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Schools, 1945

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School for Librarians

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 5

The public library of N.S.W. opens its regular school for librarians on March 8. Applications for admittance jure now being considered from those…

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376 Enrolled in High School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 4

The High School section at Leeton, has reached new high figures. The enrolment is 37C, with a teaching staff of twenty. For the first time…

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Broke Into School During Vacation Defendant Committed on Two Charges

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 3

ON Friday last at the Leeton Couithouse, a young man who said ha came from Sydney looking for work, was…

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Mt. Erin High School Reopens

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

Mt. Erin High School at Wagga reopened yesterday with a record enrolment in both the day pupils and boarders. The official opening of the…

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Improvements at Schools

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

The member for Wagga (Mr. Graham) has been informed by the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) in response to his…

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School Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 7

New members of the staff are: Mr. J. J. Nichols, from Nowra, vice Mr. W. Corrigan, headmaster, transferred to Nowra: Mr. T. Armstrong, from The…

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Northvale School Attendance

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

Mr. A. Mair. M.L.A. for Albury has received the following letter from the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron): "Adverting to…

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Success of Former Wagga High School Boy

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

We have received a copy of the "Monster Comic." a Sid Miller publication, an all Australian production in which Len Lawson, son…

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Housing Conditions of Teachers Federation's Complaint

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: Complaining of acute housing conditions among school teachers, the deputy president of the Teachers' [?]tion…

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School of Arts Musical Society

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Wagga School of Arts Musical Society was held last week at the lecture room when a very enjoyable programme of…

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Area Schools

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: the Department of Education is giving serious consideration to the establishment of area schools, said the…

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School Children's Hostels at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 2

The Hon. E. H. Graham, member for Wagga, is interesting himself in two buildings in Junee for use as hostels for boys and girls attending…

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Pupils for Hostels

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 5

The suggestion by the Minister for Agriculture that the committee fostering the establishment of a girls and byos hostel in Junee should take a…

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Children's Court Cases were dealt with in the Children's Court. Thursday, February 15 (Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M.) Stealing from School

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

Derrick Edward Smith (20) was charged with stealing at The Willows subsidised school, Kamarah, on 12th February, 12 exercise 'books, six cups…

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Award of Government Farrer Schoolarship

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 7

Barry Austin Johnson, son of mr. R. A. Johnson, of Crow's Nest, has been awarded the Government Farrer Scholarship, tenable in the…

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School Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 7

Enrolment of Infasts: Last week it was mentioned that children of 6 years of ago or over are compelled by law to attend school unless special exemption…

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School Notes C.b.h.s. Cricket Competition First Games to O'donoghue Cup

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 4

The O'Donoghue Cup season opened this week this C.B.H.S. and was distinguished for close finishes in practically every grade, the two first grade…

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Boy Fractures Leg Teacher's First Aid

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

While playing at school at Fivebough on Tuesday, a boy named Ray Olsen fractured his left leg. First-aid was rendered by a teacher and…

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School Bus in Collision Took Short Cut to Avoid Traffic The Magistrate's Advice

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 4

THE story of exciting happenings on the afternoon of August 11th, when a slow-moving school bus, packed with children on their way home to Wamoon, collided with a motor lorry at the Palm Avenue West and Griffith trunk road intersection, and then swerved through a fence…

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Schoolboy's 240

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 4

Sydney Grammar School captain and opening batsman. Bruce Ritchie, scored a brilliant 240 not out. against the King's School, in the main G.P.S…

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