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Schools, 1947

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Tarcutta Public School Improvements

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1947 · page 3

The Minister for Education (Mr Heffron) has authorised a number of improvements being carried out at the Tarcutta Public School…

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West Wyalong District Schools' Break Records

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1947 · page 5

Records broken by children of the district schools who competed at the athletic meeting at the West Wyalong Showground last…

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N-s.w. Teachers Urge Abolition of Intermediate

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 August 1947 · page 1

The secondary Teachers’ conference in Sydney on Monday called on the Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) to provide £100 million to States…

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N.S.W. Teachers Urge Abolition Of Intermediate

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 6

The secondary teachers' conference in Sydney called on the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) to provide £1000,000,000 to the States…

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Free Transport For Country School Children Mooted

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 6

The N.S.W. Government is at present giving consideration to the question of free transport for school children in country districts, the…

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Improvements to Schools

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 2

Renovations and repairs at number of schools In the Wagga electorate have been authorised by the Minister for Education…

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School Boys in Good Game

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 8

A preliminary to yesterday’s big match, was watched with interest by the spectators. Two teams of local schoolboys had a ding dong battle…

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Tragic Fatality School Boy Killed

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 2

A tragic fatality occurred on the Taradale Road on Thursday afternoon last when, an 11-years-old school boy,…

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Schoolgirls' Camp in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 2

The third annual schoolgirls' holiday camp in Wagga has just concluded. Twenty-four girls from Temora, Griffith. Corowa and…

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Three Big Shows for the Roxy School Holiday Matinee To-morrow To-night and

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 2

Now in its eleventh record breaking week at the Victory Theatre in Sydney, "A Woman Destroyed," starring Susan Hayward, comes to the…

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High School Debating

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 2

In the final round of debates just before the school holidays commenced, Griffith High School defeated Leeton High at Leeton. The Griffith…

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New School For Controlling Air Traffic

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 September 1947 · page 4

The Minister for Civil Aviation. (Mr. Drakeford) recently announced plans for the establishment of a school for the training of air traffic…

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Schoolboys

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 2

A team of boys from Batlow played the Adelong 8st. 71b. team. The pace from the beginning of the game was fast. From a scrum near halfway the…

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Keen Competition in Mount Erin High School Sports

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 September 1947 · page 2

More than 150 girls took part in the Mount Erin High School Annual Sports, held at the Convent yesterday…

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Items of News North Wagga Public School Repairs

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 2

Mr. E. H. Graham, M.L.A. has been informed by the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) that repairs and renovations have ben…

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New School For Turvey Park Approved

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 2

The erection of a new school building at Turvey Park has been listed on the Education Department's building programme for the…

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School of Arts Players Preparing Two Plays

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 2

The Wagga School of Arts Players, who are rehearsing "Blithe Spirit", to be presented towards the end of the month on four successive…

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Demonstration School Ball Preparations

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 2

Final arrangement for the Juvenile ball of the Wagga Demonstration School, to be held on Thursday, September 18, were made at the…

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Griffith Sunday School Teachers Union

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 September 1947 · page 1

We have just received the financial statement of this union for the past year, disclosing that Hie funds handled totalled over £140, of which £88…

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Improvements District Schools

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 September 1947 · page 2

Following on personal representations by the local member (Mr. E. H. Graham) the Minister for Education has informed Mr. Graham…

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