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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1942

232 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 12

Replace Men Former Women Teachers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

A strong hint that a large number of women who left the New South Wales teaching service on marriage may be brought back to…

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Schoolboy Swimmer Peter Preston, of Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

Peter Preston, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Preston, of Grafton, has again won the senior swimming championship of…

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Coffs High School Current Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

Although arrangements had been made for an enrolment nearly 500 ber of High School the present number of pupils is about 360, which…

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Appeal to Councils To Strengthen Trenches at All Public Schools

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—An appeal to all municipal and shire councils throughout the State to divert manpower and material to…

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Schools Bombed Children Machine Gunned Jap Raiders in Borneo

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Japanese aircraft bombed schools in Dutch Borneo and then machine gunned the children as they rushed for…

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School Development No Funds Available

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

A letter from the Premier's Department relative to South Grafton's request for an additional block to house the…

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Protection for Children School Windows to Be Made Shatterproof

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 2

Mr. H. Skevington, headmaster of the Grafton Primary School, told the P. and C. Association at its meeting last night that he…

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School Appeals Support By Parents P. AND C. Association Annual Meeting Held

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 1

Although the attendance at the annual meeting of the Grafton Public School P. and C. Association was small, the headmaster, Mr. H…

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P. AND C. ASSN. South Grafton Public School Annual Meeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 4

Stormy weather prevented a larger attendance at the annual meeting of the South Grafton P. and C. Association in the school on Monday night…

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A.r.p. in Schools

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

At the recent monthly meeting of the Teachers' Federation of the Dorrigo District, the matter of A.R.P. in schools was discussed. The teachers…

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School Column Sports Activities for 1942

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 1

Sporting activities in the Dorrigo Public School this year will follow along the general linos of last year. Super Primary and Primary pupils…

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School Column House Sports

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

This week's sports were carried out [?]a usual at the Dorrigo Public School, keen competition existing between the houses. The results were as follows:…

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BURSARIES Three Grafton Pupils Intermediate Exam

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.—The Bursary Endowment Board awarded bursaries to the following pupils upon the results of the…

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Bomb Disposal Instructional Schools Now Being Held

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.—Special instructional schools which are now being held regularly are training increasing numbers of army…

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Nazis Train To Serve On French Warships Schools Established

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs.—The Moscow radio quotes a Cairo report that the German Grand Admiral Ra[?]der issued a secret circular…

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Chambigne Full Time School

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 4

The Chambigne district now has a full time school, an urgent necessity which was long overdue. The children under the guidance of their teacher…

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Teachers Want Shorts

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 3

The dictates of custom, which have inflicted many useless hardships upon people in the wearing of collars and ties and other uncomfortable clothing…

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Coffs Primary School Current Jottings

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 2

The Department's painting and repair staff has completed work at the Primary School aud the improvements are much appreciated by citizens,…

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MACLEAN 'Back To School Day' to Help School Funds

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 1

When it was slated at the last meeting of the Maclean P. and C. Association that the Education Dept. had made available £334 for playground…

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High School Boys Exempt From Military Call-up State Minister's Statement

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sun.—Boys reaching 18 years of age this year and still attending High School are not required to enrol for…

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