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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1948

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Two Ways to Keep People in Country Districts More Water, Better School Facilities

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 December 1948 · page 4

The greatest cause of the drift of population from the rural areas was the lack of amenities, particularly water and irrigation, Mr J. A…

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Speech Day at Mt. Erin High School

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 2

About 100 parents and friends attended the annual presentation of prizes at the Mt. Erin High-School yesterday. Prizes were handed to the winners by the Bishop…

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Exhibition of Work by Pupils of Mt. Erin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 2

From First-year to Fifth-year students, the work displays yesterday in the Exhibition Hall at the Mount Erin Girl's High…

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Culcairn School Continental Attracts Large Attendance

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 5

A very large crowd attended the open air continental in the grounds of the Culcairn Central School, which were floodlit and decorated with flags. THE continental, organised by…

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High School Fete and Tug-o-war

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 5

The Leeton High School Fete takes place in the School ground this (Friday) afternoon, at which there will be produce, fruit, drinks, ice cream,…

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Womenfolk at School for a Day Visit to Yanco

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 2

FORTY womenfolk visited Yanco Leadership School at Yanco Experiment Farm, on Wednesday, when they took part in a session…

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Official Opening of Memorial Library Leeton High School This Afternoon

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 2

THE official opening of the Memorial Library will take place at Leeton High School, this (Friday) afternoon at 3 o'clock…

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Yanco Public School Christmas Activities

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 5

A full night of Children's Concert will be held in the Yanco Hall on Monday next. The children have done extensive practice; the…

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Coolamon Central School Farewell Party to Intermediate Students

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 5

Last Friday afternoon, the 7th and 8th Class students tendered a farewell party to those of 9th Class, who had just completed their…

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Coolamon Central School List of Prize-winners

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 2

Prizes, as under, were presented at last night’s continental. Class 9: Dux of the School— Joyce Crocker. Second—Daphne…

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World's Largest Eye Institute Founded Three London Medical Schools Combine to Set Up (New Centre of Ophthalmic Study

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 4

A new centre for the study of eye troubles has just been opened in London. It has been formed by the amalgamation of medical schools of three hospitals and is the largest institute in the world specialising- in optical diseases…

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Narandera High School Break-Up

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 2

The 1948 school year is drawing to a close and all schools will commence their mid-summer vacation on Friday next, 17th December, and…

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St. Aidan's Church Sunday School

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 4

On Sunday morning after the usual Sunday School lessons, little Sandra Cam, on behalf of the teachers and pupils of St. Aidan's asked…

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Boree Creek Public School Concert

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 1

The pupils of the Public School gave a concert on Saturday night last. Several sketches were performed and were appreciated by a…

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Cootamundra's High School Held Back by Accommodation Position

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 2

The headmaster of the Cootamundra intermediate High School (Mr. J. J. Nichols) said last night that it was "very doubtful whether, sufficient numbers of secondary department students, to…

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Eight Excellent Plays Presented at Wagga High School

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 2

The assembly hall of the Wagga High School was crowded last night when the pupils provided a series of highly entertaining one-act plays. FROM the outset it became…

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Christmas Tree at North Wagga School

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 2

About 70 students in the kindergarten, first and second classes of the North Wagga public school yesterday held a…

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Poor Attendance at High School Fete

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 2

THE Leeton High School Fete was not nearly as successful as its organisers had hoped or expected. Perhaps it was the…

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Students to Broadcast Break-up of Leadership School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 5

After a week of well-balanced study and social activity, students at Yanco Leadership School, will mark the closing of the first school to-night…

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High School Fete

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 5

Results of Guessing Competitions at Leeton High School Fete for Hunter Stall:—Peas in bottle, 1236. Prize Mamma…

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