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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1919

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Maitland School Closed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 4

The Maitland Catholic High School has been closed because of a suspicious case amongst the pupils…

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Schools to Close

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 April 1919 · page 2

Mr. James Minister for Education, states that owing to the [?]sness of the epidemic, all schools in the State will close on Wednesday next and…

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Pneumonic Influenza. Local Cases. Public School Utilised as Temporary Hospital

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon last Mr. T. Taylor, residing in Audley Street, was removed to the isolation area, suffering from a slight…

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Presbyterian Church. Sabbath School Prize-giving

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 4

The distribution of Prizes won during 1918 by the scholars of St. Andrew's Sabbath, Wagga, was held on Friday evening last, when the…

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Cullinga School Picnic

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 4

On Anniversary Day there was a fair, muster of parents, children, and visitors at this outing, some representatives of Cootamundra and other towns…

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Schools to Close

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 3

Mr. James, Minister for Education. states that, owing to the seriousness of the epidemic, all schools in the State will close on Wednesday (to-morrow)…

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Tumut School of Arts

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 3

Fifteen members attended meeting of committee of above, on Friday evening last, Mr. J. W[?]den presiding. Minutes of previous meeting, when…

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The Submarine School. How Aspirants For Undersea Glory Are Put Through Their Paces

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 5

Nowadays, when naval men are as precious as spun cold, and men are rated up as rapidly as is consistent with the good of the Service, there is…

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School Recommended for Compound

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 5

The Flu Committee was got together again on Tuesday afternoon, at 4.30, when the Drill Hall was inspected, and condemned as unsuitable on account…

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Old Times. Thirty Years Ago. Opening of the School of Art

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 8

The formal opening of the School of Arts took place on Friday evening, April 29, 1889, in Mr. P. White's clean and neat new buildings in Wallendoon…

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School of Arts Pictures

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 2

A well varied programme will be screened to-morrow night at the above pictures. A drama, comedy-drama, and a Charlie Chaplin comedy…

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Teachers' Salaries. High School Increases

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 4

Under the Government scheme to increase the salaries of the teachers in the high schools. instead of putting the salaries of high school…

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School Restrictions

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Eryer, headmaster of the Wagga Public School, received official intimation yesterday that the school restrictions are to apply here. Only…

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School of Arts Pictures

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 2

The renewing of old acquaintance and friendships is a very pleasant episode in the ordinary person's life, when that acquaintance is such a…

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Country Schools

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 4

The State and non-State schools outside the Municipality of Wagga are not, so far, affected by the influenza restrictions which have been applied to the…

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Fitting Up the School

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 5

The tradesmen got busily to work yesterday fitting up the District School as a compound, laying on the gas and water and the phone. Blinds…

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Two-up School Raid. Men Before the Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 3

Twenty-six men were before the Police Court in connection with Friday night's raid on an alleged gambling house in George-street. All…

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Public School

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 2

Under ordinary circumstances the Lockhart Public School would have re opened on Monday but owing to the outbreak and the fact that the…

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Important Decision. Coonamble School of Arts Case. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 2

The High Court upheld the appeal by the plaintiff in the Coonamble School of Arts action Mr. Justice Barton said the appellant in the or…

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High School Science Room

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 2

The Under Secretary, Department of Education, has advised Mr. Beeby that tenders are being invited for the works in connection with the proposed new…

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