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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1939

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Physical Training Camp for Teachers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1939 · page 3

More than 150 teachers have enrolled in the physical education camp, to be held at Brookdale in January by the Department of Education. The…

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Where is Statute Book Kept? Questions for English M.P. Schoolboys' Visit to House

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 2

Mr. Cecil Wilson, Socialist M.P. for the Atterfield Division of Sheffield (England) has had many questions to answer since he showed a number of…

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School for Detectives Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 1
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A school for detectives is to be inaugurated in Sydney next week. About 400 men attached to the plain-clothes division will attend the classes…

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South Wagga Public School

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Wagga, has received a letter from the Acting-Director of Education (Mr. B. C. Harkness). referring to Mr…

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Pupils Celebrate

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 13

Clive Thompson, aged 12, a son of Mr. Hessel Thompson and Mrs. Thompson (nee Lorna Stinson) formerly of Wagga, was acclaimed the…

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Items of News Success of C.b. Ex-pupils

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 4

Mr. Barry Locke son of Mr. end Mrs. E. F. Locke, of Hill-street. Wagga. and formerly of the Christian Brothers' High School, Wagga, succeeded…

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C.e. Mission School

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 2

A very enjoyable evening was spent at the above on the occasion of the school's annual prize-giving and Xmas tree, Rev. Canon J. Done presided,…

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Junee and the R.a.f. School

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 2

Recently a high railway official had occasion to visit Junee, Although the purpose of his visit Is not disclosed by the Railway Department, it is…

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Melbourne Schoolboys See Old Indian Palaces Bombay

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 1

Age-old palaces, including the famous Amber Palace at Jaipur, have been visited in the last few days by the 35 boys from Melbourne and Geelong…

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Schooling Accident Horse and Rider Escape Injury Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 6

Womblebank fell while schooling over the hurdles at Randwick this morning, and Jockey B. Young was thrown heavily, but was not hurt. The…

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Leaving Certificate Examination Results Riverina High Schools Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 3

The results of the Leaving Certificate examination, marking the completion of the secondary school course were made available to-day…

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Leaving Certificate Tumut Intermediate High School Results

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 2

The results of the Leaving Certificate were made available yesterday. The passes of the Tumut Intermediate High School candidates are given…

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Cootamundra Vacation Swimming School

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 2

Directed by the Department of Education, swimming classes at the Olympic pool were conducted from 3rd to 13th January (inclusive). The…

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New Pianoforts Teacher

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 2

Miss Edith Vincent, A. Mus.A., who has been teaching pianoforts and theory of music at Wambidgee for the past seven years, now announces that…

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Grammar School Boy's Travels

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 8

Logona is a man without a country. Every morning he reports to the police in London. He entered Britain without permission by way…

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Sweating of Teachers Alleged Against Victorian Government Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 7

Allegations that teachers are sweated are contained in the report of the Victorian Teachers' Union. The report states that in Victoria there are many…

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Work of Private Schools

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 6

Arguments for and against non-State schools were advanced before the educational section of the Science Congress sitting at…

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Local and General School Transfers

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 2

Mr. L. Eddy (formerly of Wagga). Broken Hill to Canberra Righ; Miss K. cox. Hay to Wagga South. Hospital Congestion…

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Anglican Summer School Many Bishops Attend Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 1

The fourth Anglican Summer School, arranged by the Australian Board of Missions, began to-day at Barter College, Hornsby, when [?] representatives…

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