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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1969

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Immunization for School Beginners

The Western Herald · Friday 17 January 1969 · page 1

Parents of children who will begin school this year should act now to have their children…

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School Examination Results

The Western Herald · Friday 24 January 1969 · page 10

Following a notation in last weeks issue, advice has been received that the following students have successfully passed the 1968 School examinations. All Saints College, Bathurst…

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Hovercraft at School

The Western Herald · Friday 24 January 1969 · page 9

Schoolboys from Rossall Public School, Lan cashire, start the engines of a 135 m.p.h. hovercraft which they built themselves. They won a contest, from 170 entries, for the best school-built hovercraft. BP donated trophies and cash prizes…

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Driver Education in High Schools

The Western Herald · Friday 31 January 1969 · page 5

The main objective of a driver education course was to develop in drivers the proper attitudes and a…

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Bourke Schools Resume

The Western Herald · Friday 31 January 1969 · page 10

All Bourke Schools will resume on Tuesday of next week. This year in Bourke we…

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Back to School

The Western Herald · Friday 7 February 1969 · page 1

JANE PAYTON appears pleased to be back at school after the annual Christmas vacation. Notice Jane is…

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Bourke Schools Resume with High Enrolments 1020 Attend for Opening Term

The Western Herald · Friday 7 February 1969 · page 1

One thousand and twenty children of Bourke and District attended the three Bourke Schools this week and were enrolled for the opening term of 1969. This is about thirty below last years record…

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New Primary School for Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 1

The Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Science has advised local member, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, that he has given approval for the construction of a…

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Public School Swimming Carnival Senior Boys Butterfly Placegetters

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 1

The 1969 Bourke Public School Swimming Carnival got away to a successful start with the House March from the school to the pool. Our four houses, Darling, Mitchell, Oxley and Sturt, provided a colourful display on their…

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Education Today Part 2 of a Series Written by Education Minister, Mr. C. B. Cutler Teachers and Class Sizes

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1969 · page 5

One of the results of the introduction of the new secondary system of education in N.S.W. has been the need for an increasing number of specialist secondary teachers…

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CORRESPONDENCE School Pupils Complain

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1969 · page 4

On Monday 24 th, the pupils of 4th form found that they were to be combined under the…

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High School Swimming Carnival

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1969 · page 1

Photographed are placegetters in the Girls 13 years, 50 metres Freestyle Championship at the High School Swimming Carnival last Wednesday. They are, from left to right, KIM JONES 3rd, SHAYREE FARRELL 2nd, and SONIA LEWIS 1st. Report and full Carnival results are expected, for next week's issue…

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Parish School Captains and Prefects

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1969 · page 8

Pictured from left to right are 1969 Captains and Prefects of the St. Ignatius Parish School. They are MICHAEL SCHOLFIELD (Prefect), BRIAN SKINNER (Boy School Captain), SHIRLEY SANDFORD (Girl School Captain), and DONNA COLLINS (Prefect). Below are the 1969 House Captains. They are, from left to right, STEPHEN CARROLL (Patrician House), MARK BUGDEN (Xaverian House), VIRGINIA WARD (Marian House) and FIONA TULLY…

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Bourke Public School Prefects

The Western Herald · Friday 7 March 1969 · page 1

Last Monday, Prefects of the Bourkee Public School were inducted with their badges of office in a ceremony at the School Assembly Hall. The top photograph shows the Girl Prefects who are, from left to right: S. LYTTON, P. MAR TIN, S. CLATWORTHY, P. ALLEN, D. FERGUSON (Girl Vice-Captain) and Z, MAXWELL (Girl School Captain) The bottom Photograph is of the Boy Prefects, who are, from left to right: M. ASHFORD (Boy School Captain), F…

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Pre-School Kindergarten For Bourke?

The Western Herald · Friday 7 March 1969 · page 1

Dr. B. Nurcombe and Mr. P. Moffit, of Sydney, have been in Bourke this week to investigate the…

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New Toilet Block for Wanaaring School

The Western Herald · Friday 7 March 1969 · page 2

The Department of Public Works has awarded a contract for improved toilet facilities at…

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Pre-School Kindergarten for Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 14 March 1969 · page 1

It will be unique in Australia and staffed by teachers specially chosen by the University of New South Wales, Dr. Nurcombe, Child Specialist, from the University of New South Wales, will head a team of experts in child…

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High School News Vocational Guidance Testing

The Western Herald · Friday 21 March 1969 · page 3

On Monday, three testers from the Vocational Guidance Bureau in Sydney, Mr. Kelly, Mr. McGrath and Miss Murray, visited the school to conduct a battery of vocational guidance tests on all Third Form pupils in 3A and 3B…

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Education Today School Building Part 4 of a Series Written by Education Minister, Mr. C. B. Cutler

The Western Herald · Friday 28 March 1969 · page 3

N.S.W. is undergoing the most extensive school building programme in the history of Australia. There is an ever increasing eed for more school…

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High School News PREFECTS

The Western Herald · Friday 28 March 1969 · page 9

The Prefect Body at Bourke High School will in future consist of four boys and four girls elected from Fifth and Sixth Forms. Captains who must be in Sixth Form will then be elected from the prefects. All pupils in Second…

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