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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1920

386 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 20

Clothing Despatched From Cowper Public School

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 2

The Cowper school girls have been busy during the early part of the year in making up a case of clothing for the children of the poorer districts of Sydney, who…

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Public Schools. More Money Necessary. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 3

The Minister for Education has been investigating to ascertain the sum required to put the schools in proper condition. He said it was quite evident that…

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Telegrams. School Tenders Accepted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 3

School tenders have been accepted: Gladstone, improvements, Mr. A. Cassie, Gladstone, £182; Empire Vale, alterations, Mr. F. Bolton, Broadwater, £170;…

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Schools Eight-car Race. Won by St. Ignatius College. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 5

The great public, schools eight-oar race was won by St. Ignatius College, with Sydney Grammar School second, and the Church of England Grammar School third…

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Schools Co[?]

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 2

Schools commenced after [?] vacation on Monday of last week. We have not heard of any changes on the [?] of any of the local [?]…

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Rowing. Schools Eight Oar Race. Won by King's School. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 5

A mistake was made in transmitting the result of the great public schools eight-oar race from the steamer to the shore by megaphone. The race resulted:…

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Vote for Public Schools. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

Mr. Mutch, replying to a deputation from Hamilton, said it was very nicely an increased vote would be necessary for public schools. He proposed to present a…

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Letters to the Editor. Red Hill School

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 3

Sir,--About six weeks ago the attention of the public was drawn through your valuable medium to the delay in establishing a school at Red Hill. We have…

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Collections in Schools. No More for Outside Funds Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 3

The Minister for Education has decided to disallow any collections for external purposes in the State schools in view of the fact that the war period…

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Influenza in New Zealand. Auckland Schools Closed. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 5

Owing to the large number of influenza cases the schools in North Auckland are closed. The majority of the cases are mild. Influenza is reported among the…

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High School Defeats Uniteds

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 2

An interesting match, which attracted about seventy spectators, was played between the United and High School on Saturday afternoon, resulting in a win…

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New Teacher's Residence at North Dorr1igo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

The following communication has been received from the Education Department through Mr. G. S. Briner:—"Sir,—With reference to your…

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Influenza. Number of Cases in New Zealand. Closing of Canterbury Schools. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 5

There has been an increase in the number of eases of influenza in Auckland and Christchurch. In the North Auckland district the doctors are reporting cases freely,…

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A School Boy's Death. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 5

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest concerning the death of Joseph Murray, a ten-year-old school boy, last month. Evidence was…

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Queensland Will Case. Legacies for German Schools. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 5

An interesting will case will be heard in the courts shortly. A writ has been issued out of the Supreme Court by the Union Trustee Co. of Australia and…

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Temporary Schoolteachers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 3

Referring to the statements that a large number of temporary schoolteachers had been dismissed, the Minister for Education stated that he intended giving…

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Assistant Teachers. Appeal to Arbitration Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 3

The Assistant Teachers' Association discussed the question of taking their existing grievances to the Arbitration Court. It was considered that a round…

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Educational. Schools Exhibition and Display

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 3

Semaphore drill schedules should be in the hands of all teachers on or before Monday next. Teachers are requested to put the semaphore drill in hand at once…

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Anzac Day Bundarigo Public School Celebrations

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 3

On Monday, April 26, a record crowd of some 250 people, including visitors from Grafton, Coutts' Crossing, Kangaroo Greek and Seelands, assembled at the Bundarigo…

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Technical School Buildings Destroyed. Echuca

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 5

The technical school building here, containing £3000, worth of machinery, was totally destroyed by fire this morning…

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