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Schools, 1961

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Schools Enrolment Reaches Record

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1961 · page 1

Public school enrolments in N.S.W reached-ait all time record of 595,658 pupils by the end of 1960 — an increase of nearly 16,900 on the previous year’s figure…

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Swimming School

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1961 · page 1

A vacation swimming school will again be conducted at Deniliquin next week by the Department of Education…

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Golden Wedding of Former Teacher

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 January 1961 · page 3

History was repeated in happy circumstances when Mr. and Mrs T. A. White, of Bowns Road, Kogarah celebrated…

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Schools Will Re—open February 7

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1961 · page 3

Schools in the Deniliquin district will re—open on Tuesday, February 7. Commenting on this the Minister for education, Mr E. Wetherell said that expected enrolments of 611,000…

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Sheep Research School

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 February 1961 · page 6

A three-day sheep and pasture school to be held at Hillston in June this year will cover the latest research…

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Full Employment For Pupils

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 February 1961 · page 1

Local offices, industry and retail stores have been able to absorb all male students who left High School last year, Mr. Farlow said. He added that at least four of…

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Education Minister Says: “Extra School Year may Be Too Costly”

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 February 1961 · page 5

The financial burden which a six-year secondary school course in N.S.W. might place on parents was being carefully studied during the Government’s consideration of the Wyndham committee’s report on education…

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High School Staff Changes

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 February 1961 · page 1

Eight new teachers have been appointed to the staff of the Deniliquin. High School which started its…

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School Enrolments Reflect Growth of Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 February 1961 · page 1

Deniliquin’s starting population increase in recent years is definitely reflected in school attendances here, school headmasters claimed today. All schools started the 1961 educational year with record…

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Deni. Teacher Appointed J.p

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 February 1961 · page 1

Deniliquin High School teacher, Richard Bruce Templeton has been appointed Justice of the Peace, according to the…

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High School Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1961 · page 1

The first name in the new visitors book of the Finley nigh School was appropriately that of Mr E. Wetherall, the Minister…

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High School Swimming Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 February 1961 · page 1

The Deniliquin High School’s swimming carnival will be held next Wednesday and the…

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Not Two-up But Two-down at This School

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 February 1961 · page 1

THIS ISN’T TWO-UP IT’S CRICKET; And what cricket, say these delegateas at the Regional Confernce of the South Western. P.P. Boards as they listen intently at the fifth Test. They are (left to right) Messrs Younger (Urana), Bell (Albury) Heckendorf (Narrandera), Barber (Hay), Smith (Deniliquin), Douglas (Moulamein) and Cruikshank…

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Convent School Mothers’ Club Holds Annual Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 February 1961 · page 5

The Convent School Mothers’s Club, held its annual meeting, followed by the monthly meeting, at the schoolroom last week. There were 11 members present Apologies were received from Mesdames Duyndam…

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High School Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1961 · page 6

There are two courses at Finley High School which lead to an Intermediate certificate: Course A (Board of…

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“Times” One Minute Feature Housewife Is A Ballet Teacher

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 February 1961 · page 2

Former Portsmouth ballet dancer Myra Weston now reaches ballet to neighbours children m the town of…

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School Swimming: 21 Records Smashed, 1 EQUALLED

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 February 1961 · page 1

Twenty-one new records were set and one previous record was equalled, by Deniliquin High School…

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New Members for Infant School Club

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 February 1961 · page 1

Twenty-nine members attended the first meeting for 1861 of the Deniliquin Infant School Club held last…

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High School Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1961 · page 1

The welcome to first Year was hold on Tuesday, 21st February, in the Memorial Hall, at 8 p.m. Dancing was followed by a…

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High School Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Monday 6 March 1961 · page 1

There are now 338 pupils at Finley High School. A new addition to the staff is Miss Brown who has been transferred from…

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