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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1944

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Provisional School for Westella

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 3

The P. and C. Association has been agitating for a provisional school for Westella, and this matter has also been…

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New Appointments To High School Staff

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 1

Several changes have been effected in the teaching staff of Dubbo High School, as a result of transfers and appointments announced during the…

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A Fine Record by Tookaweenah Pupils 100 Per Cent. Pass At Intermediate Examination

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 4

Residents of Toorawenah are deliglited with the suscees obtained by pupils, the recent Intermediate…

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School Notes

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

Parents of five years olds should avail themselves of the Kindergarten Class at the Gilgandra Primary School The…

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The School Changes in Staff

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

The school term opened at the Gilgandra intermediate High School with three changes in the staff…

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Needs of Railway to Limit Area of Technical School ?

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 6

[?] which the Dubbo Technical College Advisory Council is anxious to a[?]quire for the construction of the college which is its primary aim…

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No Longer Quartered in Exposed Weathershed, But Children Schooled in Tiny Corridor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

Accommodation was so cramped at the North Dubbo Public School late in 1942 that it was necessary to quarter one class in a weathershed, on one end of which is a latrine, on the other, a washroom…

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Free Dental Service at Schools

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 7

There is no time to delay, if parents are desirous of having their children's teeth attended to by the Education…

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Official Correspondence Status of Bourke School Raised

The Western Herald · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 6

Mr. M. A. Davidson has received the following letter from the Hon. Clive Evatt, Minister for Education:—…

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High School Interests Tender Farewell

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 4

A representative gathering of the High School Auxiliary gathered, at very short notice at the railway station on Thursday evening to say…

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Mookerawa School Minor Repairs To Be Carried Out

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture and Forests, Capt. W. F. Dunn, has been informed by the Minister for Education…

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Provisional School at Spicer's Creek Repairs to be Carried Out

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 6

Capt. W. F. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture and Forests, has received the following communication from the…

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Inspector of Schools Replies to Charge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 1

A statement in "The Liberal" on Saturday, quoting residents of North Dubbo that od[?] from the convenience at the end of the weathershed at the…

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School notes for Parents and Pupils. (Contributed by the Intermediate High School)

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 2

Emrolment for Secondary Department has reached 150. This is the greatest numbered this department, since a school was…

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New Name Proposed for Nth. Dubbo School Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 3

Notice of motion was given at Tuesday's meeting of the North Dubbo Mothers' Club that the name be chanced to North Dubbo Ladies'…

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Spicer's Creek School Children Depart for Schools and Colleges Another Year's Study

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 14

After a cloudy day on Sunday, light rain set in at nightfall, and at time of writing (Monday), we are still having showers…

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Bourke Public School

The Western Herald · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 6

The local Public School resumed studies on Tuesday last with a full staff of teachers. Miss. Brown (from Dunedoo)…

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High School Auxiliary Annual Fete April 19

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 3

Thursday's meeting of the Dubbo High School Auxiliary decided that the 1944 annual fete should take place on April 19…

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Accommodation Needed By Women Teachers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

The importance of finding accommodation for several women teachers who have been appointed to Dubbo High School, was stressed by the…

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Lack of School Accommodation General Throughout State Says Headmaster Five High School Classes At Dubbo Primary School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

Accommodation is overtaxed to such an extent at the Dubbo High School that five classes are now housed at the Primary School. This was revealed by the headmaster (Mr. W. Pillans) when he addressed the annual meeting of the…

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