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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1934

572 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 29

"Back to Schooldays."

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 3

What happy recollections are to be had from a "Back to Schooldays" frolic! The joyous abandon of playtime at school is recalled, and even…

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Junior Cup St. Mary's Defeat High School

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 3

In a Junior Cup competition match played at Fisher Park. Graf ton. on Saturday afternoon St. Maty's, gained an easy Victors, over High School by 26…

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School Tragedy Two Students Shot Dead Mate with Shotgun. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 5

It is reported here that a terrible tragedy was enacted at a Montabu European School, in which two boys were shot dead by a comrade last Friday…

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Noxious Weeds Menace to Primary Producers Teach Botany in Schools. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 3

Addressing the Shires' Association Conference to-day the Minister' for Agriculture, Mr. Main, dealt with the menace of noxious weeds, and suggested that the…

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Deer Vale Doings. (From our Correspondent.) School Picnic

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 6

The annual combined Tree Fern Vale and Deervale schools picnic [?] at the Park prior to the brea[?]-up…

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Likes School Feelings of Modern Child School Attendances Good Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 2

"Because of the altered methods of teaching and more appropriate surroundings, the modern child likes school, and cries if it cannot attend," declared Mr…

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Teacher—footballer Mr. E. Nicholson Farewelled

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 6

Mr. E. ("Bow") Nicholson, a well-known Richmond district footballer, and teacher at Repentance Creek Public School for several years, left during the…

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Deer Vale Treefern School Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 8

At a meeting of parents held at the school, it was stated that Inspector Willcocks had not replied to the offer of the parents to paint the school if the…

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Cowper School Jubilee

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 8

A very pleasant evening, was spent at the residence of Mr. F. R. Johnson.; Lower Coldstream. on Saturday night last. A euchre party and dance were arranged by…

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Dairy Science Schools

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 9

In continuance of the policy of giving instruction to dairy produce factory employees, arrangements have been made by the Director of Dairying, Department,…

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Junior Cup Matches All Blacks Beat High School

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 1

Playing only eight men High School were defeated by All Blacks by 15 points to 10 at Fisher Part, Grafton, on Saturday afternoon…

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Local and General Coramba School of Arts Ball Postponed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 4

The committee of the Coramba District School of Arts announce by advertisement in this issue that their annual ball, which had been fixed for Friday night…

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Shaw a Typical Letter Professors and Schoolboys. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 5

In a typically worded Shavian letter to Professor Burbridge, George Bernard Shaw criticised the authorities paying research workers high enough…

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Paddy's Plain School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 2

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Education:—"Dear Mr. Vincent.—In response to your…

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Tree Fern Vale School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 2

It is apparent from the following letter that the Department of Education has no intention of closing the Tree Fern Vale school, as rumored a…

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Local and General High School Sports Day

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 4

The Grafton High School annual athletic sports will be held at the Grafton. Showground on Thursday, July 5. The preliminary heats will be run on…

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Casino School of Arts

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 4

Casino School of Arts committee, at a special meeting on Tuesday night, decided that the date of the foundation of the institution, about 60 years ago…

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Child Welfare the Confirmed Truant Parents Do Not Help Teachers Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 5

According to Mr. Walter Coulson. Deputy President of the Teachers' Federation, and headmaster of Earlwood Public School, the parents of children…

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High School Prefects Invested

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 4

The five boys and four girls, who have been elected prefects of the Grafton High School, were invested into their office at an assembly at the High School…

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Upper Coldstream Gillett's Ridge School Picnic

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 9

On Friday, May 25, all roads led to Gillett's Ridge schoolgrounds, where the annual school picnic was being field, and by lunch time a goodly crowd had…

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