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Schools, 1961

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High School Win to Penrith

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 June 1961 · page 10

Penrith High School yesterday won the first crosscountry inter-school championships held in the…

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School Appeal Endorsed

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 June 1961 · page 1

Newly elected Mayor of Penrith, Ald. W. L. Chapman, M.L.A., has endorsed the Mayoral appeal launched by the late Aid. L. J. Spies to raise £25,000 for a new Thorndale School for…

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Japanese School Tours Impress Penrith Men

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 June 1961 · page 9

Educational tours provided for school-children in Japan impressed Penrith Rotarians, Messrs. O. W. Fletcher and L. F. Spence, who returned last week from a four weeks' tour…

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Choice of Sports for Schoolgirls

Nepean Times · Thursday 15 June 1961 · page 9

Since returning after the May vacation, winter sports at Penrith Public School Girls' Department is in full…

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Newman Soc. Plans Winter School

Tharunka · Thursday 15 June 1961 · page 7

Catholic Students be sure you are there! Where? At the Newman Social on Friday evening, 23rd June,…

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Progress on school

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 16

Work is well advanced on construction of two new classrooms at…

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School of Arts deeds transfer

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 3

Parramatta School of Arts was officially transferred to the Parramatta City Council at a…

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Smithfield School Room Expansion

The Biz · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 1

Smithfield Public School will get lour new classrooms instead of the three…

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Athletic Success for High School Student

The Biz · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 11

Cabramatta High School student, I. Rainer, won the one mile event of the N.S.W. Schoolboys' Cross Country Championships, held at Centennial Park last week…

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Good Response to School's Appeal

The Biz · Wednesday 21 June 1961 · page 7

The Sports Oval Appeal Committee of the Cabramatta High School P. and C. Association has met with "a fairly good response'' from the parents and business firms in Cabramatta. This was stated last…

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School Traffic Lights Erected on Highway

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 June 1961 · page 5

School traffic lights erected on the Great Western Highway at Penrth and St. Marys will be operating in about three weeks' time…

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High School's First Rep. in State Soccer

Nepean Times · Thursday 29 June 1961 · page 7

Outstanding schoolboy athlete John Penman last week became the first Penrith High School student to be chosen forthe State's high school soccer team…

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New Record Features Moriah School Choir

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 30 June 1961 · page 3

Israeli folk songs and popular melodies are featured on the long playing record released this week by Moriah College Junior Choir for Festival Records. Widely acknowledged as…

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Young, Vital Art School

Tharunka · Tuesday 4 July 1961 · page 7

YOUNG, vital and adventurous school of i painting is holding its first exhibition in Hyde Park today, concurrently with the exhibition of Australian art at…

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New teacher for school

The Biz · Wednesday 5 July 1961 · page 10

A new teacher has joined the staff of the Cabramatta High School…

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Death of teacher

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1961 · page 9

Miss Elizabeth Swann who died on June 15, was a member of a well-known Parramatta family…

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Puppet team at school

The Biz · Wednesday 5 July 1961 · page 4

Two representatives of the Australian Children's Theatre came to Fairfield recently and…

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P. and C. Active at Canley School

The Biz · Wednesday 5 July 1961 · page 4

Mr. Rose, headmaster of Canley Vale Primary School, reported to the last meeting of the P. and C. Association that the £60 allocated to the three departments by die Oslo committee had been spent an 189 Junior and senior fiction books to supplement the school library…

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Expeditions for girls' high school

The Biz · Wednesday 5 July 1961 · page 4

Fairfield Girls' High School continues to provide the girls with a wide range of enjoyable, educational activities. During this term there…

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Lively debate at high school

The Biz · Wednesday 5 July 1961 · page 8

The Fairfield Boys' High School narrowly defeated a team from the Girls' High in a debate held in the assembly hall, recently…

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