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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1928

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Inter-school Sport. Narromine Visit Parkes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 9

Early last Saturday morning a team of girls for basket ball and a team of boys for football, left the local Public School to play teams…

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School of Arts Assistant Librarian Appointed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 9

A SPECIAL meeting of the School of Arts committee was held on Monday night, and was presided over by the president (Mr. J. A…

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New Building for School of Arts. How It Came About

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 9

IT is now over a year since the matter of an amalgamation of the School of Arts and the Soldiers' Club was first spoken of. It came…

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Opening of New Primary School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 1

Wednesday August 1, will be a red-letter day in regard to the Dubbo District Primary School. On that day the Hon. Primary School. On that day the Hon. D. H. Drummond, Minister for…

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School of Arts Annual Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 5

On Friday, 13th inst., the annual general meeting of the Trangie School of Arts was held at the temporary premises. The President (Dr. J. M…

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Dubbo Council. Newtown Progress Association Requests. Site For Manual Training School. Business at Fortnightly Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 3

The Newtown Progress Association figured prominently in the business of the Dubbo Municipal Council on Tuesday night. No less than three letters…

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Wellington School of Arts. Grand Carnival Committee Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 July 1928 · page 1

A meeting of the School of Arts Grand Carnival committee was held on Thursday night last, when [?]n there was an excellent…

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Wellington School of Arts Annual Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 July 1928 · page 3

THE annual general meeting of the subscribers of the School of Arts was held in the Institution on Friday night, and was presided over by…

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Big School Day To-morrow. Visit of Two Ministers Opening the New Buildings. Old Boys Asked to Roll Up

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 1

The Minister for Education, the Hon. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A., will be given a civic reception at 3 0 a.m. to-morrow. morning on the occasion of his visit to…

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Lucky Schoolboy. Wins £5000. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 1

Clarrie Reynolds, the son of a Temora farmer, who won the first prize, valued at £5000, in the Golden Egg Art Union, is a pupil at the Christian…

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New Primary School Building. A Preliminary Inspection

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 2

By the courtesy of Mr. W. Fuller, the builder of the additions to the Dubbo Primary School, a representative of the "Liberal" had the privilege of…

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The Manual Training School. No Finality As to Its Site

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 2

On Friday afternoon last there was a meeting of the Municipal Council in Victoria Park to decide whether the small piece of ground between the…

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New School Building Opened. Dual Ministerial Visit. Civic Reception and Official Luncheon. Pioneers' Pictures Unveiled. Beautiful Display by Pupils

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 5

Wednesday was indeed a red-letter day in the history of the Dubbo Primary School, for the much-needed new building was declared open by the Minister for Education, the Hon. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A. There was a great…

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Dubbo Public School. Interesting History

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 1

The following details regarding the Dubbo Public School have been supplied by the Department of Education: It is nearly seventy years since State…

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Our First Public School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 7

At the opening ceremony of the classroom on Wednesday, Mr. A. E. Garnsey (Secretary of the Parents and Citizens' Association) displayed a photo of the…

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More About the Old Slab School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 6

Mr. J. E. Serisier, one of the old pupils of the Dubbo School, adds a little to the school history published in this issue by telling us that the successors to…

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Narromine District School. Opening of New Classroom

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 8

Wednesday was a big day at Narromine District School, the occasion being the official opening of a new classroom and other additions to the school…

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At the High School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 5

The party paid a short visit to the High School, and were met on arrival by Mr. H. Cowie, headmaster, and introduced to the members of the staff…

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School Additions Opened Ceremony by Minister for Education. Awakening the Public Conscience. Honor to the Pioneers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 3

THE opening of the substantial two-storey additions to the Dubbo Primary School, which took place on Wednesday, marks a new epoch in the civic and educational history of this centre. It means that Dubbo has…

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Mr. Thorby at Narromine Opens Additions to School

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 3

In the unavoidable absence of the Hon. D. H. Drummond, M. L. A., the Hon. H. V. C. Thorby, M. L. A., visited Narromine last Wednesday and…

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