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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1940

432 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 22

Grafton Public School Meeting of the P. and C. Association

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 6

At the last meeting of the Grafton Public School P. and C. Association Mesdames M. E. Schaeffer, E. Watt and: E. N. Layton and Messrs. C. W…

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Glenreagh Public School Patriotic Work

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 6

The amount of £11 was taken out in War Savings Certificates by the puplis of the Glenreagh Public School for the month of August 30 was donated to the local Red…

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Schoolboy Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 September 1940 · page 4

Reginald Arthur Bugg, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. D. Bugg, of 161 Alice street, Grafton, suffered a punctured wound to the leg as the result of…

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Local and General the Armidale School

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 September 1940 · page 4

In another column the Armidale School authorities advertise that four entrance scholarships of £50 per year for boarders at the school, will be open…

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Southgate School Pupils' Patriotic Efforts

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 4

Pupils of the Southgate Public School have raised as the result of tuck shops and competitions at the school the amount of £22 to the British Civilian…

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37 R.A.A.F. Schools Empire Training Plan Seven Are Completed Senator Foll's Statement Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 1

In various stages work was being carried out oh 37 Empire air training scheme schools by the Department of the Interior. The Minister for the…

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Orara Valley Inter-school Sports

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 8

Mr. J. Rankin presided over a meeting of the Orara Valley branch of the P.S.A.A.A., held in Coramba School on Saturday last. Dairyville, Orara, Karangi, Coramba, Nana…

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School Agric. Plot Dept. Seeks Surrender of Special Lease Agricultural Assn. Accedes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

In a letter to the Agricultural Association, at Tuesday's meeting, the Dept. of Education stated, with reference to the plot of land held under…

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School Column (Conducted by the Dorrigo Public School) SPORT

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

During this term it has been found accessary to add an additional House to facilitate arrangements for House competition. The new House…

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Orara Schools The Annual Sports

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 1

Mr. J. Rankin (Upper Orara) presided over a meeting of the Orara Valley Branch of the P.S.A.A.A., heid in Coramba School last Saturday…

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Orara Valley Schools Annual Sports At Coramba Points for Schools

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 3

The hon. secretary of the Orara Valley District Sports Association. Miss L. E. Sullivan, has pointed out that the points to be awarded to the schools in connection with…

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Clouds Baffle London Raiders Weather Quietens Down Blitzkrieg Many School Children Killed by Bombs Factory Girls Machine-Gunned In Street LONDON

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 5

It is officially stated that air activity is on a smaller scale, with weather conditions very unfavorable. Attacks are almost entirely confined to the London area. A few bombs also were dropped on other parts of South-east England…

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Grafton High School Parents and Citizens' Association

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Grafton High School Parents and Citiens' Association was held at the High School on Thursday, October 3…

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Coff's High School Visited by Inspector. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 2

Owing to ill-health, Mr. R. F Hodge, principal of the Coff's High School, has been off duty, and Mr. E. Pidgeon has been acting headmaster in his absence…

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Coffs High School Visit of Chief

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 2

Last week Mr. B. J. price, superintendent of Secondary Education spent a day at Coffs High School and saw every class in operation,…

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Protecting Students Technical Education Act Efficiency of Teachers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 4

The Technical Education Act, which will be proclaimed, within the next fortnight, will eliminate within 12 months all schools and their teachers not…

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Grafton Public School. P. and C. Association

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 4

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

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Pilot Pupils Increase In Intake R.A.A.F. Arrangements. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 1

The Air Minister, Mr. Fadden, announced to-day that it had been decided to increase the intake of pilot pupils at initial training schools by 25…

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Pianos for Flying School

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 4

Among the gifts received recently for the R.A.A.F. training school at Evans Head was a piano, donated by Mrs. A. G. Denison, of Lismore. It was a new…

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Plane Crash Machine in Spin Aircraftsman Killed at Tamworth Flying School Tamworth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 4

Leading Aircraftsman William Moore Aspinall, 24, formerly of Sydney, was killed instantly to-day when a Tiger Moth he was flying…

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