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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1940

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Married Women Teachers Husbands on Active Service Mr. Drummond Announces Policy Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1940 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) referred to-day to the question of the retention of the services of women who, at the date of their…

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Schoolboy Who Wanted to Enlist Missing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1940 · page 6

Harold Jopling. aged 17 years, a student of the Albury High School, has disappeared. It is learned that he endeavored to enlist with the A.I.F…

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Local & General School Teachers' Gift

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 2

Teachers of the Cootamundra High School and the primary and infants' departments have made a straightout gift of £56/1/ towards the…

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Tutorial Class Lecture in Wagga School of Arts Germany's Ecomnomic Position

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 5

Germany has functioned at a high said Mr. H. S. Hancock, M.A.[?] in his lecture to the Wagga [?] Class in the School of Arts…

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Inter-school Football McCAUGHEY Memorial Wins Three Matches Visit by Griffith Teams

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 2

AT home to Griffith High School on Wednesday last, the McCaughey Memorial High School Rugby League teams were…

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Fine Effort by Albury Schools

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 4

As a result of the national schools' day at Albury on May 29, a profit of £345 was made. This will be distributed between Albury and district…

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Teacher Sues Pupil School Has Holiday While. Case ls Heard

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 6

It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good. When a unique case was heard in the Goulburn’s Children’s Court, a…

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Wagga High School Lands Macleay Street Closure Council Defers Action

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 6

Following certain proposals from the Minister [or Education relative to an ' exchange of portion of the Wagga High School's lands for the closure…

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Adelong Public School Special War Effort

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 6

The Adelong Public School Special Effort, organised by the teachers, was launched this week. The effort embraces the Junior Red Cross work…

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Wagga Teachers' Federation

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 6

A special address will be delivered by Mr. S. Nortington at a meeting of the Wagga Teachers' Federation next Saturday, June 29, at the Gurwood-street…

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Provisions for R.a.a.f. School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1940 · page 6

Quotations are invited, in an advertisement in this issue, for the supply of meat, bread, milk and eggs to the Wagga R.A.A.F. Flying School at…

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Teachers' War Auxiliary Children's Display Again Suggested

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 5

It was decided, at a very well attended meeting of the Wagga Teachers' War Auxiliary on Saturday, to invite the co-operation of all pupils…

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Wagga Flying School Commander Appointed Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 2

The R.A.A.F. training school at Wagga will come under the command of Wing-Commander F. R. W. Scherger, formerly Deputy…

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Henty School of Arts

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 2

Mr. J. S. Wild presided over the monthly meeting of the Henty School of Arts. The building fund account showed a credit balance of £37/13,…

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Henty P. & C. Association School Attendances Drop

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1940 · page 3

Mr. H K. Knox presided over the recent meeting of the Henty P. and C. Association, when accounts totalling £3/13/3 were passed for payment…

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School Sport Basketball

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 2

Last Saturday, the girls of the Lockhart Public School journeyed to Boree Creek to engage the members of the Bored Creek school in a game…

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Mail Box at School Gate

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 2

To save country children from getting off at the post office to post letters, the Leeton Progress Association is asking the Postal…

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McCAUGHEY Memorial High School Football

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 3

The school "B" team defeated Griffith H.S. on Wednesday by 21 pts to 5 after a hard fought game. The forwards on both sides played very…

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Public School Patriotic Endeavours

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 2

On Friday week last a "coin" concert was held at the school in aid of the New South Wales Public Scool's Free Gift to the Nation…

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National Candidates School at Flemington Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 8

Eleven horses, including Cheery Jack, favorite for the Grand National Hurdle, and Bureaucrat, schooled over the hurdles on the course proper at…

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