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Schools, 1952

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High School. Pupils' Work Exhibited

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 6

Gosford High School was crowded with parents and children yesterday when the school presented an exhibition of work and a Parents' and Citizen's Afternoon…

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Teachers Warn: "Crisis Faces Education"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 7

"Compare the schools in the considerable majority of towns with insurance offices, banks and hotels. "The comparison generally will be much to the disadvantage of the schools…

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19 Schools Combine in Big Concert

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 1

Children from 19 primary schools of Brisbane Water District took part in a concert at the Valencia…

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Convent Pupils Gain Honours

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 7

Eight pupils of St. Joseph Convent, Gosford, passed with honours at the Conservatorium of Music…

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More Pupils Gain Music Honours

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 2

Pupils of Mrs. E. A. Scott, of Gosford, obtained three honours in the recent Conservatorium of Music…

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Four Generations Were Taught At Famous School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 4

Discovery that four generations of the one family—the Gleesons—have been pupils of the Erina Heights School down through the years, is another record for the historical pages…

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Pupils to Have New Projector

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 5

A new £60 film strip projector is to bought for Gosford High School by the Parents and Citizens'…

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High School Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 9

At a general assembly after recess last Friday, our Deputy-headmaster, Mr E. R. Jeffrey, evoked our surprise and regret when he announced that our esteemed Headmaster, Mr G. C. Shaw, had been appointed as Headmaster of Fort Street Boys' High School, where he will…

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Big crowd sees 'fleet' built by schoolboy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 4

Models of the complete Australian Fleet which created great interest among the 50,000 visitors to Sydney's Trafalgar Day celebrations on Saturday were made by 14-year-old John…

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Back to School at Erena

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 1

They're going "back to school" tomorrow at Erina Heights—old pupils and young pupils,…

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Husband and Wife 'Oldest' Pupils at Erina

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 3

Search for the oldest "boy" and "girl" pupils of Erina Heights school ended on Saturday when Mr Samuel Wright, 88, and his wife Ellen, 82, of Chatswood, were honoured with the title. The decision surprised the…

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High School Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 9

This is the last week in the school careers of our fifth Year pupils. The Leaving Certificate commences on…

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Sam and Ellen tell of old schooldays

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 3

Oldest "boy", Samuel Charles Wright, and his wife Ellen, the oldest "girl" of Erina Heights school, left Erina 18 months ago to live at Chatswood…

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'Back to School' gives Erina £90

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 11

More than £90 was taken on Saturday at the Erina Heights "Back to School" celebrations organised by the Erina Parents' and Citizens' Association…

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Orphanage Boy Back at School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 1

Nine-year-old Alan Diamond, of St Joseph's Orphanage, Kincumber, who was rescued by the…

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Cardinal Gilroy To Bless School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 5

Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal N. T. Gilroy, will open and bless the new School of St. John the…

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Davis Was First Teacher In Own Slab School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 9

Davistown was named after the celebrated Davis family. The original settler, William Davis, built a school of slabs at Encumber in the late 1830's and became the first teacher…

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Anniversary for Sunday School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 8

The Sunday School Anni[?]ry, held in the presence of crowded congregations at the Gosford Methodist…

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High School Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 9

Forty-one of our seniors faced their first Leaving Certificate paper on Tuesday—English. We would like them to know that in this, and in [?] subsequent papers, our good wishes are extended to them. These candidates have just I…

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Artist For Sunday School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 4

Lightning sketch artist Kevin Smith, of West Hyde, will talk to and draw for Sunday School children at…

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