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Schools, 1951

76 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 4

Ex-St. Joseph's Pupils Pass Leaving

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 1

Two former pupils of St Joseph's Home for Boys, Kincumber South, gained good passes in the recent Leaving Certificate examinations…

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Narara School Pupils Win 2 Bursaries

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

Two pupils of Narara Public School—Edward S. Knevett and James White—have been notified that they have won Bursaries…

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High School Teacher Doing Missionary Work In India

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

Miss V. Coates, of the Gosford High School staff, has left for India to take up a position at a missionary school at the foot of the Himalayas. Miss Coates joined the High School staff in February, 1949…

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"Gee! A Real Cowboy!" Schoolchildren In Film With "Smoky" Dawson

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

Avoca Beach and Kincumber schoolchildren took part this week in film sequences wwith Australian singing cowboy, "Smoky" Dawson. The children's eyes goggled when they saw the elegantly…

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Ex-High School Girl's Success

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

Miss Eunice Graham, of Point Clare, who was dux of Gosford High School in 1950 and who pased the recent Leaving Certificate…

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Erina Plans For School Hall

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 5

Mr R. Williamson was re-elected president of the Erina Heights Parents and Citizens' Association at the annual meeting last week…

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Week's "School" To Be Held At Kim's Camp

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 5

Central Coast Division of the NSW Agricultural Bureau will hold a Leadership School at Kim's Camp,…

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Schools' Jubilee Day April 6

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

Gosford district schools will celebrate the Commonwealth Jubilee on Friday, April 6, with a procession through…

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50 Search For Missing Teacher

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 1

Fifty civilians and police set out this morning to search the rugged country near Pearl Beach for a 30-year-old…

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High School First XI Draws With Maitland

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 7

Gosford High School's first grade team drew with Maitland at Connolly Park, Newcastle, last Wednesday in the Northern High Schools' competition…

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High School Cricket

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 4

Gosford lost a very interesting first grade match against Hamilton Marist team by two runs…

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"Schools' Jubilee Display Best In NSW This Year" 2700 Children Take Part

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

"This is the best Jubilee display I have seen in NSW this year", Mr Gordon Young, Director of Physical Education, told Gosford district schoolchildren on Friday…

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Cement Shortage May Delay Erection Of Primary School P&C Assn. Seeks Govt. Action

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 1

The construction of the new Gosford Primary School will be seriously hindered if the contractors, Messrs A. W. Edwards & Co., are unable to secure a large quantity of cement required for the…

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Parents Threaten To Withdraw Children From School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 1

Pretty Beach Parents and Citizens' Association has decided to withdraw children from the Pretty Beach Public School unless the playground is drained and other improvements are made…

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Gosford Teacher Going To Tokyo

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 1

Schoolteaching in Tokyo will occupy the next year or so for Miss Mabel Kirkness, till recently infant teacher at Gosford Primary School. She leaves Sydney in the 20,000-ton liner, Changte,…

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Primary School To Get Urgently Needed Equipment: P.&C. Plan

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

The newly formed Gosford Primary School P and C Association decided on Wednesday night to authorise the purchase of urgently needed equipment—it has already nearly £100 in hand…

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Empire Day Honored In Schools

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 1

Empire Day was celebrated at district schools yesterday with concerts and speeche[?] about the Empire by…

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Christian Brothers' School To Open In Gosford Pt. Frederick Site Bought For £7250

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 1

The Christian Brothers Teaching Order has bought 10 acres of land in Gosford for a day and boarding school. Announcing this yesterday, the Rev. Father J…

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High School Football XIII Beats Newcastle

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 7

Gosford High School defeated Newcastle Boys' High School in a closely contested match at Grahame Park on…

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Unique Scheme For New School Funds All Past Pupils Will Be Traced Through Old Records

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 1

A meeting of the Gosford Parents and Citizens' Association on Wednesday night adopted a unique scheme to raise funds for equipping the new Public School…

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