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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1954

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School Delegates for Talks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 2

Two delegates from the North Dubbo Primary School Women's Auxiliary will attend the educational conference in Sydney…

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Classroom Crisis Threatens Dubbo High School and Other Facilities Lacking Parent's Apathy Blamed For Part Of Trouble

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 1

Existing facilities at the Dubbo High School will not be able to cope with the anticipated increased enrolments next year, the deputy headmaster (Mr. Evans) told last night's Chamber of Commerce…

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Schools Starved of Equipment

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 3

Public schools are straved of equipment. This statement may surprise some people, but not…

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Opening of St. Joseph's School

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 1

The Gilgandra Catholic Parishioners cordially invite their Friends and wellwishers to the Solemn Blessing and Opening of St. Joseph's School by Most…

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Tractor School For Asians

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 2

Eight Colombo Plan students recently completed a "Ferguson School" at Mornington, conducted by British Farm Equipment…

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Schoolchildren on Holidays

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 1

Schoolchildren in Dubbo finished the first term of 1954 schooling in Dubbo today with an afternoon of sport…

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School Students Attend Council Meeting

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 1

As part of the curriculum of the Department of Education In N.S.W. several senior students of the…

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Centralised Schools Opposition from Diggers’ Conference

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 7

“That this conference emphatically: protest to the State Government against the closing of country…

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The Scots School

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 4

Presbyterian Boarding and Day School for Boys, Primary and Secondary Departments. Agricultural Course…

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Inter-school [?] Won by Peak Hill

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

The [?] round of the triangular debating competition between schools Peak Hill and Narromine was held on…

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Keen competition in schoolwork section

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 6

The art work by schoolchildren at the Wellington Show revealed a good deal of imagination, particularly the work by the juniors…

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A.L.F Memorial School Of Arts

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 3

Some 20 [?] attended the AIF Memorial Hall meeting called for [?]…

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Agriculture Schools

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 1

Mr B. D. Ament, regional supervisor of agriculture at Orange, announces that two schools will shortly be held at…

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Dairy Science Schools

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. Mr. Graham, said today that a series of Dairy Science Schools…

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School Tender Accepted

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 3

Mr. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A., has received. advice from the Minister for Education that a tender…

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Early School History

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 4

In the early days Gilgandra was attached to the Coonabarabran par[?] and was attended [?]…

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New Convent School Opened by Bishop Norton

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 4

A new school for St. Joseph's Convent was opened at Gilgandra on Sunday by His Lordship, Bishop Norton of Bathurst. The building cost £15,000, of…

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Schoolboy's Race to Death Melbourne, Wed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 1

Two young schoolboys, Stephen Pearce and Geoffrey Gray, decided to have a race down a hill at Kilsyth…

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Agricultural High School

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 2

A request to supply information on the number of children who would attend an Agricultural High School in Dubbo in…

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Teacher's Wife Ordered to Return

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 2

A Narromine school teacher was granted restitution of conjugial rights at the Dubbo District Court yesterday…

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