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Schools, 1940

950 stories in Riverina's papers · page 43 of 48

Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 3

The annual picnic of St.Stephen's Presbyterian Sunday School was held on the Tumut Racecourse on Wednesday…

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Spring Flat School Picnic

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 3

On 20th November Spring Flat School held its annual picnic. A fine, mild day was responsible for a general roll-up and [?] and…

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Schools' Concert at the Gap

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1940 · page 3

A combined schools' concert, Christmas tree and dance will be held at The Gap Hall next Wednesday. Forty pupils from the Flowerdale and…

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"Tom Brown's Schooldays"

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1940 · page 3

Showing for the last times at the Plaza Theatre to-day at 2.15 and to-night at 8, "Tom Brown's Schooldays" features Sir Cedric Hardwick, Jimmy Lydon and Freddie…

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Wagga Grammar School Concert

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1940 · page 4

Next Tuesday night in Wonderland Theatre the Wagga Grammar School pupils will present one of the most beautiful productions they have as yet staged. The…

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Junee Schools Addressed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1940 · page 4

The Government having requested municipal councils to send speakers to the schools to their area to address the scholars prior to the Christmas break-up, the…

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Cyclone Hits Drome 23 Aircraft Damaged at Narandera Flying School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1940 · page 4

The Narandera Elementary Flying School suffered, severely when a cyclone struck the field at 2.45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and 23…

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Teacher for Grubben School

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 2

St. KilPatrick, M.L.A. for Wagga, has received the following letter from the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond : "With further reference to your,…

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The Schools and Art Broadcasts

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 2

Many who take great delight in the beauty of form and color that is exhibited in paintings have wished that some means might te found for…

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Cyclone at Narandera Flying School

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 2

The Narandera Elementary Plying School suffered severely when a cyclone struck the field at 2.45 on Friday afternoon, and 23 light…

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Wagga High School

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 2

The annual speech cay of the Wagga High school will be held on Wednes-day afternoon at the school at 2.30 o'clock. All Interested in the school…

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Items of News Lower Tarcutta School War Auxiliary

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 2

A pleasant afternoon was spent in the Lower Tarcutta School recently, the occasion being a competition party arranged by the senior girls, Bervi…

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Grammar School Operetta

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 3

Arrangements are now complete for the production of the three act operetta. "The Island of Balkis," by the Wagga Grammar School pupils in the…

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St. Patrick's College, G0ulburn Pine Record of School

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 4

St. Patrick's College, Goulburn which is a boarding school for boys, was founded is 1874. With 60 acres of playing fields the college offers ideal conditions for boy a to…

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War Hero Remembered at Y.A.H.S. Speech Day MR. R. H. Hankinson Pays a Tribute to Memory of Pilot-officer

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 3

THE annual Speech Day Function and Presentation of Prizes was held at the McCaughey Memorial Agricultural High School on Saturday last, when the chief speaker was Mr. R. H. Hankinson, M.L.A. In the course of his address he referred to the ex-students serving…

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Intermediate High School Passes for Admission to High School

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 2

The following students have passed for admission to the Narandera Intermediate High School: Brian Butson, Jim Campigli, Nancy…

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Wagga Grammar School Exhibition of Work Very Pleasing Effort Operetta To-night

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 2

yesterday afternoon the teachers and pupils of Wagga Grammar School were hostesses at their annual exhibition of work, held in St. John's Hall, and as…

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South Wagga School Annual Presentation of Prizes Attendance and Contribution Records Broken

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 2

Almost all of the 800 pupils of South Wagga Public School will remember the 1940 prize-giving as long as they live because of the fact that all got…

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Wagga Schools Annual Presentation of Prizes Large Attendance at Mount Erin Bishop's Tribute to Fine Work

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 2

The various schools of Wagga have begun holding their Christmas breaking-up functions, and reports testify to a very high degree of success attained during the year. The annual presentation of prizes and exhibition of…

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Teachers' Federation Demonstration of Art Design in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 6

So absorbed was the audience that assembled at Gurwood-street School on Saturday for the December meeting of the Wagga Teachers' Federal…

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