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Schools, 1940

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Air Training School

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

Residents of Cootamundra will welcome the news that this centre has been selected as an aerial training school—a unit in the great Empire Air…

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Air School for Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

At Tuesday night's Municipal Council meeting it was revealed that the Minister for Air had decided to have an Air Training…

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Correspondence (To the Editor.) Music in Schools

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 5

Sir,—The bone of contention between Rev. F. M. Hill and Mr. J. R. Fletcher, on the one hand, and Mr. A. Schuemaker, Headmaster of the…

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Air Observers' School For Cootamundra to Be Established at End of May Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 1

A school for air observers, the first of four, is to be established at Cootamundra at the end of May, it was announced to-day by…

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School Notes (Contributed.) Children’s Fancy Dress Ball

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 3

There was a well attended meeting of ladies, presided over by Mrs. H. Vandewater at the school last Wednesday afternoon to make all the…

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Cootamundra Selected For Air Observers School to Be Established Next Month

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 1

A school for air observers, the first of four, is to be established at Cootamundra at the end of May, it was announced…

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Air Observers' School For Cootamundra to Be Established at the End of May

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 4

A school for air observers, the first of four, is to be established at Cootamundra at the end of May, it was announced on Thursday by the…

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School Sport Narandera's Visit to Junee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 3

The Narandera Intermediate High School representatives visited Junee on 20th March, and took part in swimming, vigoro andcricket…

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ATHLETICS Milbrulong and District Public Schools' A.A.A. Annual Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Milbrulong and District Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association was held on Saturday, at Milbrulong…

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Sport for Schoolgirls Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 1

The statement of two American physical culture' experts visiting Melbourne that too much strain was imposed on Australian schoolgirls by…

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Air Training Scheme First School Opens on April 29 MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

The Minister of Air (Mr. Fairbairn) said that Australia's initial training school, under the Empire Air Training Scheme, would, open on April 29. The…

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Wagga High School Annual Meeting of Parents and Citizens' Association Very Successful Year Preparations for Conference of N.S.W. Federation

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 4

The president (Mr. L. S. Castles) presided at the annual meeting of the Wagga High School Parents and Citizens' Association last night, when there was a large attendance of parents and others interested…

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Bishop of Wagga Enthronement Ceremonies Concluded Visits to Schools Yesterday Addresses and Presentations

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1940 · page 5

Ceremonies in connection with the enthronement of the second Bishop of Wagga (the Most Rev. Dr. F. A. Henschke) were concluded yesterday when, with the Apostolic Delegate (Dr. Panico) and other bishops, he visited…

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Correspondence (To the Editor.) Music in the School

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 April 1940 · page 3

Sir—So Mr. A. Schuemaker, Headmaster of the Cootamundra I.H.S. is "ignoring the anonymous contribution." In a former letter he claimed…

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School Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 3

There were 19 candidates, for the annual dental essay and competition on 29th March. Last Monday Mr. R.F. Johnson, an…

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Legislative Assembly Dealing with Communists Propaganda in Schools SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Mair) reiterated In the Legislative Assembly to-day that the Government was Inquiring into the powers it had to deal with…

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Slipped Off Horizontal Bar Schoolboy Fractures Wrist

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

A MEMBER of the School Class at the Leeton Swimming Baths on Wednesday afternoon, had the misfortune to fracture his…

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Schoolroom to Be Heated

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 6

In response to the personal representations made by Mr. R. H. Hankinson, M.L.A., the portable class room at L.I.H.S. is to be heated. The…

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Technical High School P. & C. Presses for Early Start on Building

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 3

PLANS and specifications have been prepared by the Government architect for Technical High School buildings in Leeton. While there is some satisfaction in knowing that progress has been made that far; the position at the school has become so desperate,…

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