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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1926

511 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 26

State's Greatest School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 4

In some ways, and particularly in its record run of successes at exams., Fort Street is N.S.W.'s greatest school. Year in and year out its specially…

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Retiring Age Teachers Federation Protests. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 February 1926 · page 5

A special meeting of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation was held to-day, at which the retiring age was considered. Protests were made…

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Cedar Log School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 2
Also in Coffs Harbour Advocate

Mr. J. J. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Education:—Dear Mr. Fitzgerald,—I have now received a…

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Copmanhurst School of Arts

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 2

At the monthly meeting held last week it was decided to hold a social evening each Wednesday when members and their friends might foregather for amusement…

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High School Bursaries

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 4

The following additional bursaries have been awarded by the Bursary Board, tenable at the Grafton High School:--Nellie Isabel Peisley (Grafton High School),…

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School Girls' Hair Cut Off and Sold to Chinese. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 5

A youth, William Wright, was charged with cutting off plaits of hair of two school girls in the East End on Saturday. He admitted that he was one of four…

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Pathetic Case Young Woman's Death School Teacher's Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 4

At Burwood to-day the District Coroner inquired into the death of Cecilia Jane Ferris, who succumbed after taking poison…

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Grafton Branch, Teachers' Federation

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 2

The next regular monthly meeting of the Grafton branch will be held at the District School, Grafton, on Saturday, March 6. Mr. A. J. Lee, Inspector of…

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Group Settlements. University and Public School Men. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 5

Colonel Arthur Derviche-Jones, late of the King's Own Regiment, has sailed for New South Wales to start the first group settlement of British University…

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Education by Travel School Boys' Australian Trip. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 5

Sir H. P. Colebatch, Agent-General for West Australia and representative of the Board of Education, attended a meeting in connection with the Australian tour of…

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Schoolboys' Tour to Visit Australia. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 5

Australia has been selected for the first tour under the auspices of the Church of England Council of Empire Settlement, whereby schoolboys will see the…

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Educational Grafton Branch, Teachers' Federation

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of the Grafton branch, Teachers' Federation, will be held at the District School, Grafton, to-morrow morning at 10.30 sharp…

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One on Teacher

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 2

A Coffs school teacher telle this yarn against himself. He had been expounding Dampier's travels, when the name of Captain Cook…

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Ulmarra School of Arts

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the Ulmarra School of Arts was held on Wednesday night. There were present Mr. G. S. King…

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Two-up School Twenty Six Men Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 4

A squad of police surrounded a stable at Redfern early this morning in which a two up school was Said to be in full swing…

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Blaxland's Flat School

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 4

The Under Secretary for Education in a letter to Mr. Roy S. Vincent, M. L. A., says:-- I have your letter of 24th ultimo with which you enclose a telegram from…

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S. Grafton Council School Of Arts Transfer Public Vehicle Licenses the Council Audit

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the South Grafton Municipal Council was held last night, there being present. Aldermen C. T Schwinghammer (Mayor), J. keid, K…

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Scandal of a School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1926 · page 2

The Education Department appears to be able to meet all demands in the one end only city for up-to-date schools, but when it io asked to build a new…

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Correspondence The Jetty School "fron Satiens" For Chamber of Commoroe. (To the Editor.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1926 · page 2

Sir,—Would yon kindly allow ma apace in your widely read. [?] to reply to a misleading statement that was published undeg the…

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