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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1948

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School Hostel Conference

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 6

At last meeting of the Coonabarabran sub-branch of the Legion of Ex-Servicemen, it was decided to support the shire…

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Gwabegar School Question in Parliament

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 3

Mr. J. B. Renshaw, MLA in Parilament last week asked the Minister for Education whether it was a fact that in the local school…

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Bourke Intermediate High School Weekly Secondary Assembly

The Western Herald · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 5

On Thursday week last, the Secondary pupils of the school much appreciated a visit to their weekly school assembly by Brother…

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Qantas Plans Australia's Largest Airline School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1948 · page 2

Qantas Empire Airways will build Australia's largest airline training school at Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney…

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School Notes

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 6

In the vigoro match played last Thursday Start House defeated Cunningham House by 124 to 77. Jill Nelson (S) and Lola Irvin…

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Rotary Club Scholarship for Dubbo High School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 1

The Dubbo Rotary Club has decided to again present a scholarship for two boys in the Dubbo Inspectorate on the…

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North Dubbo School Fete

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 3

North Dubbo Public School Xmas fete was held at the school yesterday afternoon when there was…

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Wool Stores As Teachers' College

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 7

At the last monthly meeting of Dubbo Educational Association it was decided to ask Mr. C. G. Robertson M.L.A., to arrange with the Minister for Education to receive a deputation on this subject…

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Support for Narromine Agricultural High School

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 7

The Dubbo Education Association is to support the Narromine Rural School both in suggesting that the Central West Agricultural High…

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Only Better Conditions Will Stop [?] of Teachers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 2

"Because of increased costs of living the [?] received by school teachers are not [?] something will have to be done to stop the drift…

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Agricultural High School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 2

During the luncheon tendered the Minister for Education at the Red Cross Tea Rooms on Friday, Mr. Bates, on behalf of the Base College Technical College Advisory Committee, brought up the…

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Mr. Heffron Opens New S. Dubbo School Building

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 5

Probably the most important moment of the visit of the Minister for Education to Dubbo on Friday as far as the children were concerned, was that when, in response to a thinly veiled suggestion…

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Gilgandra Public School

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 7

Mr. Simon, principal, stated at the breaking-up ceremony, that the school had been raised in status to third class, due to the…

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Western Schools Contacted By Narromine

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 1

In an ecort to have the new Agricultural College, which is being planned for the western districts, established at…

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School Notes Speech Night

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 8

Tuesday night next will be a big occasion for secondary pupils. They will hold their farewell banquet to out-going students at 6.30…

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THE MacLAURIN School, Leura

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 5

The MacLaurin School at Leura, a Church of England School, is the same school as advertised previously as the Leura Grammar…

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Telephone Facilities at Schools

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly the Leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. Bruxner) asked the Minister for Education (Mr…

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Tenders Approved High School Manual Training Unit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 3

Calling of tenders for the erection of the manual training unit at the Dubbo High School, the Member of Dubbo (Mr. C. G. Robertson, M.L.A.) said today, had been approved by the MInister for…

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S.d. Sunday School Farewells Mrs. Taylor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 8

Members of the South Dubbo Church of England Sunday School Auxiliary arranged a farewell party in the Parish…

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Mumbil Annual School Concert Packed Hall Enjoys Programme

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 5

On Saturday, 20th November, the pupils of the local school staged their annual concert to a packed hall. So…

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