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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1940

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Presentation to Mr Sullivan at High School

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 August 1940 · page 5

On Thursday, afternoon last members of the teaching staff of the Wellington Public School assembled to bid farewell to…

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Big Contract Dubbo Firm to Build Narrandera Flying School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 3

The tender or Wallace & McGee. Dubbo, of £35,287, has been accepted by the Minister for the Interior (Senator Foll) for the necessary hutments…

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Water For Flying School At Narromine Air Department Will Consider Weir Scheme Council Told Work Starts On Filtration Plant

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 3

The Department of Air advised Friday night's meeting of the Narromine Municipal Council that it was very interested in an…

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Western District Centres Brocklehurst Dance As Aid for School Funds Successful Tennis Tourney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 6

The Brocklehurst Progress Association completed arrangements for a dance to be held in Carolan's shed, Boothenba, on Saturday, August 31, in…

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NARROMINE Ball To Help D District Hosnital in Debt, School of Arts Might Close Down 62 New Air Cadets Enter Flying School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 6

Sixty-two air cadets arrived by mail train on Thursday. In their march to the Flying Training School they were led by the…

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Gilgandra Junior Farmers' Club Meeting Held at District School

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 1

A meeting of the Gilgandra Junior Farmers' Club was held at the District School for the pur pose of electing officers for the…

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Catholic Schools War Savings Certificates

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 1

The Bishop of Bathurst, the Rt. Rev. Dr. J. F. Norton, has instructed all the schools in his diocsee to undertake…

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The School of Arts Committee Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 1

The first committee meeting of the newly formed committee of the School of Arts was held on Monday night last, and by…

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Westella Many Visitors for School Vacation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 4

Mrs. F. Stroud, senr., of Mogriguy, is holidaying at "Haroldene" with her daughter, Mrs. H. Woodley…

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School Vacation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 5

Both the Public aVid Convent schools began their spring vacation on Thursday last. Both schools will re-opon on September 10th…

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School Breaks Up

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 1

On Thursday the local school in common with other schools in the State, closed for two weeks vacation. Teachers and children alike…

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New Unit Travelling School of Mechanisation for Troops

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 1

The A.I.F. is to have a new unit —the 1st Australian Mobile School of Mechanisation—which is believed to be the first of its kind in the…

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School Athletics

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 6

The Warrumbungle and Oxley Shield Carnival, controlled by the Coonabarabran District Schools A.A. Association will be held at…

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Healthy Children Pre-school Centres Established Lady Gowrie Movement

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 September 1940 · page 4

That only a healthy nation can be strong it the firm belief of the Federal Minister for Health (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby)…

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District News NARROMINE Court Claim Sequel To Car Collision Award for Damages Butcher Injured—Flying School's Fine Concert

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 6

Mr. R. G. Cook-on, P.M., had a busy day at the local police court when several defended cases worn dealt with. As a sequel to a car collision in…

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School of Arts More New Books

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 5

Realising that new subscribers can only be obtained and held by the School of Arts by constantly adding new and…

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Dubbed Hitleristic Youth Movement Plan Teachers In Opposition Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 1

A motion suggesting the inauguration of a youth movement in schools to counter the German and Italian type of nationalism, was strongly…

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Brocklehurst Dance Helps Work of School Fund K. Archer, C. Ison Winners In Tennis Tournament

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 3

A very successful dance in aid of the Brocklehurst Progress Association school fund was held in Mr. Carolan's shed on Saturday, when a most…

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The Schoolboy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 3

Major Norman Neal, M.C., M.M., who led the march of the Pioneers through Dubbo this morning, went to school here…

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Brocklehurst School Picnic Children Enjoy Outing Large Crowd at Event

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 6

An exceptionally large crowd was present at the school annual picnic, which was held on the recreation ground on Saturday. The committee…

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