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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1939

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Nobel Peace Prize School Inspector's Joke Against Hitler LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

The Stockholm correspondent of "The Times" reveals that the suggestion that Herr Hitler should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was a…

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District Schools Resume To-day

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 2

THE long school summer vacation ended yesterday, and today district schools commence another year. The teaching…

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School Leaving Age Rise Probable in Queensland with Help for Poor Parents Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. Forgan Smith) announced to-day that the Cabinet had approved of the principle of extending the school leaving age from…

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District Schools' Library

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 4

The central echoed library scheme, formulated by the Wagga District Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations, has met with enthusiastic…

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School Teaches Injured

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 4

Returning to Parties from Sydney, where he had been spending his Christmas school vacation, Mr. Thomas Gardiner, a member of the Parties…

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Changes in the School Staff of Young

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 2

The following changes have taken place on the staff of the High and Primary Staffs of the Young I.H.S.: Mr. L. Thrift, B.Ec., has been…

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District News Grong Grong School News

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

School resumed on Tuesday, the temperature soaring over 100 for the first day of school. Mr. N. Hogan, who has been…

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Anglican Sunday Schools

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 2

The St. John's and St. Luke's Sunday schools will reopen next Sunday, St. John's at 10.15. preceded by the childrens Eucharist at the Baylis-street…

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Teacher-librarian for Leeton I.h.s. Minister Honors Promise

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 February 1939 · page 3

AT the Leeton Intermediate High School there have been quite a number of staff changes and a large increase in…

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Change in Schools' Staffs

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 6

A number of alterations have been made in the staffs of schools in Wagga. the Rev. Bro. Owen, of the Christian Brothers' High School, has been…

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Coaching School Reopens This Morning

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 10

The coaching school conducted by the Wagga Cricket Association's honorary coach Mr. Stan Sly, Will reopen this morning at the cricket…

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School Girl's Narrow Escape

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 2

Shirley, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet King, had a narrow escape when knocked down by a car near the Strand Young Mounted on…

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Wagga High School Pupils Increase by 100 Gurwood-street School to Assist With Accommodation

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 2

The enrolment for the first term of this year at the Wagga High School has shown an increase of over 100 pupils compared with the last term of…

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Maples Shield Riverina v. High School

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 8

The Riverina v. High School meted in the Maples Shield competition will be concluded at Bolton Park turf wicket to-day after which the points…

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School Children on Hunger Strike Rangoon

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 4

One thousand school children started a hunger strike in the nope of forcing the Government to abandon its policy of repression…

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High School Conditions "Absolute Disgrace," Sats Headmaster Singleton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 2

Conditions at the intermediate High School at Singleton were severely criticised by the new headmaster, Mr. M. C. I. Levy, In an address at the annual…

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Teachers' New Executive

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 6

The annual election on Saturday of executive officers of the New South Wales Teachers' Federation resulted: President, Mr. M. Mackinnon…

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Fatal Accident School Boy Killed by Horse

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 2

An accident which resulted in the death of a five and a half years old child, Nicholas Sotiros, son of Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Sotiros, of the…

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Germany's Intentions Treatment of the Natives Could Not Attend High Schools Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 1

The Colonial propagandist (Herr von Wiese) told Colonial League officials that the educated native always needed a superior white man's strong…

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Local and General Welcome to New Teachers

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Schuemaker and the staff of the I.H.S. entertained the newly appointed members at a friendly tea at the Cosy…

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