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Schools, 1941

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Empire Day in Schools

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 4

Empire Day will be observed in the schools this morning, and appropriate addresses will be given. The Mayor (Alderman H. E. Gissing) will…

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In Nature's Realm the School Swallows

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 5

It is a finely built school of sandstone and stands back from the main south road some dozen rods or more. Its Gothic gables…

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Empire Day To Be Celebrated in Wagga To-day Market Day and Recruiting Rally Observances in Schools Yesterday

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 2

Empire Day—the anniversary of the birthday of the late Queen Victoria—will be celebrated throughout the British Empire to-day, and in Wagga it will be observed by a market day in connection with the Australian-wide…

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Wagga Grammar School O.g.u. Ball

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1941 · page 4

The popular annual social function, the Wagga Grammar School Old Girls Union ball, held at the Wonderland Theatre last night, was well attended…

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Leeton I.H. School Pupils Deliver Inspiring Empire Day Addresses March Feature of Pupil-conducted Celebration

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 3

A FEATURE of the Leeton I.H. School Empire Day celebration —which was completely carried out by the pupils themselves—…

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PRESENTATIONS Departing School Teacher Honored

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 2

Mr. Frederick C. Willis, assistant teacher in charge of 4th class at the Tumut Intermediate High School, having enlisted with the…

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Empire Day Observance at Inter. High School

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 2

The observance of Empire Day—the anniversary of the birth of good Queen Victoria—was carried out at the Tumut Intermediate…

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New Schools Albury Addition to Cost £22,49. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 2

A list of new schools and additions to schools, involving an expenditure of neatly £250,000, was announced by officials of the Education Department…

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Wagga Tutorial Class Lecture at School of Arts "America Looks Abroad"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 3

The third lecture of the series on America—"America Looks Abroad"— was delivered by Mr. H. S. Hancock, M.A.. Dip. Ed., to the University…

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Air-school Officers Get Chinese Dinner by Plane

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 3

An officer at the No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School, Pilot Officer J. L. Rowe, a connoisseur of Eastern foods, decided last week that he…

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Band Given Grand Reception at Air School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 2

The airmen at the Narandera Air School thoroughly enjoyed every item of the programme presented by the Leeton District Band last night…

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Beau Legion Has Hurdle Schooling at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 6

Trainer Roy Stanton evidently intends to follow similar plans with Beau Legion to those that proved so successful last season when the First Legion gelding was schooled…

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Schoolgirls' Championship Won by Patricia Borthwick Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 6

Patricia Borthwick, of Manly, to-day won the schoolgirls' golf championship for the second year in succession. She also returned the best scratch score in the…

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New Schools

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 3

A list of new schools and additions to schools, involving an expenditure of nearly £250,000, was announced by officials of the Education Department…

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District News Grong Grong [?]Day at School

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 5

On Friday last, which was observed in the school as Empire Day, short address were delivered by Messrs L. Atkinson, W. Bicket and…

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Local & General Graduation Parade at the Observers' School

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 2

The tenth of the graduation parades held since the No. 1 Air Observers' School was established at Cootamundra, was held on Wednesday afternoon…

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Another Flying School Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 2

A further elementary flying training school was opened in New South Wales to-day. The civil aerodrome which has been taken over for the school is regarded…

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Ganmain News Empire Day. School Picnic

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 3

At the Ganmain Public School on Friday last, appropriate speech making by, the children preceded the usual Empire Day picnic, which was…

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Adelong Public School Empire Day Celebrations

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 3

Despite the rain, the usual Empire Day function was held at the school on Friday last, and the staff and pupils are grateful to the…

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Visual Education at Gurwood-street School Modern Method of Teaching First Step in New Scheme

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1941 · page 6

Audio-visual education has been installed at the Gunvood-street school due to the energy and enthusiasm of the headmaster (Mr. J. Mylan). Not…

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