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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1923

532 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 27

School Instructor's Body Found in Harbor. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 2

The body of Major Tomkinson, Chief Instructor at the School of Gunnery, was found coating in the Harbor yesterday afternoon…

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Awful School Conditions

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 4

The schoolroom in a filthy state; bottles of deadly poison within reach of the children; 18 inches of filth in the water tank; and a weathershed so disgraceful…

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Bonville Public School

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 4

Mr. Roy S. Vincent, M.L.A., has been advised by the Under-Secretary for Education, with reference to his representations asking that an additional verandah…

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Teachers' Examinations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 5

The undermentioned teachers have qualified in point of attainments for the grades specified:--Class 2A, Kathleen McIlraith specified:--Class 2A, Kathleen…

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School Social

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 4

The committee of the Sports Council of the pupils of the South Grafton Public School ran a most successful social on Monday evening at the school. Despite…

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Teachers' Examinations. Class Iia

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 3

Ernest G. Batchelor, Elcombe; James Brown, Bankstown; Randolph Cavan. Comboyne West; Andree Combert, Darlinghurst; Linda Haywood, Wollongong;…

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School Sports Competition. Upper River Centre

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 3

In the final series. of matches played in the Grafton centre on Friday last Grafton Rural School defeated Trenayr, 6 sets 36 games to no sets 9 games. Carr's…

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Teachers' Federation

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 3

As the Salaries Committee is now considering the new scheme of salaries to be placed before the Public Service Board, the committee suggests that…

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Teachers' Removals

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 3

First Assistants.--Miss D. Davidson, Forbes, to Clovelly; Miss. M. Mcaney, Chatswood to Forbes. Assistants.--L. Hartigan, Newnes to…

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Calf Club. School Competition

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 3

A rather novel competition is now being carried out in some of the Victorian schools known as the Calf Club competition A competition is entered into for…

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Maclean. Kindergarten School. Trained Teacher in Charge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 August 1923 · page 6

The kindergarten school recently erected in the grounds of the public school at Maclean is now complete and Miss Maxwell, a trained kindergarten, teacher from…

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The School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1923 · page 2

Several working bees have been held at the school in order to clear the playground, and, as a result, a marked improvement has been made in…

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Imported School Teachers. Arrival in South Australia. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 August 1923 · page 5

Another 43 male school teachers, under definite engagement to the South Australian Government, arrived at Fremantle yesterday. The majority have had no…

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Ministers Busy. Long Question List. Pupils at High School. Land Settlement Figures. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 5

Now that the censure motion has been safely negotiated Ministers are perfectly willing to answer questions of members. During the four weeks the debate lasted…

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Deer Vale School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 4

The Education Department has just awakened to the fact that the Deer Vale school ground has never been gazetted, so surveyors have been sent…

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Leigh Public School: New Building. Department of Education, Sydney, 28th Aug., 1923

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 4

"Dear Sir,—With reference to your representations asking that a new building and sanitary conveniences be erected at the Leigh Public School,…

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Tree Fern Vale School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 4

A successful working bee was held at Tree Fern Vale school by the parents in the way of erecting a verandah in the front of the school for the…

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Southgate School Sports

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 3

Southgate school Children have done exceedingly well this season in the sports competitions of this centre. Their girls were strong in basket ball, and…

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District News. Ulmarra. Small's Forest Public School Opened

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 1

A very pleasant afternoon was spent at the, Public School at Small's Forest on Wednesday last, the occasion being the official opening of the new school at…

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Copmanhurst. Public School Weather Records

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 1

August, 1923, hottest day, [?]8 degrees; coolest day, 59 degrees; coolest night 30 degrees; average maximum, 67 degrees; average minimum, 37.7 degrees…

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