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Schools, 1953

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Coronation Celebrations On Gosford Showground: Schools' Free Transport

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 5

Coronation celebrations in Gosford will take place on the Showground on June 2. This was decided last night by the combined…

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School P and C Wants Lantana, Paspalum Cut

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 5

Davistown Parents and Citizens' Association will request Gosford Shire Council to remove the paspalum…

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Hamilton Marists Beat Gosford High Cricketers. (Gosford High School Student)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 4

Hamilton Marist Brothers defeated Gosford High School's first grade cricket team in a competition match at Grahame Park on Wednesday. Gosford bowlers, Benson and…

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Five Records Broken In School Swims

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

Five records were broken at the Inter-school swimming carnival at The Entrance…

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High School Notes Written and Edited by Pupils of Gosford High School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 4

Eleven records were broken during the combined northern High Schools' annual swimming carnival at Maitland Memorial Baths on Tuesday. Newcastle High School won the carnival with 410 points…

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Schoolchildren On Trains Cleared

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

Conduct of schoolchildren travelling on trains between Woy Woy and Gosford was all that could be desired, there being no cause whatever for any complaint…

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United Nations Flag for Somersby School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 3

A United Nations flag was presented to Somersby school by the Somersby branch of the Country Women's Association on Wednesday. The flag was worked by members of the CWA branch…

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Five Tree Stumps Stop Furniture of Teacher

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 5

Five tree stumps across the road to the new school residence at Mooney Mooney have deprived the school teacher the use of his furniture. he teacher. Mr. J. M…

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Helped Education Expand School Worker Retires After 50 Years

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

Mrs. G. M. Wheeler, who has been actively engaged in work for district schools during the past 50 years, resigned her position as secretary of Gosford High School Parents and Citizens'…

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High School To Play Part In Celebrations

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 7

Gosford High School would co-operate to the fullest extent in the holding of the Coronation Day celebrations, on Jane 2 said Mr. Carl Sundstrom, at a meeting of the Gosford Shire…

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Ex-High School Pupils' Cricket

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 5

Ex-students' team to play. High School and staff at Grahame Park next Sunday: J. Davidson. N. Davidson. M…

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High School Notes Written and Edited by Pupils of Gosford High School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 4

The school year of 1953 is now welltinder way, and ahead of us we see many arduous tasks and many interesting occasions. The school extends good wishes to all pupils for a happy and successful year. We are proud to announce…

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Japanese Art Viewed by 650 High School Pupils

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 1

More than 650 Gosford High School pupils saw an exhibition of Japanese art at the High School yesterday. High School deputy head…

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High School Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 4

Last week we received the sad news of the passing of Queen Mary. This gracious lady, Queen and mother of sovereigns, by her nobility, endeared herself to British subjects throughout the world, weaving her influence into the whole fabric of British tradition…

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Portable Stage For Empire Bay School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 5

A portable stage with draw curtains was among some of the amenities provided by the Empire Bay P. and C. Association for the Empire Bay Public School, secretary, Mr. F. T. Elvy, said…

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Erina Pupils To Start Penny Box At School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 4

A penny box appeal will be instituted at Erina school. This was decided at the monthly meeting of Erina…

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Primary School Likely to Be Ready Next Year

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

There is every possibility that the new Gosford Primary School on the waterfront will be ready by the middle of next year. Primary school headmaster,…

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Thousands Watch Crowning Ceremony As Climax to Terrigal Easter Parade Young 'Queen' Back to School After Exciting Quest Win

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 1

Excited schoolgirls congratulated 16-year-old Gosford High School prefect, Jill Rhoades, when she went back to school today after having been crowned "Queen of the Pacific" at…

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High School Notes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 4

Our headmaster has officially announced that the half-yearly examinations for all classes will begin on Thursday, April 23, and will continue till the last day of term, April 30. The minimum examination…

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High School Notes Written and Edited by Pupils of Gosford High School

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1953 · page 4

Seeing that this term is now well under way, we decided to interview some of the new teachers on the staff, to discover their impressions of the school and district. When we asked our new…

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