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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1942

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Wallace School of Dancing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2

Miss Wallace announces that her dancing classes have reopened and that there are a few vacancies for pupils in the general classes. Special…

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School Teacher Gaoled

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

COOTAMUNDRA, Thursday.—At the Quarter Sessions this week Geoffrey Francis Sangster, school teacher, pleaded guilty to six counts of indecent…

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No Flag-saluting in Schools

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 6

As a national emergency precaution, flag-saluting and similar ceremonies on school playgrounds are to be discontinued, the Education…

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Wagga School of Arts

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

A special general meeting of members of the Wagga school of Arts will be held at the School of Arts on March 9 at 7.45 p.m. for the purpose…

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School Notes (Contributed.) ENROLMENT

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

New pupils continue to arrive almost every day. So far there have been 41 now enro[?]ments this tens including is from [?] in the danger…

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Tumut Intermediate High School

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 2

On Tuesday night a students' evening was held as a gesture of welcome to new teachers and pupils. A large number of pupils and ex-pupils…

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Improvements to Schools

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 4

Mr. E. H. Graham, M.L.A. for Wagga advises that following his personal representations, the public school at Uranquinty will be…

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Wallace School of Dancing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1942 · page 4

Miss K. Danetree, of London, the official examiner for the Royal Academy of Dancing, visited Wagga on Tuesday and Wednesday last, when…

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Beckom School Teacher Gaoled Serious Charges Concerning Conduct Case at Cootamundra Quarter Sessions

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 4

At the Cootamundra Quarter Sessions on Thursday, Geoffrey Francis Sangster, of Beckom, a school teacher, pleaded guilty to…

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Parents Dig Shelters at Schools

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY. Saturday.—In country areas as well as metropolitan submits thousands of parents spent yesterday digging trenches to provide air raid…

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School Teacher Gaoled

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 3

At the Cootamundra Quarter Sessions last week Geoffrey Francis Sangster, school teacher, pleaded guilty to six counts of indecent assault against…

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Tumut Intermediate High School

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 February 1942 · page 2

There are three new teachers on the staff this week—Mrs. Matthews and Miss Brown on the Primary Staff and Mrs. Macara on the High School staff…

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Public Schools Taken Over for Defence Purposes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Four large public schools—Melbourne Grammar, Wesley College, Macpherson-Rubertson Girls' High School, and the Melbourne…

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Combined Schools' Concert

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 6

The annual concert of the combined Wagga schools, in aid of the Wagga Base Hospital Women's Auxiliary, win be held in the Wonderland Theatre on Friday,…

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Trench Digging at Junee Inter. School Call For Volunteers Next

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 3

Volunteers arc required, armed with picks and shovels, to dig trenches in the grounds of the Junee intermediate High School on…

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St. Michael's Cathedral Jubilee of Diocese of Wagga Opening of Bishop Dwyer Memorial School

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 5

The silver jubilee of the Catholic Diocese of Wagga and the blessing and opening of the Bishop O'Dwyer memorial School of St. Joseph, wil…

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Protection for School Children

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 6

The chief warden said last night that serious consideration was being given to the protection of school children In Die event of an air raid. Inspections had been…

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School Notes (Contributed.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 1

Attendance is still on the increase, and the weekly average for the last week was 203.7 the highest since May 1833 when is reached 2045…

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St. Michael's Cathedral Jubilee of Diocese of Wagga Opening of Bishop 'Dwyer Memorial School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 4

The silver Jubilee of the Catholic Diocese of Wagga, and the blessing and opening of the Bishop Dwyer Memorial School will lake place to-morrow and Monday…

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Married Women Teachers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A strong hint that large numbers of women who left the New South Wales teaching service en marriage may be brought back to…

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