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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1942

707 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 36

Helping to Stave Off Country's Dry-rot Tributes to Departing T.E. Teacher

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

For twelve months Mr. A. P. Holdup has been visiting Junee regularly as instructor with the Technical Education's mobile workshop. Because ha…

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Tumut Intermediate High School

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

As advertised recently, the annual meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association will be held at the school next Tuesday, March 10, at 8 p.m. A…

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Wagga War Effort Salvage Drive Today to Business Houses Excellent Work By South Wagga Scholars

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 4

A salvage drive to Wagga business houses will be conducted this morning, and boys are required to help pick up the salvage. The drive will begin…

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South Wagga Public School Trench Shelters for Pupils

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

A splendid response was made at the week-end to the appeal for volunteers to dig trench shelters for the pupils of the South Wagga School. Seen on the ground,…

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School Trenches Declared Unsafe Sydney Teachers Protest Minister Invited to Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday. — School teachers last night claimed that many of the trenches which had been dug at Sydney schools were unsafe. The…

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North Wagga School Air Raid Shelters

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

There was a highly gratifying response to the appeal for volunteers to construct air raid shelters for the North Wagga School pupils. The working bee was…

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Bomb Shelters for Gurwood-street School

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

Whatever the war duties of a non-combatant may be, the primary duty is the protection of our children…

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Adelong School Notes Staff Changes

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 1

Two changes in the staff of the school have occurred since Christmas. Mr. Kimble enlisted in the A.I.F. and his place was taken by Mr. R. Bower…

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Gurwood-street School Provision of Trenches

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 4

More than 70 persons attended at the Gurwood-street School last evening, when work was begun on the digging of 400 yards of trenches to provide for the safety…

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School of Arts Trustees

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

"The president (Mr. E. F. Lusher) presided at a special meeting of members of the Wagga School of Arts last night, when a resolution was adopted,…

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Lining of Trenches Counotls Urged to Assist Schools

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. — An appeal to all municipal and shire council throughout the State to divert man. power and material for the lining of…

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Air Raid Precautions Trenches for Schools

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

CR. M. J. Gleeson, Chief Warden stated yesterday that the air raid trenches for the intermediate High School and the…

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Gurwood-street School Trenches

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 4

There was another working bee held at the grounds of the Gurwood-street School last night for the trench digging, when about 70 willing men…

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South Wagga Public School Shelter Trenches

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 4

Good progress is being made with the shelter trenches at South Wagga School. Further voluntary workers are needed, however, to ensure that all children will…

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Presentations to Church Workers at Presbyterian Sunday School

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

Farewell presentations were made to Presbyterian Church workers at the Presbyterian Sunday School hall recently. Those entertained were Mr…

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Gurwood-street School

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 2

A large number of workers, estimated at between 70 and 80, arrived at the Gurwood-strect School last night for the trench digging. Among these was a party…

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Carpenters Wanted for Trench Work at School

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 4

Carpenters arc urgently wanted for the timbering of the trenches made at the Gurwood-street School, Wagga. About 300 yards of…

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Teachers' Federation Narandera Branch

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 1

The annual general meeting of the Narandera branch of the New South Wale Public School Teachers' Federation was held at the Narandera…

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550 Feet of Slit Trenches Dug in Temora I.H. School Grounds

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 3

Responding magnificently to the appeal, nearly two hundred volunteers turned up at the Temora Intermediate High School last Sunday, and…

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Volunteer Workers Wanted! To Construct Trenches for C.I.H. School 'Starting at 9 A.M. Next

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 3

For next Sunday-the better the day, the botter the deet:- volunteers are sought to assist in construoting the silt trenches at the…

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