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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1938

751 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 38

Women's Hockey Wanderers Beat High School

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 June 1938 · page 2

South Grafton Wanderers women's hocky team defeated a Grafton High School team, at McKittrick Park on Saturday. The final scores were 3--0,…

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Schoolboys Wreck Hall Furniture

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 7

During the performance of Shakespeare's " Merchant of Venice" at the Australian Hall Sydney, on Thursday afternoon, [?] wrecked the…

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Sewerage Plans Grafton High School. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1938 · page 4

Mr. C. G. Wingfield, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Education that the Government Architect is engaged on the preparation of plans for…

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Opinions of Our Readers Upper Copmanhurst School

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 1

Sir, --Have nine months of sincere effort been unavailing? Yes and no. we have our school closed out still possess the determination to continue our…

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At Home Upper Copmanhurst Children Closure Of School No Schooling for Fortnight

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 4

Twenty children who had been attending the Upper Copmanhurst School before June 7. when it was closed, have not had one day's…

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Fifteen Years School Leaving Age Proposal in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 4

Although it has an power to make its decision compulsory at present the Council of Public Education to-day approved of the proposal that the school…

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Grafton Public School P. And C. Assn. Monthly Meeting

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Grafton Public School Parents and Citizens Association was held in the schoolroom. Bacon street, on June 14. Mr C. W…

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Lower Southgate School of Arts

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 3

A special meeting of the School of Arts committee was held on the 16th inst., to declare the following seats of trustees vacant, Alex. McDonald…

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Police Lectures Delivered to School Children

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1938 · page 4

With a view of coming in closer contact with the children the Grafton police have commenced lecturing the pupils in the schools at Grafton and…

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School Column Half Yearly Examinations

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

The half yearly examinations will begin next Monday. Every class will be examined in all subjects. Fer Intermediate and Eighth classes ful…

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Local and General High School Library

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 2

Recently Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., interviewed Mr. Drummond, Minister for Education personally re the furnishing of the library of the new High…

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Local and General Teachers' Federation

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 4

Teachers are reminded that the next meeting of the Grafton branch of the federation will be held on Saturday morning at 10.30 o'clock…

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Price Inquiry Bran Ami Pollard P.P. Union Resolution Centralisat[?] of Country Schools Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 4

The Central Executive Council of the P.P.C. continued its quarterly meeting to-day. Resolutions carried included one that the Minister for…

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Small Schools Departments Policy Statement By Minister Upper Copmanhurst Closure Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 4

The Minister for Education. Mr. Drummond, stated to-day that it was not the policy of the department to arbitrarily close small schools in the…

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Grafton High School Visit Of Lismore Rotary Cup Competition

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 4

The visit to Grafton High School of Lismore teams for the winter competition for the Rotary Cup has been tentatively fixed for August 22 to 24, the…

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Doors Jammed Whirlwind Moves School. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 4

After a whirlwind lifted the school at Otara, near Op[?] several and parents rushed to the school [?] seeking their children. The d[?]…

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Opinions of Our Readers Upper Copmanhurst School

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 12

Sir,--Some finality having been reached in regard to the closing of the Upper Copmanhurst School, one feels he can venture an opinion, which…

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Closing of Small Schools

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1938 · page 12

Sir,--In your issue of Monday, June 20, appears the report of a meeting dealing with the above question, and in case any misconception may arise…

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Opinions of Our Readers Upper Copmanhurst School

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 June 1938 · page 2

Sir, Some people will turn any issue to account. We even see the trouble about this school being used to-day by "Well-Wisher" to advertise A. S…

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Upper Copmanhurst School

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 June 1938 · page 4

The letter and the statement from the Minister for Education, which are published in this issue, expose the weakness of the Department's case in closing the Upper Copmanhurst School rather than furnish justification for its action. In his letter, the Minister says "there are a great many districts…

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