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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1950

816 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 41

School Boys' Football Grand Final on

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 2

The stand-final of the schoolboys' compe[?]ion will be played to-morrow (Saturday) morning at 9 o'clock This game should be a thriller-…

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Schoolboys' Knockout Carnival Leeton Showground To-morrow (Saturday)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 2

The M.I.A. Schoolboys' Football League will hold a Knockout Carni-val on the Leeton Showground to-morrow (Saturday)…

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Leeton High School Play Nights

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 2

On Tuesday night 22nd and Wednesday night 23rd, Leeton High School pupils will stage their Fourth Annual Play Nights…

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Appeal for Funds Will Have to Be Made in Junee to Recoup Serious Loss on Riverina Schoolboys' Carnival

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 1

A TENTATIVE BALANCE SHEET, PREPARED BY THE TREASURER, MR. K. M. HUMPHRYS, INDICATES THAT A SERIOUS LOSS WILL BE SHOWN ON THE RECENT RIVERINA SCHOOLBOYS' FOOTBALL CARNIVAL, HELD…

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Tumut Intermediate High School Students And Ex-Students' Ball

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 4

On Monday night last the Oddfellows' Hall rang with the gay voices and laughter of about 200 young boys and girls. It was the…

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Tumut Hockey Notes Tumut Second Grade Team Defeat High School

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 3

Last Saturday afternoon a very exciting and enjoyable game was witnessed by spectators and players The Capper Street playground was…

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Flood Relief Appeal Coolamon Central School Effort

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 4

The pupils of the Coolamon Central School have raised £8/10/-for Flood Relief, made up of the following amounts: Donations by…

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Schoolboys' League 'Rules Semi-finals Fixed for Tomorrow

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1950 · page 8

Wagga Australian Rules Schoolboys' Football League will commence finals at Bolton Park tomorrow. Officials of the League have decided to alter the present system in order to allow teams such as East…

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Monday's School Holiday

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1950 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: All private and denominational schools have been invited by the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron)…

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Thorpe M'conville Cup Presented to Wagga High School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1950 · page 9

Highlight of the final day's sports contest between Wagga and Albury High School concluded yesterday was the presentation of the Thorpe McConville Cup to the winning school, Wagga…

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31 Teams in Schoolboys' Rugby Gala

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 3

A large crowd witnessed a fine exhibition of football at the Far South Schoolboys' Rugby League carnival at the Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon. The carnival was the most successful yet conducted by…

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Police Cars Take Children to School

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 3

STOCKHOLM, Sunday: Police cars were called out yesterday in the small town of Roasjo, in Central Sweden, to take…

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Goulburn “Invasion” by School Cadets 7½ Tons of Food Ordered

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 1

GOULBURN will be “invaded” by 260 high school cadets today Monday, when a ten-day camp commences at the Recreation Area. The Army has taken over the area for the camp period…

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Annual Athletic Carnival in Junee. Intermediate High School Has Big Programme

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 4

Owing to the length of the programme and the number of entries, the annual athletic carnival of the Junee Intermediate High…

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Junee Schoolboys at Footer Carnival Boys Have Successful Day At Wagga

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 7

Junee teams performed well in the Far South Schoolboys' Rugby League carnival at Wagga on last Saturday…

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Schoolmaster Disagrees With Experts on Current Methods of Educating the Younger Generation

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 7

In 1939, when I left schoolmastering to join the R.A.F., schools were still places where children were educated. When I returned to my job I found they had become play-centres, writes an English schoolmaster in a London newspaper. To-day we…

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School Boys' Football Ierrors Win Premiership

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 3

The Terrors won the right to hold [?] Ch[?]ord Cup until next season [?] they defeated the Kangaroos in [?] grand-final on Saturday morning…

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Infants' School Club Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Indant's School Club was held in the infants' school on Wednesday. 19th August, members present being Miss…

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Schoolmaster Disagrees with Experts Current Methods of Educating the Younger Generation

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 2

In 1939, when I left schoolmastering to join the R.A.F., schools were still places where children were educated. When I returned…

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Schoolboys to Keep Gold Hoard

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday: The schoolboys, Kevin and Alan Maher, who found £300 worth of gold sovereigns in an empty…

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