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Schools, 1953

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Visit of Two Sydney School Teams to Gundagai Big Matches Set Down For

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 12

Two champion Sydney school boys teams will play Gundagai on Anzac Park next Wednesday afternoon…

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Opening of Gundagai’s New Convent School on Sunday Next

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 1

On Sunday afternoon next the new Gundagai Convent Kindergarten School and additions to St. Patrick’s Church will be blessed arid opened by the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Canberra - Goulburn, the Most Rev…

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School Children at Council Meeting

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 1

In attendance at Tuesday's Shire Council meeting were about 30 children from the Tumbarumba Central School, who…

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Junee His Play Night and Concert. Good Performance by School Pupils

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 3

There were many pleasing aspects to the concert and play night presented in the Broadway Theatre on…

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Items from district schools

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 2

At the Holbrook Central School during Book Week many fine essays and scrap books, were available for…

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Gundagai Catholics Donate £1,240 When New School and Church Extensions Opened

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 4

Following the blessing and opening of the new Convent School and extensions to St. Patrick’s Church by His Lordship, the Most Reverend Dr. G. Young, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Canberra - Goulburn at…

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New School Is Modern in Design

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 4

The new school, which will be first used in the new scholastic term, commencing next month for the…

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Tennis— School Holiday Tournaments

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 8

Over the school holidays there will be several tournaments, mainly for children. On Wednesday, 26th August,…

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Football— Next Wednesday’s Big Schoolboys’ Football Fixture

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 8

The schoolboy teams from Rosebery Technical Junior school will now arrive by train on Wednesday morning and…

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Leeton Runners-up in Schools Athletics South-West Shield Won By Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 2

An aggregate of 531 points in the annual inter-schools' athletics staged at Hay on August 14, made Griffith…

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Everest Party Rest at Mountain School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 August 1953 · page 1

The Outward Bound Mountain School at Eskdale, Cumberland (England), gave the members of the successful British Everest team "the first two peaceful days since they left Katmandu." They were invited there by the School Warden…

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Special School Holidays Cut by Department

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 3

The Director-General of Education, Dr. H. S. Wyndham, has issued new instructions to restrict special school holidays. The instructions,…

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Wrong price list for school job

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Education Department Supervisor for the Newcastle district used the…

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Good Form Shown by Schoolboys Both Gundagai Teams Defeated

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 August 1953 · page 8

Exceptionally good football was produced in the two matches played on Anzac Park yesterday, when local…

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Tarcutta Central School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1953 · page 3

TARCUTTA, Friday: The day before the Tarcutta Central School broke up for the holidays was observed…

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Sunday School Opened at Lake Albert

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 August 1953 · page 2

The conference president of the Church of Christ in N.S.W. (Mr. G. J. Andrews) officially opened and…

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Defects in school not shown

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: As Education Department officer today admitted to a Public Service Board inquiry…

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Interzone Schoolboys Match

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 2

The curtain-raiser at Coolamon on Sunday last was a final of the Riverina Schoolboys League. The match proved an easy win…

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Albury Tennis School "Washed Out"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 8

ALBURY, Wednesday: The N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association coaching school being held here was washed out for…

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Bright School Concert at the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 7

The pupils of The Rock School staged a successful concert recently. The school is grateful to…

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