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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1916

268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 14

Continuation Schools. Must Be Compulsory. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 5

An inspector of Evening Continuation Schools states that until compulsory attendance is introduced the schools would have to fight the average schoolboy's distaste for…

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South Grafton School

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1916 · page 4

The Member for Raleigh states it is more than likely that the new public school buildings at South Grafton will be commenced earlier than the beginning of the new…

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The Schools. Staff Changes

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1916 · page 4

Miss M. S. Lowe, who for the past five years has been in charge of the infants' department at the South Grafton Public School, severed her connection with the school…

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Lower Clarence Teachers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1916 · page 4

The Lower Clarence Teachers' Association meet within the next fortnight. The business of the meeting will be a general discussion on short methods in mathematics…

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School Aquarium

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1916 · page 4

During the week an acparium has been installed at the Primary School. The work was carried out by Mr. McLaughlin, and executed with neatness. About a dozen varieties of…

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Teachers As Justices

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 May 1916 · page 4

Why not? The honor has been conferred on a teacher in the Grafton school district, and is a proof of the belief that a teacher is useful in more respects than those…

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The War the Great Verdun Battle. Are Hun Plans Dislocated? Two Schools of Opinion. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 May 1916 · page 3

A critical period in the military operations in Europe is arriving. The German plans of the year are still obscure. The renewal of the…

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The Country Schoolmaster

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 2

The regeneration of the schoolmaster is at hand. Hitherto he had been regarded as just a schoolmaster; not as anything else. The more he was of anything else the…

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Technical Teachers and the War

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 4

The organising secretary of the State Recruiting Compaign, Mr. Catts, M.H.R. writes as follows to the South Grafton, War Service Committee:--A circular has been issued by…

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Cream Grading and Testing School

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 4

The date of the commencement of the cream grading and testing school at Grafton has been altered, and, as now arranged, the school will commence on Monday, July 3…

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Empire Day at Convent Schools

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 May 1916 · page 4

At the Convent Schools of Grafton and South Grafton yesterday, Empire Day was celebrated in according, with Doctor Carroll's wish, by the children holding sports to…

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A Teacher Libelled. Classed As German. £75 Damages Awarded. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 5

Henry Gerase Shugg, principal of the Narragin School of Agriculture, at Perth, obtained a verdict for £75 damages for libel against the publishers…

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Mr. Hughes. the Prime Minister. Meets Old Schoolfellow. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 3

Mr. Evans, Town Clerk of Salford, who presented the Welsh address, was a schoolfellow of Mr. Hughes at Llandudno Grammar School. Mr. Hughes recognised him, and…

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The Schools. Distinguished Grafton Scholar

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 8

Mr. C. H. Northcott, B.A., of the teaching staff of the Sydney Grammar School, has been awarded his M.A. degree with First Class Honors in Sociology and Economies,…

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School of Arts. Improvements Blaoussed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the School of Arts Committe was held on Thursday ovening. Present. Messrs. M'Dongell (chair). Shepherd. Palmor,…

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Bundarigo and Other Schools

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 2

A correspondent writes:--"The Department of Public Instruction is neglecting the children in country districts in a most shameful way. In this district the neglect to erect…

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Local and General News. Dorrigo Public School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 2

Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has received the following letter, dated 30th May, 1916, from the Director of Public Instruction: "With reference to your…

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Red Cross Society. Coramba Public School

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 4

The head teacher of the school has kindly supplied the following information as to work carried out by the pupils of the Coramba School. Up to date the following…

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The Schools

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 4

A meeting of the Grafton Teachers' Association was held at the Public School on Saturday. Mr. Inspector Blumer presided over a fair attendance. The chairman moved…

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South Grafton School of Arts

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 8

Mr. J. T. McKittrick presided over the monthly meeting of the above held last night. There were also present: Messrs. C. T. Schwinghammer, G. A. Blanch, E. J. Scott, G…

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