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Schools, 1907

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School of Arts

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 May 1907 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the School of Arts. Committee was held on Monday evening, there being present Rev. Jas…

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Wagga Grammar School

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 4

At the Wagga Grammar School, after a short address by the principal, Mr G. E. Clark, B.A., on the Expansion of the British empire and the…

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South Wagga Public School

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 4

South Wagga School undoubtedly excelled itself yesterday. Whatever others may have done, South Wagga School was second to none…

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North Wagga School

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 4

The Empire Day public proceedings in connection with the North Wagga School commenced at 2 p.m. Mr. W. J. Stevenson, the principal, may be congratulated…

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Empire Essays District School Work. the Winning Essays

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 3

The winning essays in the Senior Students division were not available, yesterday for publication…

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Empire Day Celebrations at Wagga Schools. Essays, Phizes, Speeches. and Songs. the District School

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 4

A large number of the loading townspeople and parents attended at the District School, Gurwood-street, yesterday forenoon, in response to the invitation of…

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Other Schools

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 2

At the South Wagga school, speeches having reference to the celebration were given by the Mayor, and Messrs. Health, Macdonald, Bolton, Mumford,…

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Public Schools' Display. Unfurling the Flag

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 2

The Empire Day Celebrations in Wagga eventuated yesterday. The chief display was given at the District School in Gurwood-strect, but the…

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Great School Demonstrations

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 2

Empire Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm in Canada and the United Kingdom. In the schools of London 800,000 school children, and…

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Empire Day Celebrations. Successful Schools Picnic

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 2

DESPITE the broken weather early in the week, the conditions were fine for the Empire Day celebrations in Gundagai on Friday last, although the…

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Empire Essays. the Mayor's Prizes the District School. Senior Students. "The Peninsular War." First Price By Ruth O. Tipping, aged 17

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 4

Trafalgar had destroyed all Napoleon's hopes of invading England. The next blow by which he attempted to disable England was of a more insidious…

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South Wagga Public School. the Battle of Waterloo. First Prize: C. Lynch

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 4

On June 18th, 1815, on the famous field of Waterloo, the French and English met in battle, led by two of the greatest generals the world had ever…

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British Celebrations. 3800 Schools Take Part. London. May 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 2

A total of 3800 schools throughout the Empire participated in the celebrations of Empire May on Friday. The rejoinings in London and the provinces…

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Fire at the Grammar School

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 2

Early yesterday morning a fire broke out at Mr. G. E. Clark's Grammar School in Gurwood street. The outbreak. which was combined to one…

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Schools Competition

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 3

The head Union advised they were despatching nine footballs for schools in the district that would take part in a district competition; also that a sum (about…

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Empire Day. at Windowie Public School

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 2

Mrs. Rankin the popular and painstaking teacher of the above school was abreast of the times in keeping up Empire Day on Friday last and…

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Grong. Federal Park School Picnic

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 2

As Empire Day only comes once a year it was decided by the parents of the pupils of the school to give them a treat, so…

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School of Arts

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 2

The trustees of the School of Arts site met at Messrs. Matthews Bros', office on Thursday afternoon, to consider whether they would convene a…

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School Books and Eyesight

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 3

Some public interest has been arousted by the complaint from a mother of the injury done to her son's eyes. by the small print of some of the…

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Public School Teachers' Association. Meeting of Wagga Branch

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 2

Last Saturday Mr. W. J. Garland (Wagga District School) presided over a largely attended meeting of the local Branch the P.S.T.A. After minutes…

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