Life Saving Awards 161 School Successes Dubbo Leads Whole State
The following boys were examined recently at the boys' department of the Dubbo Public School by two examiners of the Royal Life Saving…
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Schools, 1940
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Boys' Character-formation Proceeds After Leaving School De La Salle Principal Tells Parents of Their Responsibility—Successful Year Reviewed
"It is unfortunately forgotten at times that the character-formation of boys is very often incomplete on school-leaving age. The question sometimes suggests itself, what of their immediate future in that critical year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →School Treat Kiddies See Santa Claus
The annual Christmas tree of the Dubbo Infants' School was held, on I Tuesday afternoon. On his arrival at 2.30, Santa Claus had the spectacle of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Faith in Teachers Monsignor O'donnell's Charge to Parents Benefits of Co-operation
"Where teachers and parents are able to co-operate, good results always follow. Unfortunately, however, some parents, instead of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Red Cross Day Like An Act From Faust With Color And Uniforms Debunking School Break-ups—credit Where Due Better Than Plain Guff Prophets Were Right, and "White Summer" Has Come—Emergency Jobs Open to Girls
Like the second act in Faust was Hyde Park on Red Cross Day. Girls in peasant costume, soldiers, and civilians, fountain playing in centre. The cathedral over the way, with people going up and down…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parents To Blame For Inadequate Facilities at School
The district inspector of schools (Mr. H. A. Williamson) told the parents and citizens at yesterday's speech day of the Dubbo Primary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gift for Santa Claus North Dubbo School Party
Santa Claus (Mr. G. A. Henderson) received a pleasant surprise at yesterday's Christmas tree party, conducted by the Mothers' Club al the North…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Support Still Needed Inspector on Schools War Neglect Not Excuse
"Just after the war broke out, if one suggested that an effort should be run to assist the school, he was declared a fifth columnist and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Saint John's Church of England Distribution of Sunday School Prizes
The annual Xmas party and distribution of Sunday School prizes took place in the Parish Hall on Monday evening last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wellington Convent High School Concert and Distribution of Prizes Splendid Year's Work
The Convent School Hall was crowded on Monday night last, the occasion bein the annual distribution of prizes and concert in connection with the Convent High School…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →School Status May Be Raised
A very strong hint was thrown out at a public meeting at the school on Friday night that the status of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Status of School Strong Protest to Be Presented Against Departmental Refusal
A strongly worded protest is to be forwarded to the Minister for Education against the refusal to raise the status of the District School to that of Intermediate High. It was stated that the school possessed all the qualifications…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Transport of Children Scheme Arouses Suspicion Question Referred to District Schools
When the question of running buses from country centres to Coonabarabran for the conveyance of school children was raised at a public meeting on Friday night, the district school representatives immediately Saw in the movement possibility…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →School Concert
The annual public school concert was held in the Assembly Hall on Tuesday last, and was received with rounds of applause. The hall was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bourke Public School Concert. Successful Effort by the Pupils. Record Attendance
The Palais Royal could not hold die large number that tried to gain admission to the concert by the Public School pupils on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High School Exams. Bourke Boys Successes
We have been shown the conduct and progress report of Lindsay William Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Palmer, of Bourke,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Berlin Boasts of Fierce Attack on Sheffield Schools, Hospitals Suffer In Birmingham Raids London
German officials in Berlin this morning stated that large German bombing units were attacking Sheffield with bombs of the heaviest calibre. Returning bombers from the first waves it was stated,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brocklehurst School "Break-up"
The annual presentation of prizes was made at the local school on Thursday afternoon, the following being the winners in the various sections:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →teachers In Camp Disclosure To Auxiliary Appreciation Of Fine Work
Speaking at the year's wind-up meeting of the Dubbo High School women's auxiliary yesterday, the headmaster (Mr. G. W. H. Perkins) said that a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Party in Park Salvation Army Sunday School
The West Dubbo Sunday School, conducted under the auspices of the Salvation Army, held its annual Christmas tree party and re-union in…
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