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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1917

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Wellington's School Requirements. Deputation to Director-general

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 August 1917 · page 4

A large, and representative deputation of citizens taking advantage of the presence of Mr. P. Board (Director-General of Education) in…

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Cobar School of Arts

Western Age · Tuesday 7 August 1917 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Cobar School of Arts was held in the institution on Friday evening last. The following were present:—Messrs…

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State School Teachers

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 2

The Minister for Edacation, replying to Archbishop Kelly. declared he believed an army of teachers in the Department was behind him. He…

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School Children's Effort

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 8

A France's Day stall, was conducted by a number of children from the Gilgandra Public School on Saturday last. The girls went about their…

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An Agricultural High School. How to Obtain It

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 August 1917 · page 2

It will be recalled that when the Director-General of Education (Mr. P. Board, M.A.) was in Wellington a couple of weeks ago, one of the…

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School Sports

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 7

Wednesday afternoon is the sports and physical culture afternoon at the local school. Some very fine play was witnessed in the basket ball, football…

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Wellington School of Arts

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 7

The first mooting of the School of Arts committee since the annual meeting was held last night, and at the outset, Mr. H. P. Lazzarini (the…

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Cobar Public School

Western Age · Tuesday 21 August 1917 · page 2

Miss E. Willcox has been appointed as Assistant Teacher in place of Mr G. Carter, who has been removed to Randwick…

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Teachers' Association

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 August 1917 · page 5

On Saturday last twenty-five members of the Wellington District Teachers' Association held their usual meeting, when Mr. J. E. Roberts, of Stuart…

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School of Arts Concert. Another Successful Amateur Function

Western Age · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 2

To the most unobservant eye it can be seen that the new School of Arts committee, under the presidency of Mr Higgs, is not going to act in…

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Infant School Concert

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 4

Yesterday the pupils of the infants' department of the district school gave an interesting entertainment maid of the Montessori equipment fund. The…

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Church of England Sunday School Tennis Club

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon, on the Rectory courts the above played the return match against a team organised by Miss Jager. It resulted in a very…

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District School Sport. Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 5

Bell Park was the scene of a very keenly contested football match on Wednesday. The schools again met and defeated "Half-Holiday" Club,…

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Tooraweenah School

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 8

Mr. W. H. Young, the able and painstaking teacher of the Tooraweenah Pablic School, has for some time been exceptionally busy…

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Treatment and Training of Disabled and Discharged Soldiers in France. (Continued from issue of August 3rd.) Schools of Re-education

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 5

From the Centres of Surgical Equipment and the Centres of Physiotherapy, men discharged from the army, or to be discharged, converge, as has been…

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Courtesies to Teachers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 4

On Monday afternoon the staff of the district school met in the senior students' class-room for the purpose of bidding good-bye to Mrs. A. H…

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School of Arts Social

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 4

A social with the object of helping the funds of the School of Arts was held in the Oddffellows' Hall last night. There were about 60 couples present,…

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School of Arts Committee

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the committee of the School of Arts was held on Monday evening, there being present the Rev. H. R. Grassick (in the chair),…

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School Sports. Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 September 1917 · page 6

The final match of the season was played on Bell Park yesterday between teams representing the School and Half-Holiday. The School lads added…

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The Schools Queen

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 9

We understand that the committee of School Queen intend to run, at an early date, a "mock trial." The affair should prove a great success…

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