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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1972

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Big Attendance at High School Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 18 August 1972 · page 6

The Bourke High School Council of Purcuts and Citizens met on Tuesday night, 15th of August, in the High School Library. It was [?]nost heartening as fifty people representing parents, citizens and staff were in attendance…

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Winning Football Team Bourke Public School Parramatta West Visit

The Western Herald · Friday 25 August 1972 · page 1

Last .Monday the Bourke Public School children Sadly farewelled the children from Parramatta West after a…

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High School Students Hosts to Bourke Rotarians

The Western Herald · Friday 1 September 1972 · page 7

It was a dinner with a difference for Bourke Rotarians on the evening of Monday, the 31st August, when they gathered at the Bourke High School to sample the culinary achievements of 4th and 5th Form Home…

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Wanaaring School Children “Clean Up”

The Western Herald · Friday 1 September 1972 · page 2

Wednesday, 23rd August, saw the children from the Wanaaring School busily “cleaning up” their tiny…

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School Champions

The Western Herald · Friday 1 September 1972 · page 7

[?]METER [?]HARATOS and JOHN MACKAY. who won the [?] [?]mpions at the recent Public School Athletic C[?]…

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Isolated Children School Aid [?]

The Western Herald · Friday 22 September 1972 · page 7

The [?] Party’s N.S.W. Rural Committee has asked the State Government to [?] more funds to…

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Robert Bock Wins Teachers Whisky Award

The Western Herald · Friday 6 October 1972 · page 3

Noville Cole, President of the Bourke Rugby League Football Club (left) congratulates Robert Bock on win-i…

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Bourke High School

The Western Herald · Friday 20 October 1972 · page 3

Louise Buster and Vim[?] Gardiner will be the Captains of Bourke high School for 1973, following elections…

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Bourke Public School Coming Events Friday, 3rd November

The Western Herald · Friday 20 October 1972 · page 2

Teams from our school will visit Brewarrina School to compete in Softball, Cricket. Swimming and…

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New Headmaster for Bourke Public School

The Western Herald · Friday 17 November 1972 · page 1

Mr. Mullen has named his [?]r who commences duty in 1973. [?] Ph[?]an who is [?]…

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Bourke Public School

The Western Herald · Friday 1 December 1972 · page 4

Our Intensive Swimming Campaign is now under way. One hundred pupils with 6 teachers are…

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Scenes from High School Play Night

The Western Herald · Friday 1 December 1972 · page 1

The [?] “Kelly Gang” at the Royal [?] Nobody [?] [?] On Tuesday and Wednesday night-of [?]…

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Staff of Bourke High School Academic Prizes

The Western Herald · Friday 8 December 1972 · page 3

The following prizes were presented at last Tuesday evening’s Presentation Night. FIRST FORM First Place: Golf Club Prize, Shane Tully…

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Bourke Public School

The Western Herald · Friday 8 December 1972 · page 1

Some answers to questions people have been asking :— Vacation Play Centre WHERE? At the M. A…

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Dux of High School

The Western Herald · Friday 8 December 1972 · page 1

HEATHER MAXWELL. Sixth Form. Dux of the Bourke High School for 1972. Heather won the Principal’s Prize for the Dux of the School. English/History Oxley Club Prize. Mathematics/Science Coughlan-National Mutual…

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Enngonia School Annual Speech Day

The Western Herald · Friday 15 December 1972 · page 1

Large green shady trees. spacious lawn-, flowers. and kept grounds at Enngonia Primary School appeared like an oasis in a desert on Thursday, 30th November when the Annual speech Day and Concert were held…

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6th Class Pupils Visit High School

The Western Herald · Friday 15 December 1972 · page 1

On Monday last about [?] 6th Class pupils from St, Ignatius and Bourke Primary visited the High School…

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