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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1952

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Smallest Jet Plane Shown at Schoolboys' Exhibition

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

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Impressive Ceremony at Investiture of High School Prefects

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 1

AN impressive ceremony was held at the Wellington Intermediate High School on Friday morning last when School Captains Ian Simington and Janelle Wanless and Vice-captains Clifford Pearson and Faye Readford took a solemn oath to honour the trust that had been placed in them at their investiture…

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Peak Hill Convent School Cricket

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 3

St. Joseph's Convent, School celebrated St. Patrick's Day by journeying to Parkes to play cricket against the Marist…

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One Teacher to Be Transferred

The Western Herald · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 7

The lack of numbers in the secondary classes of the school has led to the transfer without replacement of Miss M…

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Educational Notes Bourke Intermediate High School Milk Issue

The Western Herald · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 7

The ladies doing this valuable work have the procedure pinned down to the minute, and there are many smiling…

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Cuts To Be Made In Public Works Work on Bourke School to Be Delayed

The Western Herald · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 3

Proposed cuts in public works in N.S.W. may mean that planned extensions to many schools may he…

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Sydney Flats Before Country Schools? Government Attack on Loan Cuts

The Western Herald · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 10

The State Leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. M. F. Bruxner) said that the recent statements of the…

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Sydney Flats Built; Country Schools Cut

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1952 · page 3

Although heavy cuts were being made in the construction of country schools the Government was spending…

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Nutritious School Lunches

The Western Herald · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 10

Now that youngsters are back at school, a very important matter arises--that of cut lunches for those…

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Obley Parents Worried About Unsafe Bridge on School Bus Route

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 2

THE parents of schoolchildren who travel by bus over a bridge on the Obley-Yeoval road are concerned that the bridge will collapse and there will be a serious accident unless it is repaired quickly…

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Gay Carnival Spirit at School Fete Splendid Variety of Entertainment and Record Crowd Doubled Last Year's Profits

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 1

A GAY carnival atmosphere transformed the Wellington Intermediate High School's grounds on Saturday afternoon, when the Parents & Citizens' Association staged its most successful and entertaining fete. A record crowd of town and district residents…

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Children to Stay Home Conditions at Infants’ School

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 8

Mothers at the monthly meeting of the Coonabarabran Mothers’ Club on Thursday resolved to keep…

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Shortage of Teachers More Acute Than Ever

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 1

The shortage of teachers is to acute that at Narromine there are fear teachers to 190 primary public, and at Peek [?] there is a waiting list for the [?] At Narromine the [?] has become more sections became…

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School Bus Proprietors Seeking Increased Subsidy

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 3

The proprietors of the Wellington district school buses are seeking an increase in the subsidy paid by the Education…

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Young Girls Begin Course At Canine Training School

The Western Herald · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 6

The Lung-Ling Canine Training School at Lindfield, has opened a junior class with Bourke sisters…

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School Notes

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 3

On Friday last a very successful street sta[?] was organised by the P. & C. Association under the…

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1952 Fiesta Commences Colourful School Fete

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 24 April 1952 · page 13

The programme of the 1952 Fiesta, arranged to provide a library and other cultural amenities for the Coonabarabran…

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New Site Requested Coonabarabran Infants’ School

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

A well attended combined meeting of the Coonabarabran Parents and Citizens’ Association and the Coonabarabran Mothers’ Club on Tuesday night resolved to request the Minister for Education, Mr…

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Vacation Commences To-day All C’bran Schools

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 2

The Coonabarabran Intermediate High School, Primary School and St. Joseph’s Convent, Coonabarabran break-up for the…

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'Liberal's' Prize to Encourage Art in Schools

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

A special prize of one guinea will be awarded to the most promising exhibit in the art section of the school exhibits of…

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