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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1954

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Baptist Church Notes Missionary Visitor and Vacation School

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 4

Two very important events will take place this coming week. They are both entirely new to the work in…

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Education Week at Mary Vale School

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 10

To celebrate Education Week a large gathering of parents and citizens assembled at the Mary Vale School to…

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Education Week at Geurie School

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 7

Geurie school celebrated Education Week with an open day, to which the public of the town and district were invited…

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Teachers Demonstrate Methods of Teaching

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 8

The Baradine Parents and Citizens Association meeting last week was of special significance as after…

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Children’s Service In School Grounds

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 8

On Thursday, Rev. H. Taylor and Rev. R. Nash conducted a children’s service in the grounds of Baradine…

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Open Day at Baradine Central School

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 8

Oh Thursday afternoon, the upper classes were “At Home'” to parents and citizens. The exhibition of school work at…

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School Children Hold [?] Own Council Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 1

Narromine school children held their own council meeting, as part of their Education Week activities, first attending…

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Demonstration of Sports to School Children

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 6

As part of Education Week activities 120 children from both Narromine schools participated on Thursday afternoon…

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School Exhibit

The Western Herald · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 10

Most favorably commented on was the non-competitive school exhibit. This took up one full side of the pavilion…

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Anti-Red Speech To Teachers An "Insult" SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 3

Insulting and "smacking of McCarthyism," was the description teachers gave of the speech by the Acting…

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"Technical Schools Here Are Good" SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 3

New South Wales leads the world in technical education, the State Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said on his…

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Street Parade Highlight of Successful Pony School

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 1

The second camp of the Coonabarabran Pony Club which concluded on the Coonabarabran Showground yesterday with a gymkhana, was even more spectacularly successful than the inaugural camp held last…

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School Essay on "My Town"

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 4

Some excellent essays were written in the Education Week essay competition. The winners were Beverley Everingham (ages 15-18), Jennifer Reid (ages 12-15) and Patrick Donoghue (under 12)…

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School Fair

The Western Herald · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 4

Because of the Leaving Certificate beginning on 2nd November, the School Fair has been brought forward this year…

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Educational Notes Bourke Intermediate High School Vacation and Vacancies

The Western Herald · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 4

School resumes again on Tuesday, 14th September. Vacancies have been kept for twelve (12) enrolments…

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Ex-high School Student

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 4

A former student of Dubbo High School, Miss Fay Berry, chose St. John's Church of England, Warren, for her…

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School Tennis Tournament Tomorrow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 6

More than 200 entries have been received in the Western Listricts All Schools Tennis Championships which will be…

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Manual Block for High School Soon

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 2

Tenders will be called this month for the erection of the manual training block in Bultge Street for the Dubbo High…

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Model farm as part of school training

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 4

A plan involving an estimated outlay of £6,000 will provide students at the Scots College, Bathurst, with an agricultural course of a standard available elsewhere in the State…

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Tennis Notes Good Progress with Junior Coaching School

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 4

The Junior Coaching School commenced on Monday evening last and is now progressing very satisfactorily…

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