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Schools, 1950

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Complaint From Farmer of Rabbit "Plague" at Agricultural School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 3

The southwestern portion of the Wagga Agricultural College was so heavily infested with rabbits " that it resembled plague proportions, and nothing appeared to have been done to control them."…

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Wagga Pupils Return to Various Schools Today

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

Public schools in Wagga district will reopen to-day, but new First Year students to attend Wagga High School this year are asked not to report until to-morrow…

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Catholic Schools Problem in Britain Election Candidates to be Questioned

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON Tuesday—Cardinal Griffin, catholic Archbishop or Westminster, last night urged British Catholics to press the…

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Record School Enrolment Parents Queue Up with Children

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Parents queued up from an early hour today to enrol children at State Schools, which reopened today…

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Cullivel School Bus Temporarily Cancelled

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

The committee representing Cullivel and district and parents who protested against the establishment of the Cullivel-Urana…

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New Headmistress appointed to Infants School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

Miss Paul, formerly of Hay, has been appointed to the position of headmistress of the Leeton Infants School…

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New portable building increases accommodation at Primary School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

A new portable building, being erected in the Leeton Primary School grounds, will provide accommodation for about eighty more pupils…

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Local and General School Transfers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

At the Cootamundra Public School, Mr. A. Fitzpatrick from Brawlin has taken up duties, with the boys, in place of Mr. B. Jones…

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Protest From the Rock Over School Bus Move

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

Protests are being lodged at The Rock against the action of the Wagga School Bus Committee in favoring a Corowa man's…

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Changes in Junee School Staffs Accommodation Problems Non-existent Here

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 8

It is not anticipated that them will be any difficulty accommodating the increased enrolment at the Junee Intermediate High School…

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Schoolboys' Exhibition

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 2

THE SCHOOLBOYS Own Exhibition, which was held in London in January, set out to show the immense possibilities there are in various careers. One of the most popular attractions was the electricity arcade, where the boys could themselves try…

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Site Acquired for New High School at Tumut

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 8

The. Minister for Education (Mr. R.J. Heffron has informed Mr W. F. Sheahan, MLA, that a site for a new high school at Tumut has been acquired…

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Enrolment of kindergarten pupils at Infants' School, Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

Priority will be given to immediate applications for enrolment of children, who will be 5 years of age before May 1st, 1950…

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Unesco Scholars Meet in Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

Sydney University's Wesley College is host this month to 20 South East Asian students. They are attending a summer…

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Four Teachers Receive First Appointment to Leeton High School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

Four of the eight replacements on the teaching staff of the Leeton High School have just completed, their training…

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New Teachers at Leeton Primary School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

Mr. P. Flanagan has been appointed to the teaching staff of the Leeton Primary School, replacing Mr. D. Moore, who has…

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Prefabricated Schools

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: Twenty-five prefabricated aluminium schools for shipment to Australia will be despatched next…

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Staff replacements in district primary schools

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

Mr. Cooke has been appointed to the position of headmaster of Yanco Primary School, replacing Mr. Johnson. Mr. E. W. Head has also been…

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Schools Match

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 7

South Junee (to play North Junee): T. Jarrett (captain), K. Cowan, W. Nowland, S. Lawson, I. Leibeck, R. Duncan, B. Gillies, R…

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Local Items School Bus From Yerong Creek

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) has advised the Member for Corowa (Mr. E. T. Kendall) that, following his…

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