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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1940

432 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 22

Schoolgirls' Tour

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 3

One hundred and Forty Schoolgirls, [?] from Sydney, [?] tour of the North Coast have aff[?]ved in Lismore by train. The "Fallway Cruise" will…

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Home & Abroad Travelling School of Mechanisation for Troops

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 6

The A.I.F. is to have a new unit—the 1st Australian Mobile School of Mechanisation—which is believed to be the first of its kind in the…

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Military School On Grafton Showground Prospective Officers for 15th Light Horse Regiment

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 4

An officers' and N.C.O.'s training school for the 15th Light Horse Regiment, which is being attended by men from all parts of the North Coast from…

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SAWTELL School Cadets' Activities

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1940 · page 3

Friday last was a very, busy day for Coffs High School Cadets, encamped [?]ville Reserve, reports our Saw correspondent From early…

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Schoolboys' Signalling

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 September 1940 · page 3

A very enjoyable day was spent at Park Beach yesterday by a number of pupils of the 5th and 6th Classes of the Public School. The "House"…

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Youth Movement Opposed By Teachers "Hitlerising Schools." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 4

A motion suggesting the inauguration of a youth movement in schools to counter the German and Italian type of indoctrination was strongly opposed at…

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Three Killed R.A.A.F. School Crew Crash Near Wagga. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 September 1940 · page 5

Three men from Wagga R.A.A.F. School were killed this afternoon when a machine crashed in a paddock at Wagga Experiment Farm. Many people…

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Local and General High School P. and C. Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Grafton High School P. and C. Association will be held at the High School on Thursday night next, at 7.30. A full…

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Grafton Public School P. and C. Assn

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 September 1940 · page 4

Members of the Grafton Public School Parents arid Citizens' Association are reminded that the monthly, meeting will be held in the schoolroom…

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Bomb Shatters School. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 September 1940 · page 5

Many bodies have been recovered from a school in East London, which received a direct hit from a bomb and was wrecked, on Monday night…

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Bonville School

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 1

"Let's have another frolic," was the general opinion of all who attended the J.R.C. Frolic held in Bonville hall on Friday afternoon last. The…

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Primary School Standard

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 7

At a meeting of the Primary Producers Union at Murwillumbah, it was decided to ask the Department of Education to teach a higher standard in…

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High School Sports

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 7

At Lismore High School's annual sports, Richmond House repeated last year's performance when its representatives won the inter-House…

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£195 RAISED For War Purposes Copmanhurst School's Effort

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 September 1940 · page 4

During the last three months the teachers and forty pupils Of Copmanhurst Public School have raised over £195 for war purposes…

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War Anniversary High School Celebration the League of Nations Speeches by Students

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 7

A patriotic resolution affirming that the teaching staff and students of the Grafton High School would do all in their power to further the interests…

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Business School University Endowment. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 5

To celebrate the centenary of the establishing of the firm Farmer and Company will endow a school of business administration in the Faculty of…

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Health School For Tasmanian Children Pat Norton As Teacher. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 1

Details, unique so far as Australia is concerned, for the establishment of a health school at Coles' Bay were announced to-day by the Premier, Mr. R…

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Grafton High School P. And C. Assn. Resignation of President

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Grafton High School Parents and Citizens' Association was held at the High School on Thursday last. In the absence of the president, Mr. N. W. B…

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High School Sports Annual Athletics Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 2

As the shadows began to lengthen over the Coffs Harbour Showground yesterday afternoon, re-echoing cheers were heard as the pupils of Coffs…

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Tamworth Flying School Opened.'

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 September 1940 · page 4

The sixth elementary flying school, established under the Empire Air Scheme, opened at Tamworth on Thursday. The training school is under the…

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