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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1942

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South Wagga Public School More Men Needed to Dig Shelter Trenches

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 4

Every father concerned with the welfare of the pupils at the South Wagga public school is asked by the committee working for adequate trench shelter, to treat as…

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Gurwood-street School Trenches More Assistance Wanted

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 4

There in a big falling off in the attendance of parents of scholar at the working bee last night to construct air raid trenches at the Gurwood-street school,…

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Women Plan Aircraft in Britain's New School of Draughtmanship

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 3

British aircraft manufacturers have opened the first school for training women in drawing office work. Mrs. F. G. Miles, well-known as an aircraft…

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Cricket Public School at Michal’s

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 3

Playing on Klndra Park on Saturday last, St Michael's School gained their second outright win our public. The public school won the ton and sent…

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School Notes (Contributed.)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

Numbers continue to increase as more children arrive from danger areas. It new pupils enrolled on the first three days of this week, bringing the effective…

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Evacuee Children May Aid Agitators Attempts to Have Junee School Raised

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

The endeavours to have the Junee Intermediate High School raised to caring certificate standard may be aided by evacuee children in Junee…

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Tumut Intermediate High School

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

New equipment for two classes has arrived at the school. As no classrooms are available, provision for two classes has had to be made in the…

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Bursaries Awarded to Riverina Scholars

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Bursary Endowment Board has awarded a bursary tenable the University of Sydney to Reginald D M'Fadzean, Griffith…

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Gurwood-street School To the Editor "The Dally Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 8

Sir,—On behalf of the children and staff of the Gurwood-street School I desire to thank the wonderful body of voluntary workers who have toiled so…

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South Wagga School Shelter Trenches

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 7

All men are invited to assist in the digging of trenches at the South Wagga School to-day and to-morrow. Pick and shovels should be brought…

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Air Raid Shelters at St. Mary's Primary School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 4

Helpers for the digging of air raid shelters in the grounds of st. Mary's Primary School are requested for this afternoon…

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Trenches at Wagga Grammer School

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 3

There was a big attendance of parents at the Wagga Grammar School on Friday night to discuss the question of providing shelters for the pupils in the case of an attack…

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Gurwood-street School Air Raid Trenches

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 3

a special all-out effort is required at the Gurwood-street School each night of this week to complete the air raid trenches. There is still 40ft. of excavation…

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School Trenches State Employed Workers to Assist

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Every available State Government tradesman engaged in "non essential" work, will be transferred tomorrow to the timbering…

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Pupils' Association

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 1

Officers elected for 1942 are as follows: —President, Peggy Treweek; vice-presidents, Valerie Simpson and Lillias Crompton; secretary, Norma…

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Tumut Intermediate High School

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 2

We wish to announce an alteration in the date of the next students' evening. This was announced as falling on 31st, April, but the correct date…

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School Library

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 1

The school is deeply indebted to Mrs. Elton Crain for the donation of eleven books, all suitable, valuable and in very good order. These, and…

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Wagga War Effort South Wagga Public School Shelter Trenches

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 5

Good progress was made with the [?] trenches south Wagga she School by those who attended was the weekend, but the number…

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Trenches for School Children Appeal to Parents to Lend a Hand

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 2

MESSRS T. H. Dunn and Barney Mountford are organising "working bees" to complete the air-raid trenches at the Convent and…

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Primary School Swimming Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 2

The annual swimming carnival of the Combined Primary Schools will be held at the Leeton Baths on Friday next…

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