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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1937

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School of Arts Snooker Tournament Thomas Bracken-Victor

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 5

Monday night's one night snooker tournament attracted twenty-two players, and again excellent handicapping resulted…

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Should Council Subsidise School of Arts? Deputation To Civic Fathers. Radio Interference to Be Dealt With. Monday Nights Meeting Deals with Many Matters

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 1

A deputation from the Narromine School or Arts walled on the Municipal Council at Monday night's meeting to ask Council to Subsidlse the institution. An amount of £57 is owing in overdue rates. The matte was |discussed and held over for consideration at the…

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Combined School Sports

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 2

The combined public school sports will be held on the Wellington showground on Wednesday next, and a very comprehensive programme will…

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Wellington School Repairs

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 2

Mr. George Wilson, M.L.A., is in receipt of information from Mr. Drummond, Minister for Education, regarding his personal…

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School of Arts Snooker Tournament Sydney Surprises

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 3

Undeterred by the wet weather 21 players contested the one night snooker tournament last 'Monday night and provided…

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Combined School Sports Brilliant Displays by 1000 CHILDREN Witnessed by Record Crowd

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 3

Brilliant tableaux, fairy-like movements of the children in the maypoles, bright coloured flags shining in the sun, with graceful movements of the children, perfectly trained lads and lassies in the squad drills, keenly…

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School Enrolments Drop of 5000. Effect of Lower Birth Rate

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 11

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) said recently that while there had been a decrease of approximately 5000 in the number…

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Trangie School Notes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 4

Football and basket ball teams from Warren Public School visited Trangie last Saturday afternoon and engaged the local girls and boys in…

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High School Social

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 August 1937 · page 2

There was a large gathering of young people at the Wellington Public School Assembly Hall on Friday night last, the occasion…

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School Repairs At Saxa

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 August 1937 · page 3

The Government in recent weeks appear to be concentrating on school repairs, as advice regarding renovations to several…

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Stuart Town School Increased Staff

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 August 1937 · page 3

As a result of representations by Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A., an assistant is to be appointed to the Stuart Town public school…

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Money Raising by State Schools. Cowra Teachers’ Opposition

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 3

Considerable discussion was devoted at Saturday’s meeting of Cowra District Branch of the Teachers’ Federation to the…

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School of Arts Snooker Tournament A Popular Victory

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 3

Monday night's one night snooker tournament attracted twenty placers, and once again good handicapping resulted in good…

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Lower Mookerawa Teacher Farewelled

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 4

We have had wonderful weather. The ground has a nice green coat since the recent rains. We had a nice fall at the week-end, registering 105…

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School Conditions Unsatisfactory at Ulamambri. Departmental Delay

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 1

The unsatisfactory conditions existing at the Ulamambri public school were the subject of debate at the last meeting…

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Librarian Appointed. Narromine School. of Arts

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 26 August 1937 · page 5

A further committee meeting of the School of Arts was held on Thursday last, with a full attendance, when the principal business of…

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School Wanted For Railway Families On Maryvale Line

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 August 1937 · page 5

With the construction of the Maryvale-Sandy Hollow railway, and the concentration of men and their families along the…

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Splendid Concert and Dramatic Entertainment By Coonabarabran Convent Pupils Large Crowd Enjoys Entertaining Evening

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 4

A large crowd was attracted to-the Club Hall, Coonabarabran, on Friday night when the pupils of the Coonabarabran Convent School presented their grand annual concert ; and dramatic entertainment…

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A Deserving Movement Coronation Libraries for Bush Schools

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 8

Few things are more difficult to the average person than to imagine a childhood without books—no Peter Rabbit, no Alice in Wonderland, or…

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School of Arts Snooker Tournament Winner— Jack Mower

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 3

Reproducing the form that won the 1936 snooker championship, Jack Mower, by excellent snooker, completely outclassed the…

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