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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1942

401 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 11 of 21

Gifts to Schools

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 May 1942 · page 2

The Premier. Mr. McKell, announced on Tuesday that the Department at Education would assume full responsibility for the repair and…

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School Slit Trenches—mothers to Discuss

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1942 · page 4

Under the auspices or the Primary School auxiliary a public meeting of parents will be held in the Primary School next Wednesday afternoon to…

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F.S.A Supports Request for School Teacher Reply Received From General Secretary

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 1

When it became known locally that Haberworth school was without the services of a teacher, the Narromine branch of the Farmers…

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School Football De La Salle's 24-Nil Win Over Public

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 6

The Dubbo school football competition opened at the oval on Saturday, Public School and de la Salle College 6-stone teams clashing…

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School Motes for Parents and Pupils New Teachers

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 2

Mr. F. Dillon, B.A., has replaced Miss Madge. Channon, B.Sc., on the Secondary staff of the local Intermediate High…

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Gifts to Schools

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 1

The Premier, Mr. McKell, announced during the week that the Department of Education would assume full responsibility for the…

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School Intelligence Test Conducted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 5

About 170 6th class scholars in boys and girls' departments at the Dubbo Public School underwent intelligence tests yesterday…

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Infant School Mothers’ Club

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Dubbo Infants’ School Mothers’ Club will be held on Monday next, 10th June. All members are requested to attend and…

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Gifts to Schools

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 2

The Premier, Mr.. McKell, has announced that the Department of Education would assume full responsibility the repair and maintenance of…

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Schoolground Trenches Opposed by Mothers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 6

While agreeing in principle that slit trenches should be provided for the protection of schoolchildren, Dubbo Public School women's auxiliary has…

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Briefer Lunch Period School Proposal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 3

A restricted lunch hour at the Dubbo Public School was discussed by members of the women's auxiliary at their last meeting, but because the…

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De La Salle and High School Have Wins

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1942 · page 5

Evenly matched teams played in the Dubbo schools football competition at the sports oval on Saturday morning. De la Salle College fielded three teams…

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School Notes for Parents and Pupils

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 1

EUCHRE PARTY The euchre party in aid of the Parents and Citizens' Associatior fund, which was organised by M…

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School Girls Help Ambulance

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 5

To help the Dubbo District Ambulance, Class GA girls at the Dubbo Primary School recently held a concert. As a result of the function the…

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Repairs to Public School

The Western Herald · Friday 5 June 1942 · page 4

Mr. M. A. Davidson is in receipt of the following reply from Hon. Clive Evatt, Minister for Education:— "I have had under notice your…

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McKell Abolishes School Exam. Fees Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. McKell) today announced that after consultation with the Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt) he had decided to abolish the…

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[?]S School Exam. Fees

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. McKell) on Friday announced that after consultation with the Minuter for Education (Mr. Evatt) he had decided to abolish…

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School Notes for Parents and Pupils

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 1

SHORTAGE OF TEXT BOOKS The Department is appealing to all parents who may have text books, no longer required by…

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Women Plan Aircraft in British School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 6

British aircraft manufacturers have opened the first school for training women in drawing-office work. Mrs. F. G. Miles, well known as an aircraft…

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District News Narromine P & C Association Work For School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 3

The president (Mr. J. W. Bourchier) was in the chair at the usual monthly meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association, held in the school on…

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