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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1949

823 stories in Riverina's papers · page 40 of 42

High School Objects to Road Scheme Route Through Playground

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1949 · page 2

A RECENT meeting of the Wagga High School P. and C. Association expressed concern at a…

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Primary School Examinations

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 December 1949 · page 2

The yearly examinations for the year 1949 concluded last week at the Leeton Primary School. The honour of Dux of the School was…

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Demonstration School Prize List

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 December 1949 · page 2

Mr. E. H. Graham, M.L.A. visited Gurwood Street School on Tuesday and presented two bound volumes of the…

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Teachers' College Christmas Ball

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 December 1949 · page 2

More than 200 students and friends last night attended the Wagga Teachers' College Christmas Ball. THE ball wm completely run and organised by the…

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Mr. Graham Visits Schools

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 December 1949 · page 2

The Member for Wagga (Mr. E. H., Graham), after visiting Lake Albert, Junee North, and Junee Intermediate High Schools…

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North Wagga School Prize-Giving

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1949 · page 4

Instead of the usual concert speeches and distribution of prises, a smaller and quieter function was substituted at the…

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Inspector of Schools on Need for Religion

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 December 1949 · page 10

“Parents are sending their children to school without them ever having heard the name of “Jesus Christ”, said Mr G. P. Reeder,…

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Cookery More Usfeul Than Latin, Says Orange School Headmaster

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 December 1949 · page 7

The headmaster of Orange Rural School, Mr Roy Finch at the annual breakup of the girls’ department recently, said he considered…

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Tumbarumba Central School

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 15 December 1949 · page 3

ON the eve of our departure, and after five years sojourn in Tumbarumba, it is pleasant to look back upon many happy and…

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Ganmain News Speech Day at Central School

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 2

The speech day and prize-giving ceremony at the Central School was held on Wednesday, when many parents were present…

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All Passed with Honours Mrs. Dart's Elocutionary Pupils

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 2

Mr. H, Forsythe-Grant, M.A. examiner, was in Leeton on Wednesday, when he conducted the London College of Music Elocution…

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Convent Physical Culture Display. Excellent Entertainment Given by Pupils

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 7

The entertainment provided by the pupils of St. Joseph's Convent School in the Athenium Theatre, on Monday last bore the hallmarks…

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St. Joseph's School Commercial Examinations

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 2

The Commercial examinations held this year resulted in the following pupils of the Convent being successful: TYPEWRITING…

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Infants' School Club Annual Christmas Treat

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 2

On Friday last the members of the Narrandera Infante' School Club held their annual Christmas treat for the children attending the Infants' School…

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Annual Speech Night and Prize-giving By the Narrandera High School

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 6

There was a large attendance of students, parents and friends at the Criterion Hall on Tuesday evening last, on the occasion of the third…

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Christ Church Mission Sunday School

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 2

Christ Church Mission Sunday School held its annual prize giving and break-up party lost Sunday morning. Cool drinks…

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Teachers' College Will Play Union in Preference to League

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 6

The Wggga Teachers' College will not play in the Group 13 Rugby League competition next year. The College will play Rugby Union instead. THIS was stated last night by…

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Need For High School Building Principal's Report on Speech Night Mr. W. Furnass M.A., Dip. Ed., Principal, gave the following report on Wednesday night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 6

The greatest number of pupils in attendance during the year was, girls 177, boys 168—315 in all. By December numbers were girls 137, boys 163…

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Infants' School Christmas Party

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 5

The assembly hall at the Leeton Infants' School presented a gay appearance on Tuesday afternoon when four hundred children sat down to…

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Sports at Y.A.H.S. Most Successful Year in History of School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 4

The Sportsmaster, Mr. A. J. Gibson, B.Sc, Dip. Ed., in presenting the Sports Report at the Yanco Agricultural High…

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