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Schools, 1937

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Air League Cadets Formation in Public Schools

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A.), has approved of the formation of companies of Australian Air League Cadets in the…

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Railway Cruise by School Girls

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 2

An educatonal cruise for schoolgirls during the spring vacation has been arranged by the Railway Department, commencing August 29 and concluding…

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New Map for Railway Users and Schools

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 4

The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) has issued a wall map, size 44 inches by 34 inches showing the whole of the lines in New South…

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Bird and Animal Sanctuaries Within a Mile Radius of Public Schools

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 6

The Chief Secretory stated that it had come to his notice that the public generally were not aware of the existence of bird and animal…

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Gurwood-street School Mothers' Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 4

The April meeting of the Gurwood-street School Mothers' Club was well attended and 28 new members were enrolled. With the…

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The School Notebook

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 8

THE First Term Examinations are being held so that results and reports will be available before the end of the term. Empire Day will be celebrated…

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Leeton Inter High School (Examiner A. G. Storm)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 3

On Friday last the vegetable projects of Donald and Duncan McLeish were visited. Although only cabbages are in their garden so far, the…

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University Tutorial Class Lecture on France Before 1870 Another Good Attendance at Wagga School of Arts

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 3

There was an excellent attendance at the seventh of a series of 20 lectures given under the auspices of the University Tutorial Class at the Wagga…

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Christian Brothers' High School Annual Entertainment Splendid Performances by Students Before Crowded House

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 7

Splendid performances were given by students of the Christian Brothers' High School, Wagga, at the Wonder-land Theatre last night, when the…

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Coronation Day Big Schools' Demonstrations

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 9

Coronation Day celebration on a scale never previously attempted in N.S.W. are planned for May 12. The Minister in charge of the…

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Will Carter's Notes Australianities the Old School Track

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 3

Come, good old wife, let's wander down The pathway to the stream, Which oft we crossed in childhood's days…

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Pay for Pupils After Age of 14 Labour Council's Aim

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 1

The New South Wales Trades and Labour Council last week decided to advocate the raising of the school leaving age to 16, with a…

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"Dictatorial Attitude" Teachers' Federation Criticised School Entries at Shows

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 2

At a meeting of the West Wyalong agricultural show committee on Saturday the opposition of the School Teachers' Federation to competitive…

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Extra School Holiday Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 1
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The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) said last night that he had decided to grant a school holiday on May 13 to all schools in the State…

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School Broken Into Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 1

It has Just been learned that youths broke into the Ultimo public school during the week-end. They broke open drawers and desks, smashed a…

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Winter Schools for Farmers At Hawkesbury Agricultural College

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 3

It is proposed to hold the usual winter schools at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from 22nd. June to 9th. July. The duration of the…

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Christian Brothers' High School Second Night of Annual Concert Another Large Attendance

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 2

Another big audience acclaimed the Wagga Christian Brothers' High School annual concert at the Wonderland Theatre last night. It was the second…

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Boy Leaves Home Afraid to Go to School

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 3

Frederick Ernest Moy, who disappeared from his borne in Grafton on Thursday afternoon, was found by his parents asleep in the laundry at his…

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Safety First Sign Needed Near School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 2

"THE attention of the authorities should be drawn to the grave need for a 'Safety First—Go Slow Sign' to be erected on…

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