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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1908

239 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 12

Re-classification of Schools

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

Under the new regulations recently drawn up in connection with the Department of Public Instruction, it is necessary to re-classify the public schools in January…

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Public School Improvements

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 10

Improvements to our Public school buildings occupy a prominent place in the list of works which the Government Architect has in hand. In accordance with a decision…

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Classifications of Teachers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 11

The "Instruction Gazette" contains the following memorandum in relation to incompete classifictions:—"As the new regulations are intended to provide that a teacher shall not be…

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School of Arts

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

A committee meeting of the local School of Arts was held on Wednesday evening last, Mr. J. Moorhead in the chair. The minutes…

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Teachers' Classifications

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 3

As the now regulations of the Public Instruction Department recently published are interded to provide that a teacher shall nor be entitled to the salary…

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The Value of Swimming. School Baths

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 2

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Lady Teachers' Swimming Association in Sydney on Monday last, Mr. Dawson, Chief Inspector of Schools…

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Schoolroom Humour. Teachers Tell Quaint Tales of Their Work

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 6

The current issue of "The Schoolmaster" gives a new supply of children's witticisms, to which Dr. Macuamara, M.P., contributes an interesting introduction. In it he says:…

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School of Arts

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 2

A special general meeting of the School of Arts was held on Wednesday evening last, Mr. J. Moorhead in the chair. The minutes…

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Leaving School Certificates

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 4

Some interest has recently centred round the question of granting a leaving certificate to boys who have satisfactorily completed the course of instruction in a…

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The Teachers' Request. Sydney. Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 5

An important deputation from the Teachers' Association waited upon the Minister for Education to-day and presented some of the resolutions…

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Parents' and Teachers' Association

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 4

A meeting of parents and teachers wag held in the local schoolroom on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of discussing the advisability of…

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Bellingen Public School

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 4

Mr. G. S. Briner writes under date 23th instant, that he had written to the Department of Public Instruction regarding the condition of the Bellingen Public…

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School of Arts

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the committed was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. S. J. Piggot occupying the chair. Other members present were: Messrs. H. Polin, G. O…

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School Teachers' Troubles

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 9

An important deputation from the Teachers' Association on Wednesday presented to the Minister for Education some of the principal resolutions passed at the recent…

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Appalling Calamity. Hundreds of Children Burned. In American School House

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 9

LONDON, THURSDAY.—LAKE VIEW COMMON SCHOOL AT CLEVELAND,OHIO (U.S.), HAS BEEN BURNT TO THE GROUND…

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Unclassified Teachers' Increases

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 5

Unclassified teachers under the new scheme of salaries have received an increase of £72 to £84 in the first year, and £96 in the second. After one year's satisfactory…

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School Agriculture

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 2

The following memorandum to school teachers has been issued by Mr. Peter Board, Under-Secretary for Public Instruction:- "The report of the teacher of school…

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Confessions of a Schoolmaster

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 8

It is Just, a beautiful system of education that the children have now, with the new syllabus and "realism"—gardening and botunising, and so forth, when the inspector,…

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S. G. School of Arts

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the committee of the above was held in the institution on Monday night. The President (Mr. J. T. M'Kittrick)…

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Appalling Catastrophe. School Building Burnt. Frightful Death Roll

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

Cables received on Friday contain particulars of a terrible calamity that occurred at Cleveland, Ohio. The Lake View Common School, attended…

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