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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1926

511 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 26

Imported Teachers Condemned

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 June 1926 · page 4

Owing to an acute shortage of teachers in the Victorian Education Department it was recently decided, in addition to making arrangements for the enlisting of…

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Rhodes Scholars Unfair Advantage in 'Varsity Games. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 5

The average age of Rhodes scholars is 23 compared with 19 of other scholars hence they had an unfair advantage in 'Varsity sporting teams, wherein Rhodes…

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Educational Schools' Hospital Day

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 8

The official day has been fixed for Tuesday, September 14. In three years the schools have raised nearly £30,000--a remarkable achievement. The hospitals still…

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Complaints Concerning Teachers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 4

At last meeting of the Taree Parents and Citizens' Association, Mr. F. Purnell, B.A. (headmaster of the primary school), said (vide the "Times")…

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Sports Contest Inter-high School Carnival Lismore v. GRAFTON

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 7

On Monday next, about 50 students of the Lismore High School will arrive in Grafton to participate with the students of the local High School in a sports…

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Football Schools Competition Matches

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 2

Matches in the first round of the schools competition, promoted by the Clarence River Rugby Football League, were played at Grafton on Friday and…

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School Sports Competition Opens To-day Grafton v. LISMORE

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 4

About fifty students of the Lismore High School arrived at Grafton by yesterday's train, to take part in the inter-school carnival, which is to commence at…

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Agricultural Schools Swiss Scheme. Theory and Practice

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1926 · page 4

The work of our agricultural schools in hampered by the fact that theory and practice are regarded as being opposed to each other, and success…

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Ulong School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 23 June 1926 · page 2

The residents of UJong are still awaiting the appointment of a teacher to the school, which has been closed for about three weeks…

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Grafton Leading High Schools Sports Good Sporting Events North Coast Challenge Cup

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 June 1926 · page 2

Grafton High School students distinguished themselves on the plating fields at Grafton yesterday when they engaged with conspicuous success students from…

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Schools Carnival Grafton v. Lismore Yesterday's Programme Home Students Win Cup

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 2

With the exception of the tennis contests the inter-High School sports carnival concluded yesterday, when the number of points scored by Grafton was…

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Upper Corindi: New School Building

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 4

Mr. J. J. Fitzgerald, M.L.A. has been advised by the Minister for Education that he has approved of the acceptance of the tender of Messrs. White Bros., of…

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Lower Coldstream School

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 4

Mr. J. J. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Education that he has approved of the invitation of tenders for the erection of a new school…

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School Tennis

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 3

On Friday, June 11, the following tennis games were played at Ulmarra Public School courts, the winning pair being named first in each case:--…

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Educational Seelands Public School. Improves the Spelling

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 3

This year the school was divided into two teams for competition in school subjects. Spelling engaged the March quarter:…

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Vacation and Teachers' Meetings

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 3

Schools close to-day for the midwinter vacation. The next meeting of the Grafton branch will therefore not be held until Saturday, July 10. Miss Harris, of…

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Inter-high School Sports

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 4

Tennis players of both the Grafton and Lismore High Schools were disappointed yesterday morning when, owing to the rain of the previous night, the courts were…

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Minister on School Sites

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) speaking at Kempsey during an inspection of the site for the proposed High School, laid stress on the high price…

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The Rural School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 4

(By E. F. Trim, in Orange "Leader.") Parents travel many miles to inquire of the courses of the Rural School. As a new course has been adopted…

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Upper Corindi: New School Building

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1926 · page 4

Mr. Roy S. Vincent, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Education that the tender of Messrs. White Bros., of West Maitland, has been accepted for the…

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