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Schools, 1939

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Warmer Schools Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 6

The Education Department has ordered several hundred slow combustion stoves for the warming of schools, the Minister for Education (Mr…

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Junee Protests on Wagga Selection for Air School Danger From Fogs

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 3

THE Junee Municipal Council is joining in the protests against the selection of the Forest Hill site, near Wagga, for the R.A…

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School Teachers On the Basic Wage Campaign of Protest Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 1

At the earliest possible time meetings of the Teachers' Federation members are to be held in the city and country to discuss a salaries…

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Wagga Technical School Advisory Committee Approved by State Governor

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 9

The Sub-Registrar (Mr. V. J. Rubenach) has been advised that the State Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has approved the…

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Public Schools Appalling Conditions Challenged Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 1

Shocking conditions pertain for school boys attending schools in the metropolitan area, according to a report prepared by officials of the…

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Flying School Plans Proceeding

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 1

Early action is following the Federal Government's decision to establish a new flying school at Wagga. Officers of the Defence Department…

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Conditions in Schools Royal Commission Urged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 1

A Royal commission on "the appalling conditions existing in the majority of primary and super-primary schools" was urged to-day by the general…

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New Convent School

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 2

The Auxiliary Bishop of Wagga (the Rt. Rev. Dr. F. A. Henschke) was in Albury during the week-end and yesterday officially blessed St. Brigid's…

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Teachers' Assn. Drop a Bombshell Recommend Only Non-competitive School Exhibits at Lockhart Show

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 4

At the meeting of the Lockhart A. and P. Society's Committee, on Saturday, the following letter was read from the Teachers' Association, of…

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Flying School Danger

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 2

When Sir Edward Ellington visited Australia he advised that a military training school be established somewhere in the south-east portion…

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Air Force Training School Enlightening Report From Canberra Why Narandera Was Not Selected No Reference to Flying Conditions

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 2

As was stated just prior to the selection of Wagga as the site for the R.A.A.F. training school, the final selection rested between Wagga and…

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FIRE At Bartagunyah School

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 1

About 12.30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Mrs. Cecil H. Aston, of, "Bartagunyah," heard a crash and noticed a reflection of fire, from…

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Teachers' Salaries Minimum of £6 a Week Demand in New Log

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 7

The Council of the Teachers' Federation, meeting to Sydney on Saturday, emphatically expressed the opinion that its claims for reasonable salaries based…

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Wonderful Juvenile Talent M usicai Revue by Miss Olga Reardon’s Pupils

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 4

The outstanding feature of the musical revue presented by the pupils of Miss Olga Reardon in the Gundagai Theatre last Tuesday evening…

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Wagga Grammar School Old Girls' Union Holds Ball Delightful Annual Function Charming Decorations at Wonderland

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 3

Distinguished by an indefinable but very real spirit of cordiality that is instrumental in making it, in many ways, one of the most enjoyable of Wagga social functions, the annual ball of the Wagga Grammar School Old Girls' Union…

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School Expenditure Minister Produces Figures in Rebuttal of Personal Allegation Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) produced figures to Show that the Government had spent £2,372,040 on…

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Pupils' Concert

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 2

The musical revue, in the Town Hall last night, by the pupils of Miss Olga Reardon, was a success. The fairly large audience thoroughly enjoyed the…

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Tumut Inter-High School New Pupils

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 6

Since the vacation new pupils are Richard Hainsworth (2nd year) from Cootamundra I.H.S., Audrey Maynard (1st class), Enid (5th), Merle…

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Carpentry Classes Close Unless Four Pupils Join

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 2

AT the present time the technical training class in carpentry which has been established in Leeton is in danger of being…

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Schooling at Wagga Horses Jump Well

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 8

A field of well-schooled horses will take part in the Brush Hurdle Race at Wagga on Monday. For the convenience of trainers with horses…

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