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Schools, 1950

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Prizegiving at Uranquinty Migrants' School

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 December 1950 · page 5

Recently children of the Uranquinty Migrant School assembled in the school hall for end-of-term celebrations…

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Narrandera Convent Pupils Do Well in Music Examinations

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 2

The 100 per cent. passes obtained by pupils of St. Joseph's Convent, in the examinations conducted recently by the Australian Music Examination Board include 22 honors, 28 credits and two passes…

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High Cost of Board for School Children More Country Hostels Urged

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 3

"The problem of finding suitable board for children leaving home to attend High Schools and Technical Colleges, and the…

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Demonstration School Stage

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 2

Mr. E. H. Graham. M.L.A. for Wagga, announced yesterday that the Minister for Education had accepted a local tender for…

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Primary School Prize Giving

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 1

On Wednesday last week the annual prize giving of the Narrandera Primary School was held in the kindergarten room. The President of the…

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Yerong Creek School Holds Concert and Annual Prizegiving

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 2

The annual prizegiving ceremony of the Yerong Creek Public School was well-attended by parents. Proceedings included a concert by die children, in which various seasonal poems, songs and dramatic…

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Leeton High School Speech Night Presentation of Academic and Sporting Awards

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 4

The Cabaret Hall was well filled on Wednesday night of last week by students of Leeton High School, together with their, parents and interested citizens, who gathered for the 1950 Speech Night and presentation of academic and sporting…

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Children Rushing Away From School To Implement Family Income, Headmaster Says at Junee School Speech Night

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 7

THE TENDENCY OF CHILDREN TO RUSH AWAY FROM SCHOOL TO TAKE UP EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF THE FIERCE IMPACT OF RISING COSTS OF LIVING UPON THE AVERAGE FAMILY WAS EVIDENT IN THE…

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Batlow District Council Of P. & C. Associations Inter-School Sports

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 6

Four district schools and the four Houses of Batlow Central School participated on Saturday, 9th December, in the usual district school…

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Ganmain News Ganmain Convent School Prize Giving and Continental

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 2

On Thursday night of last week, the pupils of St. Brendan’s school ably presented a very enjoyable concert, the Right Rev. Mgr. Clarke,…

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Ganmain Central School Prize-giving Day

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 2

The annual Prize-giving day and Xmas Party for the Ganmain Central School was held on Wednesday, 13th December at the…

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Public School Christmas Tree (Contributed)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 22 December 1950 · page 4

The concluding function of an important year took place at the Rannock School on Tuesday afternoon last week, the break-up…

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Bulgary School Concert

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 December 1950 · page 3

To mark the end of the school year the Tulgary School pupils under the direction of Mr. Missen, their teacher, staged a most…

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Whitton School Concert

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 December 1950 · page 2

Whitton Parents and Citizens were treated to a splendid hight's entertainment by the children of the local school Wednesday evening last…

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Whitton School Master's Residence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 December 1950 · page 6

In 1949 Mr. Hogan. school master at Whitton was promised that, his new residence would be ready for him by Christinas. But they did not…

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Leeton High School Sporting Activities Outlined in Reports at Annual Speech Night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 December 1950 · page 6

The sporting activities of the pupils of the Leeton High School, were outlined in the reports of the sportsmaster, Mr. I. MacPherson and sportsmistress, Miss B. Bennett, at the Annual Speech Night and Presentation of Prizes on Wednesday night,…

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