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Schools, 1940

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South Wagga School Pupils Attend Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 2

About 30 pupils of the South Wagga School, in charge of their headmaster (Mr. J. Brown) attended the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council last night. The…

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Teachers' Transfers

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 2

MissM. Halloran, Murrumburrah to Newtown. Miss M. Milligan, to Albury Intermediate…

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Scots Sunday School Picnic

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 2

The annual Sunday School picnic of Scots (Presbyterian) Sunday School will be held tomorrow (Saturday). The cars and lorry will leave Scots…

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Electricity Supply to R.A.A.F. School Four Transformers Wanted

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 5

When arrangements were being considered by the Wagga Municipal Council electrical engineer for the extension of mains and the supply of electricity to the R.A.A.F…

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Biding School at Bathing Beach

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 2

When an application was before the Wagga Municipal Council last night for permission to conduct riding school at the bathing beach, Alderman…

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Meeting to Arrange School Fete

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 2

Arrangements are to be made at the P. and C. meeting at the Leeton school, to-night for the annual fete which is to be held early in…

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Marrar Vale School Picnic

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 1

The Marrar Vale annual P. and C. picnic was held at the Marrar Vale School grounds Inst Saturday. Although the attendance was not as…

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School Notes (Contributed.)BURSARY EXAMINATION

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 3

The following pupils will be [?] for the High School entrance [?] and the Bursary examinations on Wednesday, October 30th…

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Successful Yanco Music Pupils

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 6

At the musical examinations (pianoforte) held early last week at the Convent, Yanco, and conducted by Messrs. G. Walenn and Rex. C. Rego,…

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Albury Grammar School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 6

By advertisement in this issue attention is drawn to scholarships available for 1941 at the Albury Grammar School. The Grammar School is…

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Gurwood-street School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 6

The Gurwood-street School Mothers' Club met on Tuesday afternoon. The president (Mrs. N. Grinton) presided, and others present were Mrs. Webb…

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Euberta School Picnic Enjoyable Outing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 10

A gala day was provided for the children of Euberta Public School last Monday, when the annual school picnic was held in glorious sunshine…

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Schooling Accident Horse Destroyed at Randwick Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 10

While schooling over the hurdles at Randwick this morning Sir Albert severed a tendon in his foreleg and was later destroyed…

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Empire Air Defence Record Intake of Trainees Wagga and Narandera Schools MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 2

A record intake of trainees under the Empire Air Training Scheme will begin on Monday, when 633 trainees will enter initial training schools. The…

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Bethungra School Picnic

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 2

"Our Bethungra correspondent has made an error in saying, that at the recent P. and C. meeting it was decided to invite the Convent Children to…

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New School Subjects Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 4

New subjects would be included the curricuulm of state secondary schools next year, said the chief inspector of the Education Department…

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Wagga Teachers' Federation

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 2

The October meeting of the Wagga Teachers' Federation was held under the chairmanship of Mr. J. Brown, on saturday. The meeting agreed to…

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

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 3

Sir,—With your permission I should like to improve the knowledge of the schools' inspector (Mr. S. Hosken), in the matter of choirs from…

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Henty P. & C. Association Interesting Address by School Inspector Trends in Education

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 3

Mr. H. K. Knox presided over a large attendance at the recent meeting of the Henty Parents and Citizens' Association. Also present was Mr. E. C. Cowburn, B. Ec.,…

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Full Day for Stony Point Schoolchildren Events at School Picnic

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 4

On Saturday, October 5, the Stony Point School's annual picnic was held at "The Willows," just over the main canal near Pauling's Bridge…

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