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Riverina · Schools

Schools, 1953

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New Australian's Success at Wagga Dem. School

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 3

A girl who has been in. Australia only a year finished first in her class at the Demonstration School in her yearly examinations. She is Alma Mavroudis,…

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Prize-giving at new school

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 6

The St. Maria Goretti children's school brake-up for Christmas holidays for the first time yesterday morning. There was a prize giving ceremony before…

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Schools Break Up for Christmas Vacation

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 5

YESTERDAY all Gundagai town and district schools broke up for the Christmas vacation. At all schools prize giving ceremonies and Christmas trees were arranged Headmasters of all schools…

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Tumut Inter.-high School Annual Speech Day and Prize-giving

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 4

We all know that there are many things wrong with the world to-day. What we won't face up to is the fact that the troubles are caused by people--and that means ourselves as well as other people. Now…

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Y.A.H.S. Speech Day and presentation of prizes Large Attendance of Parents and Friends

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 2

Beautiful weather favoured the 32nd Annual Speech Day of the Yanco Agricultural High School held on Saturday afternoon, December 12. The Assembly Hall was well filled including a number of parents who bad travelled long distances to be…

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Principal's address at Y.A.H.S. speech day Mr. Jane Appeals to Parents to Take Personal Interest in Their Sons' Education

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 3

Following is the report which was presented by the Principal, Mr. R. T. W. Jane, B.Sc, Dip. Ed., at the Yanco Agricultural. High School Speech Day, on Saturday last. Time marches on, but the wheels of progress, no matter how we…

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Harefield School's Xmas Tree

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 4

On Wednesday night the annual prize giving concert and Christmas tree was held in the Harefield Hall…

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130 Students Graduated at the Wagga Teachers College

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 3

One hundred and thirty students yesterday received their graduation certificates from the principal (Mr. G. L. Blakemore) at an impressive Graduation Ceremony at the Wagga Teachers' College…

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Tarcutta School Years Ends

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 7

TARCUTTA, Thursday: Two functions were held by the Torcutta Parents and Citizens Association to mark the end of the year's work at the Tarcutta Central School. Yesterday afternoon…

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Leeton High School Speech and Prize Night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 2

The Seventh Annual Speech Night of the Leeton High School was held in the Cabaret Hall on Monday night last, when there were present a good representation of parents and other adults, and a great assemblage of…

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Annual Prize-giving and Full List Of Awards From North Junee School Function

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 7

A VERY LARGE CROWD OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN GATHERED AT THE NORTH JUNEE PUBLIC SCHOOL ON FRIDAY EVENING LAST WHEN THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE AND PRIZE GIVING FUNCTION WAS HELD…

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Titles for Year Decided Convent School Tennis Tourney

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 4

The annual tennis tournament between the Junior and Seniors, boys and girls, of St. Josephs Convent School…

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Teaching School children To DRIVE

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 1

Following long agitation by the NRMA for the commencement of a scheme for the training of High School pupils in car driving, the…

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Tumut School Exhibition Parents' Day at Tumut

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 2

The Tumut Inter High School was opened to parents on Thursday afternoon last week, for the annual exhibition of work. A…

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Batlow Public School Puts on a Juvenile Operetta

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 6

Once again we have been delighted by the performance of an operetta by the pupils of the Batlow Public School. Last…

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St. Michael’s School Prize Winners

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 6

The different subjects are denoted by number as follows: Religious Knowledge 1, English 2, Arithmetic 3, Social…

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Ganmain Headmaster Reports on Difficult Central School Year

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 4

“The year through which we have passed has been a very difficult one. Heavy increases in enrolment have taxed the accommodation available beyond all…

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Ganmain Sunday School Xmas Tree

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 2

About one hundred children and many parents filled the Ganmain Methodist Sunday School Hall on…

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Coolamon Central School Break-Up Concert And Prize-Giving

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 8

The Coolamon Central School breakup concert, more elaborately presented than for many years, at the Cazna Theatre on Thursday night of last week, was a great…

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Attendance was good at Malebo school

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 December 1953 · page 5

MALEBO, Friday: Five pupils received prizes for 100 per cent attendance at school at the annual Christmas tree and break-up of the Malebo Public…

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