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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1938

751 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 38

Upper Copmanhurst School

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 6

Sir,--in Friday's issue there appears a letter signed Peter Knight, criticising A. J. Davey's letters re the closing of Upper Copmanhurst School…

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"Making Robots" Instead of Teachers State Education System Federal Grant Wanted Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 5

Delegates from several parts of the Commonwealth attended the tenth annual council meeting of the Australian Teachers' Federation…

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Kindergartens As Nation Builders More Assistance Wanted Teachers in Conference Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 5

Plea for increased Government assistance for kindergartens was made by Miss Flynn (Victoria), speaking at the Australian Teachers'…

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Teachers Confer System Criticised "Statesmen Funk Issue" Schools Behind the Times Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 6

"The statesmen of the country are funking the issue in not dealing with it." said Miss L. G. Woodcock, vice-president of New South Wales,…

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Bible Training School

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 3

A Bible School for the training of men for Christian work generally (including the mission field), and for the preparatory training of candidates for…

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School Fire Victims. Quebec

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 5

The known dead in the St. Hyacin the fire, when a school was gutted, are 19, while 26 are still missing…

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Lismore Wants New School

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 4

A meeting of delegates representing various public bodies in Lismore appointed a committee to meet the Minister for Education when he visits…

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A Competent Teacher

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 2

Miss Vera Thompson, of Coffs Jetty, who has had considerable experience in first-class musical circles and amongst first-class teachers,…

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Upper Copmanhurst School

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 6

Sir,--Kindly allow me the right ol reply to the two nom-de-plumes appearing in your issue of 17th inst., re the question in debate. I assume that…

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School Inspectors Conference In Sydney Speech by Mr. Drummond. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 5

Addressing delegates attending the twenty-fourth annual conference of the Institute of Inspectors, of New South Wales Schools to-day, Minister for…

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High School Bursary

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 4

The Southgate Public School pupil, Annie Louisa Lee, who won a bursary at the recent examinations, was the means of bringing the honor for the…

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Never at School, But Won Scholarship

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 4

John Eustace St. Pierre has never had a lesson in school in his life, but his name appeared among the successful candidates at the recent…

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Schools Closed Paralysis in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 5

Because of the continuance of the infantile paralysis epidemic, the Education Department to-day, on the recommendation of the Consultative…

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Deer Vale Doings Aledictory to Mr. J. H. Shaw a Popular Teacher

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5

A dance, organised by the parents of children attending the school at. Gangara to bid farewell to Mr. J. H. Shaw, who had been teaching there…

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School of Arts Monthly Committee Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of Colls School of Arts committee, held last night, those present were Messrs. C. Most (president), J. J. Murphy…

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Opinions of Our Readers Upper Copmanhurst School

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 4

Sir,--"What, again?" "Yes please." In respect to correspondence under the above heading, that your paper is the medium of, it has been gratifying to…

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Schoolboy Injured

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 6

Robert Robertson, a schoolboy, the son of Mr. G. F. Robertson, of Shannonbrook railway station, severed a tendon just above his right kneecap,…

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Grafton High School New Pupils

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 6

All boys and girls who passed the Primary Final may enrol at the Grafton High School. They are not to come on the first day of school, but should…

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Intermediate Results Grafton High School

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 4

The Intermedaite results of the Grafton High School were very satisfactory indeed. As in the Leaving, 83 per cent of the candidates passed, and some…

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Reopening Feb. 1 Upper Copmanhurst School Minister Cancels Previous Decision

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 4

Mr. A. J. Davey received a telephone message from Mr. A. S. Henry, M. L. A. On Saturday that the Minister for Education had cancelled his…

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