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Schools, 1940

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Coolamon School of Arts New Committee Meets

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 1

The newly appointed committee of the Coolamon School of Arts met on Monday, when the following attended, Messrs. R. Stevenson, V. [?]…

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School Notes

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 1

The Departmental Dentist Mr. A. F. Springett, visited the school during the week and treated a number of children…

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Ash Bridge Concert by School Children

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

The recent concert staged by the Ash bridge school children to aid the Red Cross and Comfort Funds, was an outstanding success in every way,…

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Schools' Match

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 8

At Bolton Park yesterday, Gurwood-street School defeated South Wagga School by 21 points to 6. It was a very good game, but Gurwood-street were too fast for their opponents…

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Gurwood-street School Mothers' Club

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 2

The Gurwood-street School Mothers' Club wishes to acknowledge the following donations for the free milk fund: Miss Donnelly 2/, Mrs. M'Curdy 2/. Mr…

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Experiment Farm School

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 2

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Wagga, has received a letter from the Department of Education, in reply to his personal representations relative to the…

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Wagga Teachers' War Auxiliary

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 4

In order to circumvent a little of the "cold storage" of funds it was decided to alter the basis of the teachers' war auxiliary at a meeting held…

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Wagga Teachers' Federation

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 4

On account of the length of the meeting of the war auxiliary which preceded the August meeting of the Wagga Teachers' Federation, held on…

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Narandera Training School Work Commences Gravelling and CLEARING

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 2

PRELIMINARY work for the establishment of the No. 8 Elementary Air Training School on the Narandera aerodrome has now…

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Bad Attendance At School the Effects on Children's Progress

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 4

COMPULSORY school attendance for all children between the ages of seven and fourteen has surely proved one of the best laws upon…

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Topical School Notes Gurwood-street School

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 4

The war auxiliary of the Gurwood-street Public School Is functioning actively. At present it is concentrating on the collection of the…

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School Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 3

The various efforts of the War Service Auxiliary through the week raised 10/8. Messrs. Hannaford and Whiter kindly donated the meat and…

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Westby School Renovations

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 4

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Wagga, has received a letter from the acting-Under Secretary to the Department of Education, referring to his personal…

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Farm Public School

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 4

The Department of Education has notified Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Wagga, in reply to his personal representations, that improvements to the…

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Y.a.h.s. Wants New Livestock School Council Writes Minister

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the Council of the McCaughey Memorial Agricultural High School, was held on Sunday afternoon…

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School Notes (Contributed.) P. AND C. ASSOCIATION

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 4

The August meeting of the P. and C. Association will be held at the school on Tuesday night next. The usual fire will be provided. A good…

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Coolamon Teachers’ Federation

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 3

A meeting of the Coolamon branch of the Teachers’ Federation was held at Coolamon on the 10th August. There were in attendance: Mr. K…

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Coolamon School of Arts Committee Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 3

The committee of the Coolamon School or Arts met on Wednesday, when the President (Mr. P. K. Ferrett) presided over the following Messrs…

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School News

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 4

Recently the School War Auxiliary organised a “three[?] concert and tuck shop. The sum of 10/ was ruled and handed to the local Patriotic…

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Cootamundra High School

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 August 1940 · page 2

Mr. D. H. Drummond, Minister for Education, has written to Mr. W. F. Ross, M.L.A.: "I have under notice your personal…

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