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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1940

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No Improvement in School Status

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 6

The Department of Education has written to the Urban Committee relative to the increasing of the status of the Coonabarabran school…

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Parents Impressed by School Display Drill, Physical Culture Seen As Part of Routine Successful Inhibition Staged To Aid P. and C. Funds

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 3

A display by Primary and infants' School children on the Sports Oval yesterday afternoon gave parents and others interested…

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Effort Yields £60 Public School Display

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 3

Takings at the Public School displays at the spurts oval yesterday afternoon were in excess of £60, it was reported last night. The Mothers' Club…

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Subsidised Schools Teachers' Employment Service

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Subsidised School Teachers' Association, held during the school vacation,, arrangements were made whereby the services…

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School News for Parents and Pupils Boys' Swimming

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 5

At the Blaths last Thursday, boys from the school showed their [?]bility us swimmers when they were asked to cover set distances…

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Schoolboy Howlers

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 6

A King is the son of his father, but a President isn't. Polygon means a dead parrot. A martyr is a pile of wood set…

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Trangie Repairing Storm Loss at School of Arts Mr. and Mrs. J. McMahon Celebrate Silver Wedding

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 3

The monthly meeting of Trangie School of Arts Committee was held on Monday night. Those present were the president…

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Timbrebongie Shire Only One Footpath To Flying School Council Says Has Done Its Duty

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 7

The Timbrebongie Shire Council recently constructed a footway along the northern side of the highway from the Flying Training…

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Establishment of Agricultural School Discussed by Chamber of Commerce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 3

The question of the establishment of an Agricultural School in Wellington was discussed at last night's meeting…

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Baptist Sunday School Anniversary an Outstanding Success

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 4

The Wellington Baptist Sunday School anniversary, held on Sunday, 3rd November, and continued on Tuesday, 5th…

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No Money For Technical Colleges, Says Minister High School Auxiliary Will Press Scheme

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 8

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond), in a letter through Mr. G. Wilson, M.L.A., to the Dubbo High School women's auxiliary…

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School of Arts Snooker Tournament Finals To-night

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 November 1940 · page 2

Two snooker tournament matches have been arranged for to-night, when D. Gifford (50) will play "Tippy" Dray…

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Subsidised Schools Teachers Employment Service

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 3

At special meeting of the Subsidised School Teachers’ Association, held during the school vacation, arrangement sere made…

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Methodist Sunday School

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 3

The following report in connection with the Methodist Sunday School is contributed by Miss K. Bartley:—…

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Elong Wheat Harvest Above Expectations Christmas Entertainment For School Children

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 6

Stripping operations are now general in this district. The yield and quality is a little better than was at first anticipated, and many…

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Local Jottings Renovations at Public School

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 2

For the past few weeks workmen have been busy repairing the furniture at the Wellington Public School. All the desks, chairs and…

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Bodangora School Concert Children Excel In First Class Programme

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 6

The annual school children's concert was held in the Bodangora Hall on Friday night last, and proved a wonderful success…

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Of New South Wales Chamber of Commerce Town Improvements Sought Status of School

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 1

The Chamber of Commerce, on Tuesday night, decided to support the Urban Committee in any application it should make to the Shirt Council for increased spenting allowance on town improvements…

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The Talkies ‘Tom Brown’s School Days.’

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 9

“Tom Brown’s School Days,” the classic story which has thrilled millions of readers for almost a century, comes to the screen sis a…

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School Leaving Age

The Western Herald · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 4

The State Government's Proposal to raise the school leaving age from 14 to 15 years would be implemented in the New Year. This…

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