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Schools, 1939

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At St. Brigid's School

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 2

On Monday morning His Lordship was tendered a welcome by the children of St. Brigid's School, Tumut. The school was decorated…

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School Age Children's Hours of Study

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 4

A proposal that children should be required to attend school up to the age of 16 years, instead of 14 years as at present, was…

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Wagga Flying School "In Nation's Interest" Willimbong Councillor Resents Criticism LEETON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 2

Councillor F. C. Mountford, of the Willimbong Shire Council, said to-day that he wished to take the opportunity of refuting certain newspaper…

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Teachers' Complaint Education in Country Discrimination Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 2

The country committee of the Teachers' Federation, at its meeting in Sydney, demanded equality of opportunity for country and city…

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Tutorial Lecture in Wagga School of Arts "The Turkish Awakening" Influence of Kemal Ataturk

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 3

Last night in the Wagga School of Arts the second lecture of the tutorial series was delivered, the subject being "The Turkish Awakening." There was…

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Riverina Centres to Produce Evidence Against Wagga Air-School Site Safer and Better Facilities at Narandera "Not Properly Considered," States Leeton Man

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 4

AT the public meeting of protest at Narandera, which voiced opposition to the site selected near Wagga by the Federal Government as a training school for pilots, Mr. P. Grace, of Leeton, expressed the opinion that the reports which had been submitted regarding the…

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Technical Education in Wagga Department's Progressive Policy Flying School Should Help Develop Project Training For Mechanical Engineers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 5

The growth of technical education in New South Wales during the last 12 months has been more extensive than is generally realised. It has been the policy of the Education Department to establish in country, towns…

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Wagga Flying School Selection of Site CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 1

Reference to the selection of Wagga as a site for the R.A.A.P. flying training school was made in the Senate at question time. Senator Foil, the…

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Rural School Old Boy's Ball

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 2

The Rural School Old Boys' Association will hold a pain and fancy dress ball in the Wonderland Theatre on Tuesday, June 27, in aid of the…

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Agitation for School Sites Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond), referring to-night to the agitation for more school sites, said that last year the department spent…

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Wagga Flying School Water and Electricity Supply Discussed at S.E.C.C. MEETING Mitchell Shire Decision Awaited

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 3

The matter of the supply of electricity and water to the R.A.A.F. training school at Wagga was considered at the meeting of the Southern Riverina…

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Wagga Flying School Selection of Site Reply to Question in Senate Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 4

Reference to the selection of Wagga as a site for the R.A.A.F. flying training school was made in the Senate at question time to-day…

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Catholic Bishop of Goulburn Dr. T. B. McGuire at Tamut (From Our Tumut Representative) at St. Brigid’s School

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 2

On Monday morning His Lordship was tendered a welcome by the children at St. Brigid’s School, Tumut. The school was decorated with the…

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Air Force Training School

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 6

Junee has been asking questions about the air force training school and has received a reply similar to that received in Narandera. The…

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What the School Child Should Eat Health Dept. Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 4

The experience of nursery schools, where at least one meal is served to very young children, has shown that when the daily routine of a child's…

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Wagga Technical School

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 4

A further step towards the establishment of a technical college at Wagga has been made by the appointment of Mr. V. J. Rubenach,…

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Wagga Flying School Protest From Narandera Review of Decision Wanted "In Interests of Defence" NARANDERA

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 3

At a public meeting convened by the Narandera branch of the A.L.P. motions were carried protesting against the Federal Government's decision to…

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Air School Protest No Report on the Narandera Site Ready for Presentation Denial That Negotiations Finalised Before Available

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 2

THE report of the official party, led by Group-Captain Wrigley, which investigated the selected site at Wagga for the air school,…

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Winter Schools for Farmers Detaisl of Courses

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture announces that applications for admission to the winter schools for farmers, poultry farmers, and others, to…

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Rural School Old Boys' Ball

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 May 1939 · page 4

The Rural School Old Boys' plain and fancy dress ball will be held in the Wonderland Theatre on Tuesday, June 27, in aid of the Wagga Base…

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