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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1938

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Inter-schools Football Competition the Meagher Cup Two Victories for De La Salle

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 4

On Friday last the teams competing in the inter-school Meagher, Cup games clashed for the first time in a competition which promises to be…

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School Inspector's Observations Colombo and Suez In the Mediterranean Interview with Mr. J. ADAM

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 3

Having Just returned to Wagga after a 12 months' holiday abroad. Mr. John Adam, district inspector of schools, had some intresting comments to…

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Schools’ Amateur Athletic Association

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 3

Only six schoolteachers attended the meeting called for Saturday last in an endeavour to arrange for the inauguration of a Districts Schools’…

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"Base Patriotism on Justice and Fair-play" Empire Day Speaker Tells Children Leeton School's Celebrations

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 1

THE Roxy Theatre was crowded out on Tuesday morning by a happy crowd of children of the Leeton Intermediate High School, who listened with intelligent interest to a patriotic speech by Mr. A. E. Bowmaker, president of the P. and C. Association…

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Speedway Classic Record Broken by Former Sunday School Teacher New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 1

Floyd Roberts, aged 38 years, a tower Californian Sunday. school teacher, smashed records to win the 26th 500-mile speedway classic at…

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Items of News Library for Wagga District Schools

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 4

The Wagga District Council of the Parents and Citizens' Associations is organising a scheme whereby 55 schools in and near Wagga will be…

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Fairbridge School 29 English Children Arrive Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 1

Tweny-nine youngsters arrived in Sydney to-day from London, bound for the Fairbridge Farm School at Molong, New South Wales. Among…

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Films in Schools Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 8

The newest method of education [?] visual means by way of films, will receive a trial in Australia as the result of a decision by the New South…

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Intermediate High School May Examinations Fourth Year High' distinction: Max Sedger. Third Tear

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 2

High distinction: Ross Jones, Mona Clarke, Yvonne Duval, Ettc Nelson. Distinction: Bruce Hutchinson, Les McGrath, Doris Crowe, Wallas…

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De La Salle High School Steele Cup Competition

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 8

The Steele Cup derives its name from its generous donor, Mr. J. S. Steele, local dentist. The staff and pupils of the De La Salle High School…

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School Buildings Cost £4,643,845 Since Depression Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 1

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) to-day declared that since the depression £4,643.845 had been pent in improving school…

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Army School for Fattening Recruits Experiment Succeeds

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 3

How rather scraggy, spindle-legged youths, with hunched shoulders and unhapy faces, can be turned into strapping young men able to do a…

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Lost—one School P. and C. Association in a Quandary

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 6

VARIOUS weird and wonderful things are mislaid at times, but it is seldom indeed that such a substantial piece of property…

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Better Than 'Shanks Pony' Children Score Free Rides to School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 1

OWEN DUFFY has been a fairy godfather to the children living in the Petersham section this week…

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Coolamon Combined School Sports Poor Public Support Exciting Events

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 2

The weather for the Coolamon Combined Schools Annual Sports Meeting was capricious, sunshing spells alternating with cold unpleasant condition,…

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Tumut Inter High School

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 3 June 1938 · page 2

LAST-TERM SYNOPSIS--The average weekly attendance in the Primary Department last term was 228. 1; in the Secondary 124.2, These…

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Death Sentence Wyalong School Teacher

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 June 1938 · page 3

Harold George Thomas, aged 22, a school teacher, was found guilty at the Sydney Criminal Court on Thursday on a charge of having…

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Items of News Schools' Athletic Championship

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1938 · page 6

The Central Riverina branch of the New South Wales Public Schools' Athletic Association will hold its annual championship meeting at Tooyal on…

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Teachers' Federation Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 1

Opportunity of participating in the national insurance scheme, as voluntary contributors, will be sought by the Teachers' Federation…

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Inter-schools Football the Meagher Cup

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 June 1938 · page 4

Hard football was the password at the I.H.S. ground last Friday, where I.H.S.I. played a scorless draw against I.H.S. H. The game early developed…

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