Wright should buy a projector…

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Council Supports High School Plan

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

The proposal of Forbes Old Students' Union to have Forbes Intermediate High School raised in status to a full High School…

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Asian Scholars' Visit to Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 2

Three young Asian students-- Alban Mah, 19. of Kuala Lumpur (Malaya), K. S. Sarma, 26, New Delhi (India), and Rajah…

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Shire Support For High School Move

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

During a discussion on the F.O.S.U. proposal to raise the status of Forbes Intermediate High School at a meeting of the…

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20 Young Farmers for Tractor School

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 3

TWENTY boys from Molong, Parkes, Dubbo, Condobolin, Narromine, Forbes and other Junior Farmers' Clubs will lake part in a tractor and machinery school at Bedgerabong from Monday, June 7, to Friday, June 11…

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Minister on Move Over High School

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

The Acting Minister for Education (Mr. J. F. McGrath) stated in a letter to Mr. F. J. Cahill M.L.A., this week, that…

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Re-union of Ex-Pupils of Wyalong Public School After 40 Years

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 2

A correspondent writes:— Wyalong memories were stirred deeply at a re-un[?]on of former puplls of the Wyalong Public School, held at the home of Mr. and…

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Complaint from Weethalle School Bus Committee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 1

In a letter to the Bland Shire Council, the Weethalle School Bus Committee advised that the bus proprietor had complained…

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Teachers' Salaries

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 3

Mr. M. Kennett, publicity officer of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation, writes as follows to the "Advocate":…

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District School Sports on August 4

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 1

An application from the secretary of the West Wyalong and District Schools Amateur Athletic Association for the use of…

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High School Old Students Urged to Prepare for Reunion Next Week

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

ADVICE given to all High School Old Students and their friends taking part in the re-union functions from next Friday to Monday is to conserve their energy, as it will be needed during the gala week-end of games and…

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