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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1938

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Belgian School Children Brussels

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1938 · page 1

All school children will sign a golden book, to be presented to Mr. Chamberlain…

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Items of News Gurwood-street School [?]Others' Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1938 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Gurwood-street School Mothers' Club falls this month in centenary week. For this reason a special meeting has…

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Acute Shortage of Engineers and Teachers in Victoria Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 October 1938 · page 6

The annual report of the University Appointments Board declared that last year there was an acute shortage [?] mechanical and practical…

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School Sports

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 October 1938 · page 5

Teachers are reminded that there will be a meeting in connection with the School Sports on the 19th inst. at the Gundagai school at 2.30 p.m…

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Coonabarabran Mystery School Teacher Found Shot Coonabarabran

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 4

Mystery surrounds the shooting [?] Miss Peggy Drysdale aged 20 years, school teacher, of Coonabarabran, who was found unconscious 20 miles from…

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Teachers' Salaries Increases Sought in Certain Schools Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 1

A campaign by the Teachers' Federation with the object of obtaining increases in the salaries of teachers in [?]or technical, domestic science, and…

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Corobimilla School Picnic

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 6

Ideal picnic weather favored the Corobimilla Parents and Citizens' Association on Saturday afternoon last, when they held their annual…

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Teachers' Salaries

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 2

A campaign by the Teachers' Federation with the object of obtaining increases in the salaries of teachers in Junior technical, domestic science, and…

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Trickett School Picnic

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 1

On Thursday, 15th September, the Trickett School held its annual picnic. Undeterred by a rather gutty day, a large crowd of visitors saw the local…

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Riverina Combined School Sports COOLAMON, 22nd OCTOBER. (Contributed.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 2

This big event is but a fortnight off. The Coolamon-Marrar Branch of the P.S.A.A.A., which includes Coolamon Convent School, Marrar Public,…

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Detective Training School Opened by Victorian Police Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1938 · page 1

More than 150 men will be trained first detective training school, which was opened St. Kilda by the Police Department to-day. Those…

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Gumly Sunday School First Anniversary Impresive Open-air Service

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 October 1938 · page 8

The cool shade of the gum trees on the river bank afforded a pleasant setting for the first anniversary of the Gumly Sunday School on Sunday…

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First School Established Under Difficulties Wagga 86 Years Ago Teacher Without Shelter From Floods Minister For Education Tells Story

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 13

The then Minister for Education in New South Wales (Mr. W. Davies), when speaking at the opening of the additions to the…

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Items of News Lockhart School Library

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 4

The Lockhart District Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations has decided to spend £55 on books for circulation to the eight district schools,…

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Schoolboy Athletics St. Joseph's Star Sprinter Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 4

St. Joseph's College sprint star, B. L. Ryan, won the senior 100 and 200 yards events at the G.P.S. athletics carnival at the Sydney Cricket Ground…

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Midgeon School Picnic

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 2

The Midgeon Park school held its annual picnic on Wednesday last, 5th October. There was a large gathering of parents and other citizens…

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Tumut Inter High School Fancy Dress Ball

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 1

THE ANNUAL JUVENILE BALL hold by the Tumut Inter-High School eventuated in O'Brien's Hall on Friday night last and a great frolic was had by the children. This big night is looked forward to with enthusiasm by the children each year…

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Town Council the Air Training School Mr. Collins to be Asked for Explanation Commission Invited, to Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 4

ALD L. Conkey (Deputy Mayor), D. Stratton, G. Black, T. Nicholson, R. Gibson, B. Ward, and J. Rinkin attended the ordinary fortnightly meeting last night. An apology was received from Ald. Dickson, who is away in Sydney…

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Intermediate High School Mooted For Lockhart

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the Lockhart P. and C. Association held in the Shiro Hall on Thursday evening, Mr. A. C. Cowin,…

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New School Association of Stephen Family with Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 October 1938 · page 11

A number of families renowned the legal profession have been asso­ciated with Wegga, notably the Windeyers, the Stephens, and the Baylises…

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