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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1907

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Schoolmaster Attempts Suicide. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 3

A respectably-dressed man jumped into the harbor this morning. When an effort was made to rescue him he dived under the water but on coming…

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School of Arts for Upper Orara

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 2

One of the best attended and most enthusiastic meetings ever held in the local hall eveutuated on Wednesday evening, convened by Mr…

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Correspondence. "A Paspalum Grower," And the Lesson He Teacher

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 4

Mr. Editor.—In your issue of June 25 appears a letter signed "A Paspalum Grower," commenting on some statements made by Mr. Halsted, Government lecturer, re…

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Schoolboy's Definitions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 6

The Chartists were men who compelled King John to sign Magna Charta. The Luddites were shells fired by…

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Scarcity of Teachers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—In regard the dearth of public school teachers it is officially stated that the problem of filling the vacancies in outside districts is likely to…

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Dearth of Teachers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 5

The question addressed to the Premier in the Assembly on Wednesday respecting the dearth of school teachers in certain country districts has been the subject of some…

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School of Arts

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 4

The annual meeting was held in the institute on Wednesday evening. Mr. E. W. Chidley (President) occupied the chair, and there were a…

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Ferry at Raleigh School

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 3

Mr. Briner, M.P., and Mr. F. T. Matthews, J.P., waited upon the Director of Education some time ago and urged that the Department should…

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South Grafton School of Arts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the committee was held on Monday evening. The President (Mr. J. T. M'Kittrick) occupied, the chair. The librarian reported that during…

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The Australian Schoolboy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 11

In the course of a lecture Mr. Turner, Director of Technical Education, spoke of national types of schoolboys as he had seen them in his travels, and was led to compare with them the…

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Dearth of Teachers

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 1

Officials in the Education Department recently stated that the present dearth of teachers was the inevitable result of the prosperous condition of the country…

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Increases for Teachers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 5

Concurrent with a provision of £60,000 extra for the financial year 1906-7 to increase the salaries of poorly-paid Public school-teachers, the Government has…

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To Improve Country Schools. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1907 · page 5

The Government has placed £150,000 on the estimates to remedy the deplorable condition into which many of the country school…

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The Farm Arid Dairy. School of Agriculture. Visit of Mr. Halstead

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 7

Mr. John Halstead, Superintendent of the School of Agriculture, visited the district last week and addressed the teachers of the schools of the…

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Dearth of Teachers

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 2

Officials in the Eduction Department state that the present dearth of teachers was the inevitable result of the prosperous condition of the…

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Bellinger Heads School of Arts

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the members of the above institution was hold on Wednesday evening of last week. There were about a score…

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District Schools

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 4

The Public Instruction Department has acknowledged receipt of a communication four Mr. Briner, M.P., urging the erection of a brick chool building and teacher's…

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Country Requirements. School Teachers and Maintenance Men

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 11

In the course of his speech on the Supply Bill, Mr. McFarlane, M.P., said:—I desire, however, to call attention to the position of our school teachers. In view of the…

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Bush Schools

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 9

The Farirwrs and Sottlers' Association had boforo it the question of hush, schools. It was on the motion which called, on the Government to pay a little attention to these…

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Farmers' Winter School. at Hawkesbury College

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 7

The current winter school for farmers at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College has already run more than half of its allotted span of a month. Those of…

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