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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1946

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School Sport Revival of Castlereagh Shield

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 1

The fourth annual carnival of the Castlereagh Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association was held at Coonabarabran…

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New School Strong Case Made Out

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 2

When the Minister for Education, Mr. Heffron, visited Gilgandra this week a deputation of citizens urged the construction of…

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North Dubbo Primary School Football Team Entertained at Dinner

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 3

North Dubbo Primary School Football Team were rewarded, for their efforts in winning the interschool Football Competition for…

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C.W.A. Want School Hostels Branches Write to Council

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 22 August 1946 · page 4

Both Coonabarabran and Binnaway branches of the Country Women’s Association are anxious to see the construction of school hostels under way, and have written to the Shire Council urging that the work be carried out as soon as possible…

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Central School Pupils' Concert Very Successful Entertainment. Large and Appreciative Audience

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 6

As briefly stated in our last issue the Concert staged by the pupils of the Bourke Central School in the Wonderland…

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New Deal For Education Improving School Conditions

The Western Herald · Friday 23 August 1946 · page 8

Your child is not worth a packet of cigarettes! What an outrageous statement, you say. Outragous or not, do you know…

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De La Salle Sports Dubbo School's Success

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1946 · page 1

In the ninth Annual Athletic and Football Carnival of the Western De La Salle Schools, in which pupils of the Dubbo, Orange, and…

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Inter School Sports Point by Point Struggle Coonabarabran, Castlereagh Shield From Coonabarabran "Times"

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 1

It was not until the last event had been run that the winner of the Castlereagh Shield was decided at the Castlereagh Public…

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Home for School Holidays

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 4

Coonamble—Convent School. Misses P. and J. Franzer, B. and A. Lloyd, M. Donnelly. Gilgandra—Public School:…

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School Sport

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 2

Football and Basket Ball teams from local school visited Dunedoo on Saturday last. In the football knockout…

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Minore School 'Bus Association Picnic at Delroy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1946 · page 1

The Minore School 'Bus Association, which was recently formed for the benefit of the Minore and Delroy school children, and which provided a much needed…

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South Dubbo School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 4

The State Parliamentary Labor Press Service advises for publication that, in response to representations by Mr. C. G. Robertson, M.L.A., on behalf of…

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High School Status. Request by State Member

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 14

Request was made to the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) that the Wellington Intermediate High School be…

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Visitors Successful In School Basket Ball

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 3

On Saturday the Peak Hill Central School basket ball team played a team of girls home on holidays from other schools, and were defeated by…

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School Tennis Tournament

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 3

On Tuesday the Peak Hill school tennis players entertained their friends home on holidays at an American tennis tournament on the…

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[?].A.f. Carnival Dance at Air School

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 4

Very effective decorations were one the many features of the carnival dance run at the Air School ballroom by the RAF on Tuesday night. The…

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Official Correspondence Accommodation for Teachers

The Western Herald · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 7

Mr. M. A. Davidson has received the following letter from the Hen. R. J. Heffron, Minister for Education:—…

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Dubbo Central School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1946 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Dubbo Branch of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen, It was resolved that a request be…

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Back to School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1946 · page 1

Their mid-winter holidays at an end, Dubbo public school children returned to school for another term this morning…

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School Problems Parents And Citizens At Work

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1946 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association, Narromine's headmaster, Mr. H. Southwell, revealed that although a…

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