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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1942

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Armatree School Concert

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 1

A school concert was held in the Armatree Hall on December 16th in aid of the p. and C. Funds…

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Great School Effort

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 2

Forbes Intermediate High School during the past two years has raised the excellent sum of £922/17/7 towards the nation’s war effort. This…

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30 Students Pass Leaving Exam. at Dubbo Schools

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 5

Twenty-eight students from Dubbo High School, one from St. Patricks Convent, and one from the de la Salle Sacred Heart College were…

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Reopening of Schools Does Not Affect Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 1

Instructions of the Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt) regarding a one-day reopening of schools on Thursday, do not refer to the…

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Volunteer Defence Corps N.C.O. School At Dubbo

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 1

An N.C.O. School commenced in Dubbo on 18th inst., and will continue until 1st February. Three N.C.O.s from the Gilgandra…

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Evacuation Registration At Sydney Schools Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 1

Schools in the metropolitan area reopened today but the "classes" comprised adults, not children. They were the mothers of pupils,…

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Dubbo Girl Awarded High School Bursary

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 1

Wendy Phillips, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Phillips, of Bultge Street, Dubbo, has been awarded a bursary tenable at Dubbo High School…

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School Enrolments

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 6

Mr. A. C. Innes B.A., Headmaster of the Coonabarabran Intermediate High School, writes: In connection with the enrolment…

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Chamber of Commerce Repairs To Post Office School’s New Status

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 January 1942 · page 6

The P. and C. Association informed the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night that it had written a letter to the Minister for Education pointing out that out of five bursaries gained at the Coonabarabran School in the last…

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High School Exam

The Western Herald · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

The following public of the Bourke Public School passed for their entrance to the High School at the examination held in…

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N.S.W. Schools Reopen 3rd February Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 5

The Minister for Education (Mr. C Evatt) announced to-day that all State Schools in N.S.W. except those occupied by the…

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Schools Open

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 29 January 1942 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. C. Evatt) has announced that all State Schools in New South Wales, except those…

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Back to School Week

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 2

Marcus Clarks, Dubbo, have a full [?] of boys’ and girls’ clothing for the new school term opening [?] week. These are all keenly pri[?]…

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State Schools

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 5

The Stale Government has decided that the re-opening of State schools in the metropolitan. Newcastle [?] Port Kembla areas should be…

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Schools Will Reopen on

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 1

Schools at Dubbo will reopen on Tuesday, when there will be an influx of new pupils at the High School, consequent upon promotions from the…

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Schools Re-open To-morrow

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 2

Dubbo and district schools will [?] open to-morrow (Tuesday), 3rd February. The State Government has decided that the re-opening of State…

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Wongarbon School Residence Repairs to Be Carried Out

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 1

As a result of representations by Mr. Geo. Wilson, M.L.A., repairs and alterations are to be carried oat to Wongarbon Public…

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Schooldays Resume After Long Break

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 1

Schools resumed in the Dubbo district today after the Christmas vacation. Many new students were enrolled at…

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Milk for School Pupils

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 7

Mr. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A., has forwarded the following letter to the Headmaster of the Bugaldie Public School[?] “In response to…

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Local High School Staff Changes Enrolments Are Higher

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 2

The commencement of the 1942 school term at the local State school marks an important step forward in the…

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