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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1941

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NARROMINE Soldiers, Airman Known Prisoner or Injured School Status Not Yet to Be Raised

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 4

A Narromine soldier has been revealed to be a prisoner of war, another has been injured, and a member of the R.A.A.F., also a…

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High School Wins Again In Saturday Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1941 · page 4

In probably the best match of the series, High School defeated De La Salle I in the all weights division of the schools' football competition on…

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School Notes for Parents and Pupils Arbor Day

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 2

Friday next will be celebrated in school as Arbor Day. The love of trees, for their beauty and usefulness, is fostered in the…

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Dubbo Unsuitable for Air School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 5

Dubbo will not be the site for a new gunnery and bombing school for the Royal Australian Air Force, which it is proposed to establish under the conditions of the Empire Flying Training Scheme…

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Fencing Renovations at Wellington High School

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 2

Following his personal representations relative to the need for fencing renovations at the Wellington Intermediate High…

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Wellington Boys' School News Football

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 2

In the football competition the Wallabies are now trying hard to regain the first position wrested from them by the…

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Wellington Public School Improvement to Boys Department

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 July 1941 · page 10

"Everything comes to those who wait." Years ago Mr. Drummond, then Minister for Education, when on a visit to…

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Ballimore School Tennis Tourney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1941 · page 3

Baltimore school children held a tennis tournament for the Junior Red Cross. Lizzie McSweeney and Wallace Raines were the winners of the…

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Ballimore Tennis Tournament for School Children Red Cross Benefits

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 July 1941 · page 9

Ballimore school children held a tennis tournament recently for the Junior Red Cross. Lizzie McSweeney and Wallace Raines were…

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New High School When Will a Start Be Made

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 July 1941 · page 12

A new high school has been promised for Wellington, but up to the present there appears to be no hurry on the…

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School Football Primary School Scores Win in Competition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1941 · page 2

Dubbo Primary School's first 6-stone team, playing in the school football competition at the Oval on Saturday morning, registered its initial success…

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Heavy Loss When Classrooms Destroyed by Fire Wooden Structure Burns At High School Library in Blaze

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1941 · page 2

A disastrous fire destroyed portion of the Dubbo High School in the early hours of Sunday morning. The loss of valuable text and library books is estimated to represent hundreds of pounds, and students in…

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School Notes for Parents and Pupils Castlereagh Shield Sports

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 2

This year these inter-school sports will be held at Coonabarabran. The athletic team of the Gilgandra District School is train…

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Arbor Day Celebrations at District School Trees Planted in School Ground

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 2

Arbor Day was fittingly Celebrated at the-Gilgandra District School on Friday last. The ceremony commenced with…

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The School Boy and His Future Life Words Of Advice From Director Of Education

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 1

The following extracts from a circular forwarded by the Director of Education, Mr. C. McKenzic will prove of interest to parents:…

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School Debate Bathurst Beats Dubbo, But Orange Wins Cup

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 3

[?] Bathurst defeated Dubbo High School in a debate last night for the Mulvey Cup, the trophy, which is for triangular…

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Wongarbon Transfer of Teacher Loss to District

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 6

Miss E. Reilly, who for 12½ years has been assistant teacher at Wongarbon Public School, has been transferred to Dubbo on the relieving staff…

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Public School Sports a Big Programme

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 13

The annual sports under the auspices of the Wellington Public School are being held this year on a scale never…

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New School Age

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 31 July 1941 · page 4

The Department of Education has advised the Headmaster of the District School, Mr. A. C. Innes, B.A., that the school age is now…

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Wellington and District Combined Schools' Sports Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 6

Preparations for the forthcoming Wellington and district combined schools' sports are now well in hand. A record…

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