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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1940

432 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 22

Upper Orara the School

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 6

The flag presented to tipper Orran school by Mr. and Mrs. Baillie was unfurled fey Mm Baillie on Friday afternoon when there was a good…

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The New School Time. Unusual Overseas War Export Taken Up by Manchester

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 3

The old school [?] beloved by middle-class Englishmen and [?] even by the [?]in a good humored way, is doing some real good…

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Coffs Primary School Half-yearly Examinations

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 2

Following are the class winners in the half-yearly examinations at Coffs Primary School. In addition to the usual examination, the intelligence…

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Local and General Infants' School War Effort

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 4

The vase that was donated by Mrs. L. Thompson to swell the war funds for the Grafton Infants' School was won by Mrs. McGee, 104 Victoria street…

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Grafton Convent Schools Effort for Red Cross

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 4

On Wednesday last the children of St. Mary's Primary, [?]nfants' and Secondary Schools combined in an enthusiastic effort to raise funds for…

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Junior Football High School Defeats Waratahs

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon High School, for the first time, handed out to Waratahs, runners-up in the junior competition, a sound thrashing…

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Two-up School Raided by Police. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 2

More than 20 police to-day raided a two-up school at the old Randwick rifle range, and arrested 33 men. About 70 others escaped…

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GLENREAGH School Of Arts Revived Interest

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 7

Eleven citizens of Glenreagh and district who attended a specially convened meeting to revive interest in the Glenreagh School of Arts were formed…

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English Schoolboys for Armidale

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 4

A boy from Ber[?]amstead (Eng,) Public School will probably attend the Armidale school for the duration of the war, It is possible that other English…

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Pre-school Child Guard Against Accidents Health Department's Advice

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 3

"Assuming that your child has safely reached his first birthday, he enters on a period when babyhood is gradually left behind, and the…

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H.M.A.S. SYDNEY Mediterranean Feat Commemoration in State Schools. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 July 1940 · page 5

The State School children will be given a holiday on Friday next throughout the State to[?] the action of H.M.A.S. Sydney in sinking…

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Empire Air Scheme Bombing And Gunnery School to Be Formed at Evans Head. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 July 1940 · page 6

Seven additional Air Force lishments required under the Empire air training scheme will be formed in the course of the next few weeks, it…

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School Examinations at Dorrigo Public

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

The following are the results of the half-yearly examinations conducted at the Dorrigo Public School, showing the first three positions in…

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School of Arts The Annual Meeting Year's Loss Discussed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

Coffs School of Arts showed a lose of £49 3s 6d on last year's operations, after allowing for depreciation on assets. It was the…

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Inter-school Sport

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 2

Last week, and again yesterday, hockey and football, matches were played between pupils of Coffs and Macksville schools. Coffs High…

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Half-yearly Results South Grafton Public School

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 7

The following are the half-yearly results for the South Grafton Public School: -- Kindergarten. -- First 12 pupils: Jill…

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East Lismore School

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 4

Referring to the announcement by the Minister for Education that the construction of the proposed new school at East lismore would be delayed the…

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Coff's Harbor High School War Effort

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1940 · page 6

A cheque for £100 was handed by the Coff's Harbor High School headmaster (Mr. R. F. Hodge) to the Ladies' Auxiliary of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. The money, which…

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Coff's Harbor School of Arts Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 July 1940 · page 4

The annual meeting of the subscribers of the Coff's Harbor School [?] Arts was held on July 25. The president (Mr. L. Cluff), in [?]…

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Coramba School of Arts

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 3

The annual meeting of Coramba School of Arts was held on Saturday last, and there was a very large attendance. The President (Mr. G…

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