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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1940

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95 CANDIDATES Intermediate Examination At Dubbo High School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1940 · page 6

The Intermediate Examination is proceeding, at the Dubbo. High School where 95 students have presented themselves for examination, including…

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Work for School Speech Day and Christmas Tree

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1940 · page 2

A combined meeting of the Mothers' Club (Infants' School) and Primary School Auxiliary was held at the school on Friday afternoon. The financial…

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Western District Centres Brocklehurst School Sports Red Cross Plans Outing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1940 · page 6

Brockchurst Red Cross auxiliary has arranged for a sweets stall and sports afternoon for the school and other children on Wednesday,…

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School News for Parents and Pupils

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 6

The Leaving Certificate finished on Monday, but the Intermediate Certificate will not terminate until 3rd. December. This year…

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P. and C. Association Final Meeting of the Year Speech Day to be Held

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 6

Although there will be no prizes given at the Wellington Public School this year, it was decided on Monday…

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Noel Coward's Visit Brings Out All The Newness In Hats English Author-actor-playwright at Journalists' Institute Luncheon Feminist Discusses School-leaving Age—Words Of Churchill Emphasise "Vacks" Complaint

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 8

Milliners have every reason to bless Noel Coward. It is extraordinary what a number of new hats have appeared during the last week. At the Journalists' Institute lunch, for instance, practically every woman…

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School Entertainment

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 8

Class 1A at the Dubbo High School entertained Kirsty Vines at a delightful party in the Railway Institute Hall on Saturday. There were 37 of her…

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School Text Books

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 5

At the P. and C. meeting on Tuesday night, the headmaster, Mr. Innes, stated that the school was very short of text books. A standard…

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Great Worker for School

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 5

Cost of the tennis courts at the new school was being discussed at the P. and C. meeting on Tuesday night. The president, Mr…

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School Status P. & C. Makes Determined Move Inspector Offers Advice

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 4

For some considerable time there have been discussions regarding the raising of the status of the Coonabarabran school to that of an intermediate high with bursaries tenable thereat. The P. and C. Association first brought the matter…

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Proposed Air School

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 8

Another party of departmental experts were in. Mudgee again on Monday last in connection with the proposed establishment of an air…

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School Leaving Age. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 1

The Legislative Assembly carried the first reading of a Bill to extend the school leaving age to 15 years, and ro provide for constitution of…

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Western District Centres WONGARBON School "Break-up" Plans for Function

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1940 · page 3

A meeting of the Wongarbon Parents and Citizens' Association was held in the old school on Tuesday night. Those present were the president (Mr…

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Western District Centres TRANGIE Convent Fete Challenge Cricket Cup Entertainment for School

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

An annual concert and fete held by the Sisters of Mercy, Trangie, on Thursday, in the school grounds, was considered very successful. The…

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Annual Speech Day Wellington Public School Headmaster's Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 3

At the annual speech day of the Wellington Public School this afternoon the following report was delivered…

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Stuart Town Annual Concert by Convent Pupils. Draws Big Audience

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 4

On Friday night last the local Convent School staged their annual concert to one of the biggest audiences seen here for some time. The…

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School Teachers Entertained Mothers' Club and Auxiliary Members Express Appreciation of Year's Work

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 8

Members of the Mothers' Club and Primary School Auxiliary on Tuesday afternoon entertained members of the teaching staffs of the Primary, Infants' and North Dubbo schools at a function at the cooking school…

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Speech And Prize Day Primary Department Gilgandra District School Headmaster's Report Reviews Year's Work

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 2

The annual Speech and Prize Day of the Gilgandra District School Primary Department was held yesterday…

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School Holidays

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 5

The Gilgandra District School will break up for the Xmas vacation on 13th December…

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School Sport

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 5

On Saturday two teams from Tooraweenah, accompanied by their teachers, visited Gulargambone, to engage the local school…

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