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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1926

511 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 26

"School's In."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 4

The various primary schools of the district reopen to-day, after the Christmas vacation…

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Grafton Branch Teachers' Federation

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Grafton branch, Teachers' Federation, on will be Held at the District School, Grafton, on Saturday, February 6. In addition to the…

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Staff Changes at Grafton High School

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 4

There will be several changes in the staff of the Grafton. High School when work is begun for 1926, on Monday. Five of last year's teachers have been trans…

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New High Schools. Suburban and Country

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 3

The Minister for Education has agreed to establish intermediate High Schools for girls at Neutral Bay and Homebush. This has been done to meet the public demand…

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"Roasting Alive" in a Makeshift School Rylstone Children on Strike. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 5

Rylstone, has decided on a strike as a protest against, the makeshift building in which 200 pupils have been taught since the school was burned down some time…

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Grafton District School

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

Several changes have been made in the staff of the Grafton District School. Miss K. O'Rourke from Sydney Girls' High School has taken Miss Ayling's place…

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High Schools Ministerial Statement Insufficient Accommodation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 3

Speaking at the opening of additions to Glebe High School, the Minister for Education, Mr. Mutch, stated that 700 children who qualified for entrance to…

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Mr. Mutch Offends Parents Port Macquarie School Ceremony

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 2

The Parents land Citizens' Association at Port Macquarie is indignant at the attitude of the Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) in regard to the opening of the…

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Ulmarra School Improved Education. Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1926 · page 4

Since the commencement of school this year, a seventh class has been formed in the Ulmarra school, which will afford intermediate students an opportunity of…

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Assault on Boys School Teacher Remanded for Sentence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 5

At Darlinghurst Sessions to-day Henry Stafford Champion, 45, a school teacher. pleaded guilty to two charges of having assaulted small Boys who were students…

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School Exam

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

On Friday evening last after going to press we received telegraphic advice that the following Dorrigo school children had been successful at the recent…

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High Schools. Looal Candidates

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1926 · page 2

The Department of Education has announced the resuits of the examination for entrance to High School candidaton:—…

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Plenty of Teachers But Overcrowded Schools. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 5

Mr. S. H. Smith, Director of Education, says at present there is not one school closed in New South Wales owing to lack of a teacher…

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Educational Art Exhibition. Pupils' Work. Fine Displays

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 6

There is abundant evidence at five Schools' Art Exhibition opened at the Education Department on Saturday last that the Australian child can hold his own…

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Goitre in N,z. Abnormal Among School Girls. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 5

The increase in the number of cases of goitre among school girls is causing great concern. The percentage in some districts is abnormally high, and it is…

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''Nothing More Shocking'' School Teacher's Misconduct. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 5

Three years penal servitude on each charge, the sentences to be cumulative, was imposed on Henry Stafford Champion, aged 45 years, school teacher, who…

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Fernbrook School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 2

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Education:—Dear Sir,—I have had under consideration your…

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Admission to Grafton High School

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 4

Parents of children who qualified for admission to the High School are reminded that their places will not be kept, vacant after Monday, February 8. It is…

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Age Limit State School Teachers Federation's Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 5

The Council of the Teachers' Federation unanimously carried a resolution protesting against the retention of any officer over the age of 6.5 when such…

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Two-up School a Sensational Raid Hundred Men Arrested Wild Rush for Exits. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 4

Nearly 100 men were arrested when the police raided a big two-up school at Newtown late on Saturday night. There was a wild rush to escape, but…

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