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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1952

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Country School Proposal

The Western Herald · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 4

The N.S.W. Department of Education will extend the teaching of agricultural subjects in country schools in an effort…

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Wartime "CUSA" Building Goes Site Wanted For Boys' School

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 1

The Narromine CURA [?] is to be said and [?] to make way for the erection of a boys' school…

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Welcome to Bourke's New Teacher

The Western Herald · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

For the past two weeks Miss Betty Meehan has been practicing teacher at the school where she has taught…

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Visit of Schools Photographer

The Western Herald · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

Last week Mr. Campbell visited the school to photograph the pupils and their teachers. Arriving from Walgett and…

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Educational Notes Bourke Intermediate High School Intermediate Certificate Passes

The Western Herald · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 4

The Education Department has approved the publication of the separate subects in which…

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Cleaning Up-- the Grounds and Pupils

The Western Herald · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 4

There is much to be done before the school grounds are cleaned, but a promising start has been made around the…

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School Cricket Match

The Western Herald · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 4

The first school match was played with Peter Gleeson and Tony Bourke selecting two teams, the former winning the…

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Educational Notes Bourke Intermediate High School Infants' Club Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 4

The first meeting for 1952 was held at the school last Saturday at 3 p.m. when Mrs. M. McDonald presided at a…

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School Basketball Match

The Western Herald · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 4

Freda Hobsoh and Audrey O'Brien captained two teams last Wednesday in a most enjoyable and vigorous game…

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Narromine School Stages Successful Sweeping Carnival

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

The Narromine D[?] School stages a [?] successful [?] at the Narromine swimming baths last night. Pupils of other [?] were [?] to their part in…

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Schoolboy Solved Chess Problem

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 1

A Wellington schoolboy was one of the Sunday Herald Chess Problem winners last week…

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Educational Notes Bourke Intermediate High School Postponed Annual Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 7

As both the Secretary, Mr. W. Griffiths, and the Treasurer Mr. C. Sutton, were unable to attend the meeting scheduled…

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Educational Notes Bourke Intermediate High School Milk Issue Roster

The Western Herald · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 4

Twenty-seven ladies have assisted this week with the distribution of milk to boys and girls of the…

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Schoolteacher to Coach League Teams This Season

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 1

WELLINGTON Rugby League on Friday last appointed Mr. Hugh Wills, well-know schoolteacher, as nonplaying coach for the first and second grade teams this season…

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Thirteen Records Toppled at High School's Successful Swimming Carnival

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 1

THIRTEEN records were broken and one equalled when 209 pupils of the Wellington intermediate High School competed in the most successful annual swimming carnival held for many years at the Wellington Baths on Thursday last. For the first time in ten years four Houses contested…

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Two Error Farmer Schools at Yanco

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, the Bon. S. K. Graham, M.L.A. said this week that a Junior Farmers school for boys…

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Convent Concert Enchanting Sisters and Pupils Congratulated

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 5

Our congratulations must be added to those of the host of citizens who on Friday morning described the…

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Construction of New High School Postponed Indefinitely Minister Blames Loan Cuts for Cessation of Work on all Schools

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 1

IN a telephone conversation with the Editor of the "Times" this morning, Mr. F. G. Cooke, M.L.A., said that all hopes for an early commencement of the work of construction of a new High School for Wellington…

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Physical Education For Students at Yeoval Central School

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 7

YEOVAL Parents and Citizens' Association has agreed to provide the necessary equipment for the extension of physical education at the Central School. Headmaster, Mr. M. Purser, informed the last…

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Educational Notes Bourke Intermediate High School Milk Issue

The Western Herald · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 7

The boys and girls are still enjoying the milk served by. teams of ladies cach morning. If any additional lady helpers…

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