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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Schools

Schools, 1973

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Education Week 1973 Discover Your School Primary School

The Western Herald · Friday 10 August 1973 · page 1

Education week 1073 will be observed in New South Wales daring the period 12th—18th August. This is…

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School Mardi Gras

The Western Herald · Friday 10 August 1973 · page 1

The High School Council will be holding a Mardi Gras on Friday, 17th August. This is a form of…

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Rugby League Teachers Whisky Award

The Western Herald · Friday 17 August 1973 · page 3

Points for the Brewarrina game last Sunday were as follows:— Cecil Robinson 3…

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New School Building

The Western Herald · Friday 24 August 1973 · page 1

The Minister for Education, Mr. A. E. Willis, M.L.A., has given approval for funds to be…

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Primary School Athletic Champions

The Western Herald · Friday 24 August 1973 · page 8

Bourke Public School Athletic Champions—Seniors: R. EVANS and G. MACKAY centrer; Juniors: C. GREGG and J. BROWN…

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Primary School to Receive Ceiling Fans

The Western Herald · Friday 24 August 1973 · page 1

The Minister for Education. Mr. E. A Willis, last week announced the second stage of a programme for the installation of ceiling fans in schools throughout N.S.W…

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Video Camera Demonstrated at School Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 14 September 1973 · page 4

At the August Meeting of the High School Council the new Video Camera was demonstrated, The meeting…

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They’re Off to Parra matta Inter-school Visit

The Western Herald · Friday 21 September 1973 · page 1

67 pupils of the Bourke Primary School left by train on Wednesday to spend four days in Parramatta to take part in various sports on an inter-school visit…

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Proposed Change of Syllabus at Bourke High School

The Western Herald · Friday 21 September 1973 · page 1

On Monday, 17th September a large group attended a most interesting evening at the High School…

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Marsden School sets pace Dubbo Girl Gets Medal

Western Magazine · Monday 1 October 1973 · page 3

The Dyke of Edinburgh Award calls for i degree of application to a task and perseverance in attaining…

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Rug Making Technique School

The Western Herald · Friday 5 October 1973 · page 4

Mrs. Lena Gowing will be holding a school to teach Rug Making Techniques at the Bourke C.W.A. Rooms on…

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Summer schools planned for farmers at Orange

Western Magazine · Monday 15 October 1973 · page 11

The Orange Agricultural College has been recently established by the Australian and…

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Public School News

The Western Herald · Friday 26 October 1973 · page 3

The Infants School Sundowners Carnival will be held today (Friday) at 6 p.m. at the School Ground. Rotary…

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Bourke High School to Be Represented at Award Presentation

The Western Herald · Friday 26 October 1973 · page 1

Bourke High School will be represented by the Duke of Edinburgh at Dubbo tomorrow, Saturday, 27th October. The students will be [?]…

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Rug Weaving School

The Western Herald · Friday 2 November 1973 · page 1

A dozen or so students gathered at Bourke’s C.W.A. Rooms on Tuesday, October 23rd, for the Rug Weaving…

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Parramatta Pupils to Visit Bourke

The Western Herald · Friday 9 November 1973 · page 1

On today’s train, sixty-three 6th grade girls and boys from Parramatta West Public School arrive as…

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Primary School Concert Nights

The Western Herald · Friday 16 November 1973 · page 8

Parents, friends. and interested townspeople were treated to two very entertaining nights at the Primary School on Wednesday and Thursday nights of this week. For primary school children the getting and singing…

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Scenes from the Primary School Concert

The Western Herald · Friday 23 November 1973 · page 1

A seem from the musical, Oliver. presented by the [?] One of the feature items on the programme, the Balance Display by 5th and 6th Grade Gymnast. “El Condo Pasa,” a creative dance by the senior girls…

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High School News

The Western Herald · Friday 23 November 1973 · page 7

Last Tuesday night the Bourke High School Band gave its first public performance for the meeting of…

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Primary School News

The Western Herald · Friday 23 November 1973 · page 7

Mr. D. Rickard, Western Area Director of Education; Mr. W. Rose, Assistant Director of Special Education;…

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