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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1953

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Prizegiving at Trangie Convent School

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 8

The annual prize distribution took place at the Convent of Mercy, Trangie on Monday night in the presence of very…

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Bishop Will Open Dubbo Church-school

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 1

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Bathurst, Dr. Norton, will officially open and bless a new Catholic church-school at…

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High School Aux. Holds Its Christmas Party

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 5

Dubbo High School Women's Auxiliary held, its Christmas party in the High School Library this week, when members…

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Summer School for Beekeepers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr .Graham) reminds those interested in beekeeping of the Summer School in Apiculture…

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Record crowd of 700 attended Primary School prizegiving Headmaster and staff congratulated on highly successful year

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 1

A record crowd of about 700 people attended Wellington Primary School's annual prize-giving and social in the Methodist Hall last Thursday night. Those present listened with interest to the report of the Headmaster, Mr. L. Craft, and other speakers who stressed what the school and teachers are doing on…

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Church-school Opened Free of Debt

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 1

The South Dubbo Catholic War Memorial church-school, which was built at a cost of £11,000, was opened free of…

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New Infant's School Equal to Best in Australia

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 2

The new Dubbo Central Infants' School was second to none of its type in Australia, the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) told a large gathering of school children, teachers and parents…

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Queen's Photo for School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 1

Presentation of a framed photograph of Queen Elizabeth to the school by the school Captains, Ruth…

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Schools To Break Up Earlier

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 1

State schools in Dubbo will break up for Christmas vacation tomorrow a day and a half earlier than usual…

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Poor Boys' Public School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 3

"Today many of the aristocratic English public schools take a few poor boys: Christ's Hospital for 400 years has only…

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Dr. Norton Opens South Dubbo Memorial School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 3

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Bathurst, Dr. Norton, officially opened and blessed a new Catholic church-school in South Dubbo on Sunday afternoon. To be called the Dubbo Catholic War Memorial…

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Dubbo School Children Now on Holidays

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 1

School ceased for the year for pupils of Dubbo public schools at 12.30 today. Schools in Dubbo broke up…

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High School Performances At Life-Saving

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 8

Dubbo High School girls gained first place in the State life-saving competition for the fourth successive year, the sports mistress (Mrs. Ainsly Small)…

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Geurie School Holds Break-Up Concert

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1953 · page 6

Last Friday afternon parents and friends of the Geurie pupils were entertained at a "Breaking-up" concert at the school…

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Primary School prizewinners

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 11

The three pupils who had a record attendance for four years at the Primary Department of the Wellington…

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C. of E. Sunday School Prize Giving

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 2

St. Andrew’s Church of England at Binnaway was beautifully decorated for the annual Sunday school prize…

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Prize Day C’bran Intermediate High School Function

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 2

The Assemby Hall at the Coonabarabran Intermediate High School, was thronged with parents and pupils, at…

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Annual School Concert

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 9

An open stage in the school grounds was the setting chosen for the annual concert presented by the…

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Many Problems to Be Faced Facts Given at Narromine School Speech Night

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 1

With [?] and Picture parents, children, ex-students and teachers passed the assembly had at the Narromine District [?] school on Tuesday night for the special speech night and p[?] [?]ving. Certification, tr[?]…

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