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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1950

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Charges for School Bus Explained

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 6

Some parents have been unable to understand why charges are being made on some school bus runs, the headmaster of the Narromine Rural…

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Bourke Municipal Council Appointment of Mr. C. Rice As Captain of Fire Brigade. Council Advocates Building of School Hostel. Damage to Bitumen Roads by Motor Lorries with Chains

The Western Herald · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 3

A meeting of the Aldermen of the Bourke Council was held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening last…

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Educational Notes Bowie Intermediate High School Nyngan Visit Welcomed

The Western Herald · Friday 21 July 1950 · page 4

Neither the stress and strain of Half-Yearly Examinations nor the dampening skies have been able to stifle the excitement over…

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C.W.A. Council Decisions School Holidays Trains Request

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1950 · page 4

The Railway Department should provide extra first class carriages on country trains at the beginning and end of school…

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School Children Attend Council Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 1

A party of 32 boys and girls from the Dubbo High School were Interested spectators at last night's meeting of the…

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Home Science Block Work Commenced on Monday At Gilgandra Intermediate High School

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 6

An event of outstanding importance and interest to Gilgandra took place on Monday, when work was…

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Wild Colonial Boy Was His Schoolmate

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 3

GUITARIST "Smoky" Dawson, singer of Australian folk songs, one night last week revived memories of the good…

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Bursaries for Agricultural School Courses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 3

Department of Agriculture bursaries providing for a three-year Agriculture Diploma Course and a two-year Dairying…

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Move to Hasten Construction of New High School

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 1

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce decided last night to ask the State Member for Mudgee, Mr. F. Cooke, to…

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Binnaway School New Sewing Machine

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 6

The Binnaway Parents and Citizens' Association was complimented by the headmaster of the Binnaway Central School recently…

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Another Effort For Training School

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 1

The secretary of the Coonabarabran District Hospital (Mr. J. N. Grey) is to compile statistics required by the Nurses' Registration…

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School Buses One from Timor

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 16

The Coonabarabran Shire Council, which is already sponsoring school bus runs into Coonabarabran, decided at its…

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High School Drive for Children of Europe Appeal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 4

The sum of £14/2/6 was raised from a three day appeal at the Dubbo High School for funds for the starving children of Europe…

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Dubbo Schools Carry Out Tree Planting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 2

Although Dubbo schools did not hold special functions on Friday to celebrate Arbor Day, tree planting and talks and…

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Timely Find of Old Photo by School Boys

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 1

While school anniversary celebrations were under way at the Dubbo Central School yesterday, two observant pupils found a picture showing the very event that the school was commemorating…

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High School Talks on Soil Conservation

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 3

Pupils of the Dubbo High School this morning assembled to hear four senior students give addresses on soil…

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Butch Girl, Aged 13, Marries Malay Teacher Singapore

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 1

Fair haired 13-year-old Bertha Hoertogh, of Dutch-Europe-an parentage, who was recently awarded to the guardianship of…

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Dubbo Welcomes Visitors From Orange High School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 1

A large contingent of Orange visitors was welcomed at the Dubbo High School last night by the Headmaster (Mr…

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Future of Refresher Schools for Ex-servicemen in Doubt

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 13

Insufficient enrolments have led to cancellation of Farm Management Refresher Courses Numbers 17 and 19 at Yanco Experiment…

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Recruitment of Teachers S.o.s. to Former Pupils

The Western Herald · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 3

Usual entrance to teacher-training is through success at the Leaving Certificate Examination held each year. But free…

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