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Schools, 1949

823 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 42

Leeton High School Girls' Sport

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 1

On Wednesday last 32 girls journeyed to Narrandera. The following are the reports submitted by the captains of the respective teams…

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Urge Top Flight Vet. School Want All-Out Attack On Soil Erosion

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

Establishment of an Australian veterinary science school of the highest standard was recommended by the Federal Rural and…

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Riverina As New State Debated at High School

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

In the senior inter-house debating competition et the Wagga High School, Farrer House defeated Sturt House, the subject…

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March Past and a New Division Added to Riverina Schoolboys' Football Carnival in Junee

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 6

THE COMMITTEE Of THE RIVERINA SCHOOLBOYS' FOOTBALL CARNIVAL CANNOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRAINED RELATIONS BETWEEN GROUP NINE AND THE COUNTRY RUGBY LEAGUE. AND THE…

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Bus Service Wanted for School Children. Two Meetings This Week to Discuss Position

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 3

In an endeavour to obviate the unnecessary travelling by parents bringing their children to and from school, the Eurongilly…

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Gift to Fairbridge Farm Schools

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

At a meeting of the Fairbridge Farm Schools Council, Sir Frederick Tout and other representatives of Goldsbrough Mort and…

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Griffith Expects Early Start on School Hostel

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 4

GRIFFITH, Wednesday: Griffith may be able to open a school hostel next January. The War Memorial Hostel committee this week discussed the offer of a building in which a school…

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High School Cadets Big Gathering at Yanco

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

On Friday last, 4th April, about 175 boys from Griffith, Leeton, Yanco and Narrandera marched into camp for a bivouac at Yanco…

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Boarding School Proprietors Declared Unfit for Position

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Friday — Two boarding school proprietors were found guilty at Accies Hall Magistrate's Court of having kept…

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Crowd at High School Continental

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 4

A large crowd thronged the floodlit grounds of the High School last night for the School's annual continental…

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Leeton High School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

Last Wednesday, Leeton High School travelled to Narrandera, to play Narrandera High cricket, vigero and tennis…

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Dance at Yanco Agricultural High School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

A very successful school dance was held at the Yanco Agricultural High School last Friday night. The dance was attended by…

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Convent School Auxiliary

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

A committee meeting of the above was held in the school room on Sunday last. Rev Father Cochrane presiding over the following:…

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Matong School

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 4

At a meeting of the Parents and Citizens’ Association on Friday, 25th March, it was decided to install a Cinevox Perfect 16 m.m…

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Big Attendance at Griffith High School Speech Day

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 4

At the Griffith High School's eleventh annual speech night, about 1000 children and parents were present. The chairman (Cr. P. Hamilton, president of…

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Leeton Shire's Roadwork to Allay Fears About High School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 1

LEETON, Friday: Leeton Shire Council last night decided to bitumen surface six miles of the school bus route from Murrami to Leeton. Cr. Washington expressed fear that the extremely poor condition of the road would result in reducing the status of the Leeton High School from a full…

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Schoolboys Football Carnival for Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 8

The Country Rugby League has arranged for a school boys football carnival to be played at Gundagai in August…

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Dep. Policy and a School Bus Service Meeting at Eurongilly Will Investigate Proposal

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 8

Because of a lack of definite information, a meeting at Eurongilly on Friday night last could not arrive at anything concrete…

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Infants' School Club's Juvenile Ball Grand Range of Fancy Costumes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 1

Features of the Infants' School Club's annual Juvenile ball, which was held In the Criterion hall last Friday night, were the splendid range…

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High School Play Nights 28th and 29th April

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 2

The third annual play nights of the Narrandera High School will be held in the Criterion Hall on 28th and 29th April. Tickets for each…

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