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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1939

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Carriages Damaged by School Children

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 4

Eight children from Marrar appeared at the Cooiamon court facing two charges each of having caused damage to railway properly, each on…

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Wagga High School O.b.u

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 2

A Rugby League match will be played on the Wagga cricket ground to-morrow afternoon, starting at 2.30 between the Wagga High School Old…

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Gurwood-street School Mothers' Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 2

The members of the Gurwood-street School Mothers' Club are reminded that the usual monthly meeting will be held this afternoon. All members…

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German School in South Australian Town Threats of Burnings and Bombings Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 September 1939 · page 2

The story of a feud between Australians and Germans at a country town in South Australia, with threats of bombing and allegations that the…

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High School Ol' Boys' Union

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 8

Wagga High School old boys defeated present students of the school in the annual Rugby League match at the Cricket Ground yesterday by 17…

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Mission and School Dombe Six Hundred Killed in Air Raid Hong Kong

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1939 · page 4

The latest messages from Chungking says that 600 Chinese [?] when the Canadian United Churches' mission and school were destroyed on…

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Training Local Teachers for Emergency Drill at School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 2

ALTHOUGH since the outbreak of war quick moves have been made in Leeton for the training of citizens in first-aid and other…

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Measles and Mumps Pediod of Absence From School

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 6

For the information of parents of children suffering from measles or mumps we have been asked to publish the Education Department's…

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Schoolboy Injured

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 4

Injured while participating in football practice at the Christian Brothers' High School yesterday afternoon, Victor M'Leod, aged 10 years, of 66…

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Schoolboy Howlers Again

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 3

Scripture lesson. Titus is Richmond's champion goal-kicker. Water is composed of two gins—oxygin and hydrogin. Oxygin is pure gin,…

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Australianalities the Old School Track—giant Timbers of the Bush—the Mount Macedon Monster—an Accommodating Shearer—for the Hospital the Old School Track

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 6

Come, schoolmate let us wander down The pathway to the stream, Which oft we crossed in childhood's days,…

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Wagga Teachers' Federation

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 4

The Wagga Teachers' Federation held their monthly meeting at the Gurwood-street School on Saturday under the chairmanship of Mr. A. E…

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Presentation to Police Essay Prize-winner Ceremony at St. Joseph's School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 4

AT the recent N.S.W. Police Essay Competitions, John Cleary of St. Joseph's School was successful in winning one of the…

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Yanco Agricultural High School New Class-rooms Opened Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 7

Cold steel glittered in the bright spring sunshine at Yanco Agricultural High School as boys of the school cadet corp, with rifles and fixed bayonets…

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Gregadoo School Picnic

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 4

The Gregadoo annual schoolt picnic will be held in picturesque surroundings on Saturday, and it promises to be even better than the successful…

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R.a.a.f. Training School

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 4

Work is in progress on the Forest Hill site for the Royal Australian Air Force Training School. Mr. James Dunn, who secured the contract for…

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School of Arts Proposal to Sub-let Billiard Room

The Temora Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 1

At a meeting of the School of Arts committee last Thursday night, Mr. R. Hammond suggested that the billiard room be…

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Lutheran Schools Three in New South Wales No Unusual Practices, Says Mr. Mair Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1939 · page 5

"There are three Lutheran schools in New South Wales. They are situated at Henty, with an enrolment of 35, Jindera, where the enrolment is…

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School Sports Scholars and Teachers Get Busy

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 September 1939 · page 3

The various schools in Gundagai and district are now preparing for the annual Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association’s sports meeting…

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Sheep and Wool Classing Excellent Results From Southern Pupils

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 September 1939 · page 3

Mr. B. H. McCormack, Departmental Sheep and Wool. Instructor on the southern circuit, reports that of the 22 students presented by him for their…

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