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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1944

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Trangie Public School Painting To Be Carried Out

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 5

Mr. C. G. Robertson, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Education (Mr. Cive Evatt), in…

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State Year Book Issue for High Schools

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt) has approved the issue to high schools of copies of the New South Wales Year Book. The distribution…

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District News NARROMINE School Staff Vacancy Filled by Swift Move

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 4

At last meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association the secretary was instructed to write to the Minister for Education asking for the…

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Mothers' Club Formed For West Dubbo School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 3

West Dubbo Mothers' Club has been formed to work in the interests of the new school in that locality. A meeting specially convened for…

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

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 3

No English [?] has so far been appointed to replace Mrs. Holder in the Secondary Department…

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Drastic Move Aim for School Needs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 3

Reliving the time has arrived for [?] consideration of s[?] drastic [?] ion, the Dubbo Chamber of Commerce will call a meeting of all…

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Newtown School Group Concludes Fine Year

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 2

Report of the president read at the annual meeting of the South Dubbo Public School Mothers' Club this week revealed that during the…

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Westella School Re-opens New Pupils Enrolled

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 7

A nice rain of 28 points fell throughout the district during last week. The country is now looking nice and green after the…

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Boarding Schools for Adolescents Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 1

The Bishop, of Armidale, Dr. J. S. Moyes, told the week-end meeting of the Recreation and Leadership…

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Girls' School Library Said Best in State

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

The library in the girls' department at the Dubbo Primary School is now without equal in the State, the headmistress (Miss M. Haywood) told the…

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

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 3

After representations to the Department by Mr. J. Renshaw, M.L.A., and Mr. E. Townsend, an English teacher had been…

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State Schoolgirl Title Won by Loris Strudwick

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

Equalling the record of 9s, outstanding Dubbo girl athlete Loris Strudwick won the school girl State championship in Sydney on…

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School Improvements Finished, Promised

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 4

Considerable improvements had been effected at, the Dublin Primary School during the year, and before the end of 1944 he hoped drainage…

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District News Trangie Dwindling Enrolment Causes School Closure

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 3

The school at Gin Gin was closed by the Education Department on Friday last due to the fact that only five pupils were attending and there…

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Hansard for All High Schools

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 8

It has been decided that a copy of "Hansard" will be forwarded to aH High Schools in New South Wales…

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

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 4

There has been some adjustment in the allotment of subjects in the Secondary Department. Teachers in charge of the…

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School Concert

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 2

That popular annual event, the concert by pupils of St. Joseph's Convent School, will be held in the Western Monarch Theatre,…

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School Drainage Will Cost £721

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 6

Elimination of the drainage nuisance existing at the Dubbo Primary School is estimated to cost £721/16/-. This was stated in the report of the…

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Teachers to Meet

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Dubbo branch of the Teachers' Federation will be held at the Primary School at 10.30 this morning. Principal business…

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Westella and Neurea Schools Teachers Have Been Appointed

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 3

On behalf of the Director of Education, Mr. F. Hutchins replied to Mr. C. G. Robertson, M.L.A., re teachers for the…

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