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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1924

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Wireless Sets in Schools

Western Age · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 1

The Minister for Education, Mr. Bruntnell, stated last week that as a wireless broadcasting less between Sydney and Bouike has proved…

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Schoolboy Mistakes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 1

Among some delightful schoolboy mistakes recorded are the following: A grass widow is the wife of a dead vegetarian…

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Dubbo Primary School

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 6

The enrolment at the Dubbo Primary School has passed the 1000 mark; the total lining 1050. On Tuesday last the attendance was 916, and the average…

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Wolaroi Grammar School Orange

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 8

Beautiful surroundings, Reasonable Terms. Boys prepared for University, Professional, Pastors and Commercial Lives under ideal climate conditions…

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Christmas Vacation Swimming Schools the Scheme Explained

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 July 1924 · page 3

An enrolment of 160 children. A safe and suitable place to teach them to swim. Payment by each of the children of a nominal fee of 2/- for…

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Football College v. High School

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 1

This fixture in the League [?] junior competition was decided on [?] High School ground on Saturday [?] in the [?] a fair crowd. The…

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Local & General Inter-high School Sports

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 2

The final contest in connection with The annual western district inter-High School sports competition will be played at Bathurst on August 1 and 2. The…

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Public School Magazine Conducted by the Pupils of the Wellington Intermediate High School School News

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 10

The fascination for the swing in the girls' playground has worn off, chiefly because it has worn too thin and the girls do not like risking their…

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School Holiday

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 6

Mr. H. V. Thorby M.L.A., sends along the following information:— "I have been informed by the Under Secretary for Education that…

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South Dubbo v. High School

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 3

These teams engaged in a junior competition game on Saturday on the Newtown ground, and the scholars again demonstrated their superiority by…

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Teachers' Tours

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 2

Our teacher readers will be pleased to hear that Mr. D. A. Holm of S.P.S Bondi has interested himself in their method of speeding Michaelmas…

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Public School Magazine Conducted by the Pupils of the Wellington Intermediate High School Tit Bits

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 8

"Joey" is looking brighter because a letter has arrived. Some people are cheeky, coming to our socials without an invitation!…

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School News

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 8

Everybody is looking well after last Friday night's social and all are greedily looking forward to another. The new High School is still…

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Convent Concert. by Pupils of St. Patrick's College

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 2

A well-contrasted programme of vocal and instrumental music was presentes by the pupils of the Dubbo Convont at the Empire Hall last Tuesday night…

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State Schools

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 5

The Minister for Education (Mr. Bruntnell, M.L.A.), speaking at Ashfield, said that during his two years of office 107 new schools had been built,…

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Interest School Football Visitors Banquetted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 4

A couple of weeks, ago a team of footballers from the Sacred Heart College, Dubbo, visited Bathurst, and on Wednesday the boys of the Patrieinn…

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Miss Cooper's Pupils

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 2

On Tuesday evening last Miss Doris Cooper; clocutionist Dubbo, entertained her pupils at a social evening. There were in all about 70 children and adults…

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Public School Magazine Conducted by the Pupils of the Wellington Intermediate High School Topical Topics

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 6

Yeoval came in for football on Saturday and gained a victory, making one win for each team now. "Mutt" (not Jeff), said we would…

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School of Arts Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 4

The first meeting of the newly elected School of Arts committee was held in the Institution's Rooms on Monday night last, when there…

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School News

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 August 1924 · page 6

The boys' playground and a part of the Infants' playground are much disfigured, because of deep holes dug in them, the reason unknown, but…

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