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Schools, 1940

950 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 48

The Schools War Relief Efforts Examination Dates

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 4

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

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Lacmalac School Picnic

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 5

It has become quite a tradition that the weather smiles graciously or Lacmalac for the day of their annua school picnic. This year was no…

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Air Minister Considering Welfare Farm as Training School Barracks Speed-up in Empire Air Scheme Motivates Inquiry Save Months in Establishment of No. 8 School : Boys May Go to Gosford

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 June 1940 · page 1

THE EXTREME NECESSITY FOR EXPEDITING EVERY ASPECT OF THE EMPIRE AIR TRAINING SCHEME IS CAUSING THE MINISTER FOR AIR (MR. J. V. FAIRBAIRN) TO HAVE INQUIRIES MADE INTO THE POTENTIAL…

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First Large-Scale Air Raid on Paris OVER 1000 Bombs on City and Suburbs 45 Killed; 149 injured Many Schools Struck, Fires Started France Will Retaliate, Says Radio Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 1

Paris experienced its first large-scale air raid of the war at lunch-time to-day, when 1050 bombs fell in an area nine miles wide, killing 45 persons and injuring 149. in the city eight were killed and 54 wounded, and in the suburbs 37 killed and 95…

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Schoolboy Howlers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 7

The Press of to-day is the mouth organ of the people. A vacuum is a large empty space where the Pope lives…

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Popular Headmaster Farewelled at Gurwood-street School Presentation to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cook

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 7

A social evening organised to say farewell to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cook, who will be leaving Wagea in a few days for Wickham, was held at the…

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Narandera Flying School Accommodation for Staff Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 4

Inquiries are being made by officers of the Defence Department as to the suitability of the Riverina Welfare Farm for housing of pupils instructors…

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Wagga Flying School Great Progress in Construction First Trainees to Arrive Shortly

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 3

The first batch of trainees for the Wagga Air Force Training School at Forest Hill, is expected to arrive within the next three weeks. By that…

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Wagga High School Lands Proposed Mutilation Vital Interests of Wagga at Stake

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1940 · page 4

A proposal is before the Wages Municipal Council involving the closing of Macleay-street and the opening up of another road which will…

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Teachers' Transfers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 4

Included in the official gazette of teachers' transfers and appointments just issued by the Department of Education are the following: Miss D…

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Wagga High School Mutilation of Grounds And Closure of Macleay-street Engineer to Report

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 4

Although the Minister for Education has agreed to a proposal to mutilate the Wagga High School grounds in exchange for a section of…

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School's Contribution to Patriotic Fund

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 2

Falling into line with the Public School Teachers' Federation, staff and pupils at L.I.H.S. will take up a collection on three successive…

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St. Joseph's School Auxiliary

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 3

THE St. Joseph's School Auxiliary recently formed to assist the Teaching Sisters, held its monthly meeting on Sunday. There…

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Carlisle Park School Picnic

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 4

Clear skies made; children and patents the happier, when they gathered at the Carlisle Park School ground on Monday of last week for the annual…

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School Notes (Contributed.) Medical Inspection

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 June 1940 · page 4

Pupils of the school are at present being medically examined by one of the Education Department's medical officer-Dr. Newton-Tabre[?] April…

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Pall in Hurdle School Gelding Destroyed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1940 · page 10

While schooling at Randwick this morning Kurrawyva. a bay gelding who was placed at Menangle at his last start, fell at the second jump…

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Book Talk Recent Additions to Wagga SCHOOl, of Arts

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1940 · page 9

A boy and a girl meet casually in Hollywood and enter a marathon dance competition for which, incidentally. the glamor is entirely removes. Some…

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Boys Leaving School To Work on Farms Until of Military Age

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 June 1940 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The Minister for Agriculture has asked boys leaving school to work on the land until they reach military age. Headmasters are…

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Boys Leaving School to Work on Farms Until of Military Age London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1940 · page 1

The Ministry for Agriculture has asked boys leaving school to work on the land until they reach mili­tary age. Headmasters are…

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Waggga Teachers' Federation Effort for Hospital Discussed Address by Inspector

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1940 · page 5

Though the chief item on the agenda of the meeting of the Teachers' Fedrrtion (Wagga branch), which was Slid on Saturday at the…

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