Late News Boys And Girls Go Back To School
Boys and girls throughout the Commonwealth returned to school today after their summer holidays. Canberra High…
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Witness Denies Statement On Fatal Highway Smash At Inquiry Schoolteacher And Wife Killed
There was only one witness of the collision on the Pacific Highway near Calga on Saturday morning, January 15, when Cecil Charles Stanmore, 58, Wollombi school master, and his wife, Mabel…
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This picture of the new High School Headmaster, Mr F. C. Wootten (right), and the Deputy-Headmaster, Mr R. L. Burdon (left), was taken yesterday while they were chatting together on the school porch. Mr Wootten, who was formerly headmaster at Canberra High…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mainly social. Former Pupils Go Back To School As Teachers
Four ex-pupils of Gosford High and Primary Schools are spending a fortnight at the Gosford Primary School observing and practising teaching before they return to their various training colleges. They are Misses Beryl Douglas, June Holmes, Margaret Grahame and Mr Leonard' Walpole. Mr C. Aroney, of the Gosford…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High School Swimming Carnival Results Wheeler Wins Point Score
The Gosford High School's annual swimming carnival was held at the Gosford baths yesterday when Wheeler House won the point score competition with a total of 264 points. Other house scores were: Rowe, 187; Kingsbury, 136: Old Students. Union, 103…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gosford Baths & Dressing Sheds To Be Demolished By Shire Council Work To Commence When High School Swimming Season Concludes President & Deputy Considering Provision Of New Baths To Replace Those Condemned
The Gosford baths and dressing sheds are to be demolished by the Gosford Shire Council when the Gosford High School's 1948-49 swimming season concludes in approximately five weeks time, the council decided on Monday. Meanwhile, President W. B. Grahame and Deputy-President B. M…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Inspectors Given Authority For Repairs
The Minister for Education said last week he would instruct school inspectors in the Sydney, Newcastle, and Wollongong areas to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late News High School Boy Breaks Arm In Fall
Desmond Tollick, a 14-year-old Gosford High School student, of Terrigal, broke his left arm when he fell at the school on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Children Offer To Raise Money For New Baths At Gosford
Two Gosford High School pupils have offered to organise a drive to raise funds to help the council build new swimming baths at Gosford. They called as a deputation at the GOSFORD TIMES office on Friday afternoon and had a brief interview with the editor. One of the two was Wendy Rigg,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old District Pioneer Is Dead At 92Yrs Mr Albert Henry Craft Was One of the Old School of Farmers
Mr Albert Henry Craft, of Mangrove Creek, died at the District Hospital on Sunday al the age of 92 years…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →mainly Social Market Day Raises £93 For High School Funds
A market'day, conducted almost entirely by pupils of the Gosford High School on March 25, raised £93 for school funds, reports High School Headmaster F. C. Wootten. Examinations will begin for all classes at the school on April 28…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Committee Demands New Deal For School Children & Improvements In Local Educational Facilities
The Gosford New Deal for Education Committee, at its meeting on Wednesday night, decided to support the Holgate P&C Association in its demand for road improvements. In bad weather school-children in Holgate, Matcham and Oak Road, have been prevented from attending school owing to flooding of roads and erosion…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →mainly Social Reasons For Delay In Construction Of New Primary School Explained By Minister
Erection of the new primary school for Gosford was held up because the lowest tender for the work (£92,944) exceeded the government estimate by more than £3,000, Mr F. J. Finnan, MLA, cold members of the Gosford Mothers' Club in a reports at the annual meeting on Friday last. Mr G. K. Woodward, secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£92,944 Tender Has Been Accepted For Construction Of New Primary School At Gosford Mr Frank Finnan's Negotiations Succeed News Is Received This Morning
The Minister for Education has accepted the tender of Messrs A. W. Edwards Pty Ltd, of Crescent Street, Glebe, for construction of the new Primary School building at Gosford…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mainly Social Successful Doll Show At Infants' School
On Thursday last a Doll and Toy Show was held at the Infants' Department of the Primary School, Gosford. It was organised by Mrs Turnbull, mistress of the infants, and her staff. Penny votes for dolls and toys yielded a profit of £44. There was a large attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mainly Social District Schools Celebrate Empire Day
Four books, which had been donated by the Gosford CWA and the Gosford Primary School Mothers' Club, were presented to young speakers at the school's Empire Day celebrations last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ghildren's Eyesight Affected By Poor School Light Erina Parents Blame Blue Glass In Windows
More children wear glasses at the Erina West Public School than at any other school in the district, it was stated at the weekend. Bad lighting of the school is blamed for this, one of the parents…
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A portable classroom is expected to be erected at the Terrigal Public School within the next three months…
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Gosford High School won only one of its four Rugby League competition matches played on Wednesday last…
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Gosford High School first grade Rugby League team will play Farrar Agricultural High School (Tamworth) at Grahame Park on…
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