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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1943

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School Age Proposed Change in Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The school leaving age in Victoria is to be raised from 14 to 15 years. This scheme will not operate…

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Schoolboys Help Save Onion Crop

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1943 · page 2

Early this week a vegetable grower near Wagga brought under the notice of the National Service Office the fact that owing…

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Curwood-st. School Annual Continental Work of School Praised

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1943 · page 6

The annual continental was held at the Gurwood-street public school yesterday afternoon and last night and was largely attended at both sessions…

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Nursery Schools for Women War Workers' Children

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt) told a deputation from welfare organisations to-day that the…

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Marion's Pupils at Yanco Change of Programme Each Night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

YANCO undoubtedly made a scoop when they secured Marion to present her show at Yanco next week, but as all the…

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Bus Ablaze While Carrying School Children

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A double decker bus carrying school children from Strathfield this morning caught fire. The 60 passengers…

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Grammar School Stall

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

Pupils of the Wagga Grammar School will conduct a stall in front of Paull's on Saturday, December 11. Many delightful gifts and toys will…

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Wallace School of Dancing Another Bright Revue

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 3

Pupils of the Wallace School of Dancing gave another delightful revue at St. Joseph's Hall, Wagga, last night. There was an even larger…

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Batlow Convent School Concert

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 4

On Wednesday of last week the children of St. Mary's Convent School, Batlow, took part In a very enjoyable concert. It was very well attended,…

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The Ewen School of Dancing Amazing Effort for Red Cross Funds

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 8

The Red, White, and Blue Revue at Cootamundra was taken to Harden and Yass by Miss Marie Ewen, M.R.A.D., and company. Not for…

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School Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 5

CONTRIBUTIONS for the above, to appear regularly in Friday issues of "The Cootamundra Herald," are sought, and should reach us…

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Presbyterian Sunday School Anniversary Services

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

Sunday school anniversary services will be held at the Leeton Presbyterian Church next Sunday, 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m…

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Stony Point Boy Hurt on Way to School Toe Caught in Sister's Bike Chain

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

While being dinked into school by his big sister from Stony Point, Geoff. Kitchen, of Farm 354. had the misfortune to have one of his toes caught…

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Public School Notes (Contributed)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 3

The Intermediate Certificate examination began on Tuesday last. There are 11 candidates sitting at the Public School. So far the papers have been…

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St. Michael’s School

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 3

Dr. James Lyon, Mus, D. (Oxon), visited Coolamon for the first time, on Friday afternoon, 26th November, for the purpose of examining the Class Singing…

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Gilmore Combined Schools Picnic

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

As arranged some time ago, the Parents aud Citizens' Association of Upper and Lower Gilmore decided to combine and hold their annual school…

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Grammar School Stall

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1943 · page 2

The Wagga Grammar School Old Girls' Union has been working for some time on hand-made novelties, toys, and Christmas stockings. Parents…

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Letter from School Boy in England Received by Mayor

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 1

Last week the Mayor of Narandera (Ald. T. Gordon) received the following letter from a school boy as Burnley, Lancashire, England, and has…

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Presbyterian Sunday School Anniversary Special Singing by Children

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 2

VERY pleasing part singing and tuneful choruses and anthems were rendered by the children at the Presbyterian Sunday…

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District Children for Secondary Schools

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 3

Among the names of district children who have qualified or [?]try into secondary schools,appear the following:-…

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