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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1942

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Bourke Wool Scour Visit to the Works by School Children

The Western Herald · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 3

Arriving at the Scour last Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Morgan, the proprietor, kindly offered to show us over the different stages which…

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High School Fete

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 2

The following are the net figures in connection with the recent Dubbo High School Fete:—Brigalow, £60/6/1; Coolabah £59/4/10; [?]…

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Slit Trenches For Schools Heated Debate in Council Municipal Support Promised

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 1

In a Mayoral minute to Tuesday night’s meeting of the Dubbo Council, it was stated that the Director of Education had now…

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Con[?] of Slit at [?] SCHOOLS District [?] Writes To [?]

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 May 1942 · page 1

The [?]…

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High School Auxiliary Monthly Meeting

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 18 May 1942 · page 4

At Dubbo High School Auxiliary meeting held on Thursday afternoon, at which there was a attendance, the receipt of…

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Late. Mr. G, .Wilson Mla. Tribute by High School Auxiliary

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 18 May 1942 · page 1

At Thursday afternoon’s meeting of the Dubbo High School Auxiliary, the President (Mrs. G. W. H. Perkins), said that Dubbe’s…

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High School Status Appeal to Ladies’ Auxiliary to Increase Fourth and Fifth Year Students

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 18 May 1942 · page 1

The Headmaster of the Dubbo High School) mr. G, W, H, [?] M.A.) informed members of the Ladies’ Auxillary at…

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Air Raid Trenches At Schools Criticism of Official Instructions

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 18 May 1942 · page 3

The Dubbo High School Ladies’ Auxiliary, which met on Thursday had a letter before it from the Chief Warden (Ald. E…

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£2000 for Text Books Remarkable Performance by Auxiliary at Dubbo High School

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 18 May 1942 · page 1

At Thursday’s meeting of the Dubbo High School Auxiliary Mr. G. W. H. Perkins, Headmaster, stated that he bad spent all the…

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High School's Fete Result Creates Record

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1942 · page 2

Financial results of the annual fete of the Dubbo High School, held recently, eclipsed all previous efforts. This fact was revealed at a meeting…

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Shortage of Teachers Relieved at School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 5

The acute stalling shortage at the infants department of the Dubbo Public School has been relieved by the appointment of two additional…

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Teacher Transferred

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. W. Aldridge arrived lionie on Wednesday after spending their honeymoon in Sydney. Formerly school teacher…

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Small Child Injured in School Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 1

Hit on the head with a schoolbag by another child, while playing at the South Dubbo School today. Michael Jarvis (5) was treated by the…

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No Clothing Left to Ration Soon If Panic Continues Worst of Humans Shown by Rush Boarding School Life Domesticates Girls

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 4

Women don't seem to realise that clothes are to be rationed. They are not to disappear off the face of the earth. By the time July comes there will be nothing left to ration, if the present stampede continues. The shops, which…

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Mumps, Measles Affect School Attendance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 2

When Dubuo schools resumed on Tuesday there were many vacant places in several of the classes. Inquiries showed that absentees had contracted…

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Schools' Footballers in New Competitions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1942 · page 2

Saturday morning school football competitions will begin this week, boys from the Dubbo High, Public and de la Salic schools participating…

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Ha[?] a [?] Teacher Tran[?] When Party for School

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 1

A[?] were [?] the [?] their [?]…

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Bourke District Hospital Application for Training School

The Western Herald · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the Directors was held in the Bank of New South Wales on Tuesday evening last…

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Bourke Wool Scour School Children Visit Works

The Western Herald · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 4

Last Wednesday the Super Primary boys visited the local scour, which is situated two miles from town. We were accompanied by…

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Hit with School Bag

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 2

Michael Jarvis,. (6 years), of 39 Jubilee-street, was hit on the head at the South Dubbo Public School with a school bag, and was taken by…

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