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Schools, 1942

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High School Notes

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 7

With the swimming carnival now a thing of the past, and all of the windows in the school rendered shatterproof, we can now settle down to…

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The School Column

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 6

The school column, which is to appear regularly in this paper, aims to 1. Keep parents and citizens in touch with their local school. 2. Obtain the co-operation of parents and citizens in matters affecting the school…

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Nowra School Swimming Carnival

The South Coast Register · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 3

At the Nowra I.H. School’s annual swimming championships on Wednesday. March 4. F. Willis, A Leek and E. McBroome all…

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Bermagui School

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

Mr. R. N. Beale M L A. has received the following from Mr. Clive Evatt. Minister for Education…

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Wandella School War Auxiliary

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

The following represent the efforts of Wandella School War Auxiliary since the last report made at the end of the second…

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Primary School Notes

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 6

Last, Thursday Audrey Hollands, Una Bainbrigge, Betty Gould, Jean Vaughan, Nerida Chamberlain and Kath McGrath successfully swam the…

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High School Notes

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 6

Although we may have started as amateurs in the field of trench digging, with the experience of the last week there is not a boy in the school…

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The School Column

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 6

The school column, which is to appear regularly in this paper, aims to 1. Keep parents and citizens in touch with their local school. 2. Obtain the co-operation of parents and citizens in matters affecting the school…

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Air-raid Precautions at the School

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Nowra P. and C. Association, on Thursday last, Mr. Dunstan (headmaster) outlined what had been done at the local…

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Berry School of Arts Resignation of Librarian

The South Coast Register · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 1

The principal business before the School of Arts committee meeting on Thursday night last was the resignation of the librarian (Mrs. B…

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Primary School Notes

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 6

With the coming of Mrs. Lymbery to our staff, the numbers in the overcrowded fourth, fifth and sixth classes have been reduced to reasonable…

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The School Column

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 6

The school column, which is to appear regularly in this paper, aims to 1. Keep parents and citizens in touch with their local school. 2. Obtain the co-operation of parents and citizens in matters affecting the school…

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High School Notes

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 6

After the preliminary air-raid trials of last week, we feel confident that the speedy exodus to the trenches would have to be seen to be believed…

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Primary School Notes

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 4

Swimming.—Last Thursday was the last sports period to be devoted to swimming this season. A very fair number of girls and boys were tested…

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High School Notes

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 4

We hear from a very reliable source that one of the senior girls from up the line has developed such a passion for the good old English habits of the…

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The School Column Democracy and the School

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 4

The characteristics of our democratic pattern of life may be catalogued as follows:— (1) Respect for the dignity and…

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Berry School of Arts SISTER McCUSKER Chosen As Librarian

The South Coast Register · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 1

At a special meeting of the committee of the Berry School of Arts, hold on Tuesday night last, Sister H. McCusker was selected…

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Primary School Notes

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 4

Sixth Class.—Much good work has been done in trimming trees in the school ground, and the removal of dead or untidy limbs has brought…

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High School Notes

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 4

Last week most of our surplus energies were expended doing life-saving awards, and as will be seen from the list of successful candidates, we have…

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The School Column Democracy and the School

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 4

The previous article set out the characteristics of our democratic pattern of life. It indicated the attributes of the superior type of citizen. Such…

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