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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1949

823 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 42

Schoolboy Falls From Cycle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 2

Robert Bale, a 12-year-old schoolboy, of 49 Urana street. Wagga, suffered a probable fracture of the nose and severe…

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Convent School and Jugiong in Drawn Game

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 8

The first match in the Billy Sheahan Cup was played at Jugiong last Saturday, when the Convent School challenged the boys from the…

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No Evidence Offered Against Teacher. Had Earlier Been Committed for Trial

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 1

When charges, of alleged assault against Ralph Aaron Levy were called at the West Wyalong Petty Sessions. police said they had no…

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Live Wires on Road When Pole Falls Teachers Directed Children Away From Danger

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 3

A pole carrying electricity transmission wires was knocked over in Stewart street on Friday afternoon last…

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School Boys' Competition Cokey's Terrors Suffer Their First Defeat

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

In a stirring struggle for supremacy on Saturday morning last the Bombers minded the first defeat of the season on the fast Cokey's Terrors'…

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Road Safety and Our Schools

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

One of the oldest and soundest of our aphorisms is: "Instruct the child in the way he should go." Our most Important years'…

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Tumut Inter-high School Visit From Junee School

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 4

On Wednesday last, June 22, two football teams, a girls' hockey team and a basketball team from Junee Intermediate High visited Tumut for…

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Schools Not to Be Affected

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The coal crisis will not affect schools, the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said today…

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Leeton High School Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 4

A damp bitterly cold night and the first day of the severe electricity restrictions militated against a good attendance at…

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Junee School Pays Visit to Tumut. Enjoyable Outing for Party Despite Defeat

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 3

Football, hockey and basket ball teams from the Junee Intermediate High School visited Tumut to play against the pupils of the Tumut…

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Soccer Cootamundra to Oppose Teachers College

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 4

The Cootatmundra Soccer Club expects to field a strong team for its first match, which is expected to take place within the…

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School Football Notes

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 8

The school football competition is now in full swing the first round having been completed. This year it was found necessary…

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School Boys' Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 2

The school boys' football competition will be played as usual to-morrow (Saturday) morning. Owing to…

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Australian Rules for the Week-end Seniors and Schoolboys To Be in Action

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 7

Junee is to meet Whitton in the south west Australian Rules competition on Sunday. The team will be selected from:…

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School Boys' Competition Cokey's Terrors d. High Flyers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 3

In a well contested game on Saturday Morning, Cokey's Terrors, playing a little better football than their opponents, defeated the High Flyers…

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New Route for Cootamundra Schoolchildren

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 2

Following on a conference between the Town Council the police, the P. and C. Association and council officers, a new route…

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Town Council Local M.p. Makes Representations for School

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 3

Present at yesterdays meeting were Aldermen F. Dickson (Mayor), M. Mutch, H. Schofield, C. Williams, K. Oldfield…

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Nangus Teacher Farewelled

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 2

A large crowd assembled at the Nangus Hall, when a public farewell was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Bass recently…

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Hopes to Keep Schools Open

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Schools would be kept open "as far as possible," but if Sydney's transport system failed entirely, many…

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Leeton High School Leeton High School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 1

Last Wednesday, the Leeton High School football, hockey and basketball teams travelled to Griffith. The first grade football team lost…

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