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Schools, 1940

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Bush Fires Much Grass Destroyed at Holbrook Fight to Save Wantiong School

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 4

After a fire on Saturday had burnt large acreages of grass on "Yarra," the property of Mr. A. R. M'Laurln, Holbrook, and "Narrawa," the property of…

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School Residence at Boree Creek

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 4

The Director of Education (Mr. G. R. Thomas) wrote to Mr. Lethbridge as follows: In response to your personal…

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Air Training School to Be Established in Kenya Nairobi

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 1

The Royal Air Force has acquired land at Nakuru (Kenya) for the immediate establishment of a large intermediate and advanced training…

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Cost of Education Increased Expenditure in New South Wales School Inspectors Confer Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 7

Educational costs were continually increasing, but the Government appreciated the necessity of maintaining the educational standards during the…

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Correspondence (To the Editor.) Congratulations To His Old Pupils

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 2

Dear Sir,—Would you kindly express, through the pages of your newspaper, my congratulations to all the Intermediate High School pupils who…

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Morundah Back to School Preparations

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 1

With the school vacation period petering out, parents are busily engaged making preparations for the return to school of the youngsters…

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The School Leaving Age

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 4

Each year the agitation for the advancement of the school leaving age becomes more pronounced, keeping pace with the gradual awakening of the general public to the evils of dead-end jobs and youth unemployment. The Australian Teachers' Federation again discussed the matter at its annual…

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The School of Arts the Idea of a Public Library

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 6

When the deputy-Principal Librarian of the Public Library of New South Wales walked into the Wagga School of Arts recently, he was more than a…

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Stamp Saving Book May Be Used in Schools Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 3

The acting Federal Treasurer (Mr. Spender) is considering the suggestion that a system of stamp saving books, to encourage the purchase of war…

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School of Arts Library

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 4

The possibility of reconstructing the Wagga School of Arts as a free publib library, supported by local rates and a subsidy from the State, is discussed…

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At the Montreal "Dramatic School"

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 4

The ambitions, struggles, disappointments and joys of a group of young people who form a caste by themselves, whose thoughts and…

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Work at R.a.a.f. School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 6

Large numbers of carpenters and bricklayers will be employed at the Royal Australian Air Force training School at Forest Hill, Wagga, and…

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Canberra Summer School Address by Professor H. D. BLACK "Mobilising Resources for a Total War" CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 8

The assertion that Australia should make an annual free grant of £7,000,000 to £10,000,000 worth of produce to her allies for each year of the war, and…

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CORRESPONDENCE We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) the School of Arts (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 8

Sir,—In looking over this day's issue of our local and good and reliable newspaper I read an article by "Scribe," also a reference to the same in the…

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State's War-time Power Retention Expected When Peace Restored Lecture at Summer School CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 4

Post-war retention by the State of much of its special war time authority was probable, because the community would prefer security to the complete…

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"Conscription of Men, Minds and Wealth" Brilliant Papers at Canberra Summer School Mr. Stevens on Planning for Wartime Needs Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 3

"Labor co-operation: Conscription of Men?" was the title of Mr. B. S. B. Stevens' paper last night at the Canberra Summer School of the Australian Institute of Political Science. The purpose of the paper was to…

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The Schools Central Libraries

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 4

The Department of Education has advised that parents and citizens are co-operating with teacher-librarians in removing initial difficulties…

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REV. & Mrs. Moulton Farewelled Presentations from the Congregation and Sunday School Large and Representation Gathering

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 1

There was a very large attendance of members of the Presbyterian Church and other denominations at St. John's Hall on Friday, evening last…

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Schools Reopen To-day Attendance Compulsory at Lower Age

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 2

All schools under the Education Department and State schools to this part of the State will resume work to-day Schools in the west of the State, and…

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Local & General School Changes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 2

On the resumption of the school routine there were no changes in the Primary or Infantry Departments. The following are changes in the…

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