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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1942

232 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 12

Retired Teachers Being Recalled in N.z

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Sat.—Because 1200 male teachers are in various fighting services, the New Zealand Minister for Education, Mr…

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Abo Two-up School Coff's Police Raid

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 4

Last Saturday afternoon, just before six o'clock, Coffs Harbour police made a raid on a little school at which a number of colored men were…

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U.P.A. Protestant Sunday Schools "Rathgar" Home

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 6

The last District Council meeting of the United Protestant Association was held at "Rathgar," under the chairmanship of the president. Mr. W. H…

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School Trenches Neglect of Children

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 3

Grave concern was expressed at Colls P & C Association meeting last night at the appaling apathy shown by parents in providing slit trendies…

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School Notes Coffs High in War Time

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 2

As far as is possible iti these Kaleidoscopic times, school life is proceeding normally, though some evidences of war strain are seen' in tlie…

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Maclean "Back to School" Day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 4

Mr. B. C. Bridger presided over a well attended meeting of members of the Maclean P. and C. Assn. interested in the holding of "Back to School" Day…

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Maclean School Ground Improvements

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 1

The work of concreting and effecting ground improvements to the Maclean Rural District school was started on Tuesday. It is expected that the whole…

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School Column Weekly Sports

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 2

Last week all innovation in the girls sports was introduced in the form of tunnel ball, and overhead ball. A great deal of fun was had by all…

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N.e.s. Precautions at Public School an Appeal for Volunteers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 2

Two hundred and forty feet of slit Frenches have been dug in the playground of the Dorrigo Public School by volunteer workers. This length is…

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SWIMMING Primary School Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 2

Coffs Primary School's annual swimming carnival, held at the pool near the butter factory yesterday afternoon, was very successful. It was…

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Holiday Work for Grafton Schoolboys

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 2

In order to conserve the continuity of the vegetable growing programme set down by the Grafton High School, several students…

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Maclean "Back to School" Day

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 4

Great interest is being centred on the "Back to School" Day, to be held at Maclean on Saturday. June 6. Already the names of a large number of ex-pupils have been collected. The organiser…

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Broke Parole Industrial School Girls

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 April 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.— Three inmates of the Parramatta Industrial School for Girls broke their parole of good conduct which they gave…

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High School P. And C. Assn. Headmaster's Report

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Grafton High School Parents and Citizens' Association, which was held at the High school on Thursday…

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Many Closed Country Schools Request for Exemption of Teachers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.— Man power authorities have been asked by the State Government to release teachers from small schools in the…

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MACLEAN Rural School Regatta "Head of River" Decided

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 3

For the first time for many years, the annual regatta of the Maclean Rowing Club was abandoned owing to war conditions…

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Coffs High School Current Notes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

School resumed on Wednesday ter the Easter break with nun rather depleted. Influenza and m have claimed many victims,…

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Protestant Sunday Schools Alumny Creek

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

The Sunday School which established late last year at Alumny Creek by the United Protestant Association had a record…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Grafton Public School P. and C.

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 2

Association.— Members of the Grafton Public School P. and C Association are reminded that the monthly meeting will be held in…

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R.a.a.f. School for Officer Trainees

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.— The first of its character in New South Wales, a training school for R.A.A.F. officer trainees in administrative…

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