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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1942

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Married Women Teachers Large Numbers May Be Needed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A strong hint that large numbers of women who left the New South Wales teaching service on marriage may be brought back to…

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Queensland Schools Re-open

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday.—It was officially announced yesterday that a number of Queensland schools which have been closed since Christmas would…

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Raid Shelters at Schools

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY. Sunday.—Timber it being delivered to schools to strengthen air raid trenches and build air posts, said the Minister for N.E.S. (Mr…

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Silver Jubilee of the Catholic Diocese of Wagga Wagga Mass of Thanksgiving Stirring Address by Father Hartigan Bishop Dwyer Memorial School Blessing and Opening by Dr. Henschke £1000 Subscribed Towards Building Fund

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 3

The ceremonies in connection with the silver jubilee of the Catholic diocese of Wagga and the opening and blessing of the Bishop Dwyer Memorial School were held yesterday. In the morning a Solemn Pontifical High Mass of Thanksgiving was…

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Joseph Wilfred Dwyer Memorial School and Hall

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 3

Which was erected in memory of the first Bishop of Wagga Wagga (the late Dr. J. W. Dwyer), in place of the original St. Josephs School…

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Opening of New School Stirring Address by Bishop Norton

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 3

Long before the time set down for the blessing and opening ceremony of the Joseph Wilfred Dwyer Memorial School, a large number of citizens had…

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Wagga War Effort Protection of School Children Action Taken at South Wagga Volunteers to Dig Trenches

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 4

The protection of children at the various schools in Wagga in the event of an enemy air raid being carried out on the town during school hours has been occasioning the chief warden (Ald. W. H. Stillmen)…

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Married Woman Teachers Large Numbers May Be Needed

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 3

A strong hint that large number[?] of women who left the New South Wales teaching service on marriage may be brought back to replace the…

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Swimming Teachers in Junee Classes on Three Days of Week

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 4

Mr. V. Napthine and Miss D. Waish arrived in Junee this morning to un dertake a "Learn to Swim" campaign at the Junee Olympie Swimming Pool…

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Forty Men Dig for Victory Preparing Trenches at School Ground

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 3

Forty volunteers struck a blow for victory last Saturday when the task of digging air raid trenches at the Intermediate High School was…

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Schools' War Effort Teachers' Auxiliary Meets

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

The Wagga Teachers' War Auxiliary held a meeting at e Gurwood-street school on Saturday. The principal business was to [?]ange for the holding…

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Raid Shelters at Schools

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

Timber is being delivered to schools in the city to strengthen air raid trenches and build air posts, said the Minister for N.E.S. (Mr. Heffron)…

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Tumut Intermediate High School

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

Advice has been received from the Department of Education that additional furnishings required by the school on account of increased…

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School for Training of Instructors for Country Areas

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 3

In order that instructors may be trained with the object of giving instruction to wardens and the public in certain country areas, and assisting…

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Started for School But Finished 400 Miles Away Kiddies Arrive at Junee

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 2

The amazing resource of three children under 13 who travelled from Lithgow to Junee (400 miles away) was told by…

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High School Country Pupils

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

For many years the residents of Lockhart. Belfrayden, Colwigullie, Bulgary and Yarragundry have been endeavoring to obtain a subsidy from…

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South Wagga Public School Trench Shelters for Pupils

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 5

An active committee his arrangements complete for full-scale operations to begin on the digging of trench shelters at South Wagga Public School to-morrow at 6 p.m…

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School for Training of Instructors for Country Areas

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

In order that instructors may be trained with the object of giving instruction to wardens and the public in certain country areas, and assisting…

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School Notes (Contributed.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 3

Although five pupils transferred from this school during the week, six new [?] have enrolled, making the effective enrolment 216. Four others…

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Cricket Ganmain Public School v Coolamon Public School at Ganmain Last

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

Coolamon won outright by an innings and 70 runs. The best batsmen for Coolamon were Eric Gould and Milton Hodge, the former being not out for…

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