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Schools, 1940

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Local & General Air Observers' School

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 2

The Cootamundra Citizens' Camp Entertainment Committee report that arrangements are now in hand for completion of furnishings for the…

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Empire Day Tarcutta School Celebration Prize Winning Essays

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 4

A large number of citigens attended the Empire Day function at the Tarcutta Public School. An interesting programme was prepared by the head…

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Cootamundra Air Training School

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 2

The Cootamundra air training school is now a hive of industry. A number of new buildings were started yesterday and water laid on. On Sunday the…

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Albury School Children's Display

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 2

To swell the funds of the Albury Mayor's patriotic and war fund, 2000 school children from Albury, dressed in red. white and blue, will form a…

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University Tutorial Class Lecture in Wagga School of Arts "Italy and France, 1919-1940"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 3

"Italy's relations with Prance have been stormy and consistently troubled." said Mr. H. S. Hancock. M.A., Dip. Ed., lecturer, to the Wagga University…

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Teachers' Transfers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 4

The latest transfers of teachers gazetted by tile Department of Education include: Miss N. W. Griffiths, to Cowra Intermediate; Miss P. Schrader,…

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Audio Visual Education Demonstration at High School

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 7

In the presence of a large number of parents and teachers, Mr. Pickford gave a demonstration of audio visual education at the High School last night…

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L.I.H. School Pupils Conduct Own Empire Day Celebrations Hear Discourses on To-day's Problems

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 6

The training received by the pupils of the Leeton Intermediate High School to fit them for citizenship was strikingly demonstrated on Friday last when the students themselves conducted the whole of the Empire Day celebrations, which were held in the Roxy Theatre…

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The Training School Hope That Work Will Soon be Put in Hand

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 4

Work ill the Wagga military aerodrome is in full swine, und travellers are interested at the number of new buildings that have either been…

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Saluting Flag Refusal of Schoolchildren

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Undersecretary and Director of Education, Mr. McKenzie, said today that only two Instances of schoolchildren…

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Dart Hill School

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 3

Empire Day was fittingly observed at Dart, Hill School, where parents assembled with their children. Mr. R. A. Lehmann introduced the speakers,…

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School Notes School Patriotic Fund

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 3

As the Empire is lighting for its very existence, it has been decided to hold several school tuck shops to raise revenue for the Patriotic Fund. The…

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Coolamon Public School Empire Day Celebration

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 1

Empire Day was celebrated at the Coolamon Public School on Friday, last, when a varied, interesting and enjoyable programme of songs and…

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Matong News (From Our Correspondent.) School Football

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 2

Grong Grong School football team visited Matong and played a match against the local school team on Saturday last . The scores resulted as…

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Coolamon School of Arts Public Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 4

Those who attended the public meeting held on Wednesday night of the week to receive the report of the subcommittee appointed to recommend…

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School Health and Temperance Examinations to Be Held in July

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 8

The school health and temperance examinations, conducted by the New South Wales Band of Hope Union, under the auspices of the Department…

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Schools' War, Buttons

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 6

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) has approved of the sale of a "War Button" specially designed for schools. The button bears the…

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Inspector of Schools Retires

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 6

Alter having served in the Department of Education for 45 years, Mr. John Adam, district inspector of schools at Wagga, retired from the…

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School Display Raises About £400

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 6

It is expected that the display given by boys and girls of Albury and district school on the Albury sports ground on Wednesday will return a…

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Items of News Malebo School Repairs

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 June 1940 · page 2

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Wagga, has received a letter from the Acting-Secretary for Education (Mr. J. G. M'Kenzie) in reply to his personal…

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