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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1903

143 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 8

South Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 5

The monthly meeting of committee was held on Monday. Present—Messrs. M'Dermid (chair). C. Jones, W. Lowe, H. J. Lancaster. J. J. Lawrence, L. P. Cloutier,…

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Padercwski's Teacher

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 2

Since Paderewski's advent, Leschetitsky, his teacher, has been overrun with pupils; but no offer, however, tempting, will lure him from his beloved Vienna…

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Model Schools in Each District. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 5

The Minister for Education said in the Assembly to-day that he intended to establish the system of having at least one model school in…

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Examination of School Children

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 5

Dr. Mabel Graham, of the Statistician Department, arrived in Grafton on Thursday, and on Monday will commence the examination of children attending the Grafton…

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Examination of School Children

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 2

Dr. Mabel Greham, of the Statistician Department, will commence to-day the examination of children attending the Grafton Superior Pu[?]lie School, Similar examinat ous have been…

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Lower Southgate School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 8

The annual meeting in connection with the above institution, was held last week. The secretary's report showed that (considering the scattered population of locality) the past…

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School of Arts Lawrence

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1903 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Lawrence School of Arts took place in the Institute on Wednesday evening, 29th July, at which there was a fair attendance. The President, Mr. J. Parsons…

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New Public School and Residence, Maclean

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 8

DURING the past few months a tall and imposing building, standing on a conspicuous site on Macnaughtan's Hill, has become one of the most…

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Ulmarra School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 2

The annual meeting of members was held on Monday, Mr. S. Whaites, president, occupying the chair. Great interest was taken, and the attendance was the largest for…

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Lawrence School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1903 · page 2

At the annual meeting last week there was a fair attendance of members. The report and statement was unanimously adopted. The institution has a membership of 66…

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Brushgrove School of Arts. (To the Editor of the Argus.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 August 1903 · page 2

SIR.--Re-count of ballot papers was perfectly justified, seeing that they (ballot papers) had not been checked, and resulted in one or two changes in the…

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When John Chinaman Goes to School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1903 · page 7

When John Chinaman takes his little boy to school to introduce him to his teacher, it is done somewhat as follows:— The father arrives at the school and is…

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Open Column. (To the Editor of the Argus.) Brushgrove School of Arts

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1903 · page 3

SIR.--Now that the above institute is an accomplished fact, and open to members, something should be done by the committee to put a…

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New Maclean Public School

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 5

A MEETING of parents and others, convened by circular, was held in the Maclean School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon, to consider the advisability of affording the children an…

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Oculists for Board School Children

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 8

AT the annual meting of the London School Board on March 19, the question was considered of the eyesight of the children and the means to be…

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Type-Writing in our Public Schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 5

Parents wll be glad to learn that the children in the public schools can now obtain tuition in typewriting for the small fee of sixpence per week. Mesrs. Stott and…

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Honours for Cowper Public School

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 6

We have been supplied with a complete list of prizes gained by the pupils of the Cowper Public School at the recent Brisbane Show:—Alico Hugbes won special prize by…

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The Cowper School Prizes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 2

A couple of issues back we gave a list of prizes won by the Cowper school at the recent Brisbane show. It appears this was incomplete, and we now have pleasure in publishing the full…

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Local and General. Public Teachers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1903 · page 4

Another examination of male candidates for the position of teachers of small country schools is to be held on August 31. The salary is £72 a year, and candidates must be between 18 and 35…

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Local and General. New Maclean Public School

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 4

THE new school buildings at Maclean will be occupied next Monday. The children have been given a holiday since Tuesday, to enable the furniture in the old buildings to be cleaned…

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