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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1949

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School Football

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 8

Thirteen hundred school boys, ranging in age from six to 18 years, and in weight from four stone up to 14,…

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Bristol Freighters Carry Complete Prefab. School

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

Four British aircraft the well-known Bristol freighters, recently accomplished a feat unique in air freight history when they flew a…

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Infants' School Club Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

The monthly meeting of Infants School Club was held on Wednesday last. 10th August, eighteen members being present. An apology was…

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Rugby League Schoolboys' Carrival at Junee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

At the Riverina school boys' carnival at Junee on Saturday last the Narrandera Convent was represented by three teams and won the 8 stone…

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School Boys' Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

The Bombers and High Flyers will play a match on the sportsground at 10 o'clock to-morrow (Saturday) morning…

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Local P. and C. Spring Ball Will Help Defray School Bus Expenses

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

The Cootamundra Parents and 'Citizens' Association will hold a Sp[?]ing Ball in the T[?] Hall on Wednesday August 24…

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Gesture by Local Music Club Members 10 Schoolchildren to Attend Musicales Free

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

Ten members of the Cootamundra Music Club have each donated a year's subscription to the club on behalf of…

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Leeton High School Play Nights, August 23 & 24

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

The annual Play Nights will be held this year on Tuesday and Wednesday, 23rd and 24th August, at St. Peter's Hall. The programme will be…

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Yanco Agricultural High School Meeting of School Council

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 3

A meeting of members of the Y.A.H.S. Council was held at the School on Sunday afternoon last…

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Australian Rules Football M.I.A. Schoolboys' League

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

On Sunday next the second semifinal of the M.I.A. Schoolboys' League will be played on the Leeton Showground, between…

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Tumut Inter-higt School Junee Football Carnival

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 3

The Tumut School sent four teams to the carnival on Saturday last to compete in the 5st 71b., 6st., 7lb., and Inter-Senior…

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Tumut Inter-high School Annual Ball

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 2

The annual bail of the secondary department of the Tumut Inter High School was held in the Oddfellows Hall on Wednesday nig…

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Schools' Carnival Today

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 5

Everything is in readiness for the Far South Rugby League Schoolboys' Carnival to be held at the Wagga Cricket Ground…

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Millwood School Extensions

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 5

In response to personal representations by the member for Wagga (Mr. E. H. Graham) the Minister for Education is arranging…

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Want School Buses to Cootamundra Move by Muttama, Coolac P. and C.

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 August 1949 · page 6

Muttama and Coolac Parents & Citizens Associations are still pressing the Education Department for the establishment of a…

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Schoolboys Competition

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 2

The second semi-final of the M.I.A. Schoolboys League saw Barellan defeat Darlington Point by 51 points to 36 on Leeton Showground last…

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Grand Array of Fancy Costumes Leeton Primary Schools Dance

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 2

The Cabaret Hall, Leeton, was packed with children on Friday night last for the Leeton Primary School's Fancy Dress Ball,…

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Inter-high-school Sports Today

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 2

Parents and citizens are invited to attend the annual inter-high school athletics carnival at the Wagga Cricket Ground…

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Narrandera High School

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 2

On Wednesday class photos and photos of winning teams of the 1949 sporting season were taken. Many of these will be made into blocks and…

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School Boys' Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 2

A school boys' match will be played on the sportsground oval at 3.30 a.m. to-morrow (Saturday) morning, when the first 18 will play the rest. [?]…

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