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Schools, 1940

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Football Australian Rules Mangoplah Wins Knock-out Good Display by Cootamundra Flying School

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 September 1940 · page 4

A knockout competition was held at Bolton Park yesterday to raise funds for patriotic purposes. Five teams competed and a cap, donated by Mrs. Andrews, of the Duke…

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Bombing and Gunnery Schools for Air Force

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 4

Australia's first bombing, and gun-nery school, under the Empire Air Training Scheme, was formed at Ev-ans Head, N.S.W., during the past…

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School House Burnt Kerosene-Soaked Bags Found

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 1

GIRRAL, Wednesday: While the schoolmaster (Mr. William Crispin) was absent on holidays, the house he occupied at Girral caught on fire, and…

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Schoolmaster's House Burnt Kerosene-soaked Bags Found Men Make Fine Save Inquiry to be Held

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 2

While the schoolmaster (Mr. William Crispin) was absent on holidays, the house he occupied at Girral caught on fire, and when investigations were made bags,…

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Wagga Air School to Take Further 41 Men Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 7

The Wagga R.A.A.F. training school will take a further 41 men on September 23. Other schools will also take additional men. It has been…

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Farm Work in Britain Girls in Training Schoolboys and Students

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 3

The Women's Land Army is fast gathering strength, and every week more girls are being placed on farms for training. The great majority of…

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Schoolmaster’s House Burnt Kerosene-Soaked Rags Found Men Mare Fine Save Inquiry to Be Held

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 4

While the schoolmaster (Mr. William Crispin) was absent on holidays the house he occupied at Girral caught fire and when investigations…

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Three Airmen Killed From Wagga Flying School Plane Crashes in Experiment Farm Paddock Portions Scattered Over a Wide Area

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 4

Three members of the Wagga R.A.A.F. Training School at Forest Hill were killed instantly yesterday afternoon when a plane in which they were flying crashed in a paddock at the Wagga Government Experiment Farm…

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Three Airmen Killed From Wagga Flying School Plane Crashes in Experiment Paddock Portions Scattered a Wide Area

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 September 1940 · page 1

Thre members of lie Wagga R.A.A.F. Training School at Forest Hill were. killed instantly on Friday afternoon when a…

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Three Airmen Killed From Wagga Flying School

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 4

Three members of the Wagga R.A.A.F. Training School at Forest Hill were killed instantly on Friday afternoon when a plane in which they…

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Narandera Air Training School Now Assuming Appearance of Township Supply of Provisions for School

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 1

To-morrow (Wednesday) a barracks officer will be in Narandera and all those who wish to consult him with regard to supplies of provisions, such…

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Three Airmen Killed From Wagga Flying School Plane Crashes in Experiment Farm Paddock Portions Scattered Over a Wide Area

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 3

Three members of the Wagga R.A. A.F. Training School at Forest Hill were killed instantly on Friday afternoon when a plane in which they…

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Schools Resume

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 2

Public schools will resume work to-day after having been on holidays for more than a fortnight. Students will now enter upon the final term of the…

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School Recommences To-day

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 2

This morning, after two weeks of freedom, district youngsters, in common with those all over the State, made their way to the school gates…

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Teachers' Federation

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1940 · page 2

The chief topic of business at the September meeting of the Wagga Teachers' Federation, which is to be held at the Gurwood-street Public…

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Albury Selected for Infantry Officers' Training School Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1940 · page 2

The output of infantry officers for the Australian Army is to be raised to nearly 2000 a year by the establishment of a new infantry officers'…

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School Leaving Age Teacher's Criticism "National Suicide"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 6

The president of the Teachers' Federation (Mr. A. M'Guinness) at the conference of the Secondary Teachers' Association of New South Wales, held in Sydney, said…

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No. 1 Air Observers' School

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 2

Chaplain R. C. Russell has been notified by the Secretary of the Department of Air that in the scheme now being set in operation by the Air…

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Kywong Public School

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 September 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 in reply to his personal…

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2000 Air Trainees to Move to Flying Schools Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 2

During the next few days nearly 2000 men will be involved in a movement of air trainees to more advanced training chools. The final test…

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