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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1942

232 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 12

Peter Preston Grafton Boy's Sportsmanship Star Athlete at High School Sports

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 2

Peter Preston, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Preston, of Grafton, was one of the star performers in athletics and football…

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Rappville School Salvage Collection

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 4

Rappville school children this week despatched to Sydney 44 sacks of waste paper they have collected. In addition they have collected 2 great quantity of…

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Talented Teacher Sister Columba, Of Smithtown Transferred to Ulmarra Convent

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 2

KEMPSEY, Mon.--At Smithtown Convent Sister Mary Columba, late of Smithtown, now of Ulmarra, was tendered a…

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SOUTHGATE Concert By School Children in Aid of Prisoners of War Fund

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1942 · page 4

A very successful concert was staged by the children of the Southgate Public School on the evening of the 19th inst., to raise funds for the school's…

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Incinerated Four School Boys Fire at Casino Hemp Ignited in Plaster Factory. Lismore, Wed.--Four school

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1942 · page 4

boys were incinerated in a fire which almost gutted Pidcock Brothers' plaster works at Casino this afternoon…

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Maclean School of Arts Footpath

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1942 · page 4

Following its proposal to reconstruct the footpath fronting the School of Arts a communication was received by the Maclean Municipal Council at its…

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Teachers' Dress Ruling by Minister

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.--As well as going without stockings, women teachers in New South Wales may wear slacks in schools during the…

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Hockey Robins and High School

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 September 1942 · page 4

The main attraction of Saturday afternoon's hockey was High School and Panthers. After a brilliant game, High School defeated Panthers by 3 goals to…

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Schools Close in Italy

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 3

ROME, Mon.--Rome radio has officially announced that all schools in Italy will close during the winter, owing to the…

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Combined School Sports

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 2

At the recent meeting of the Dorrigo District Teachers Federation, the matter of the annual combined school sports was discussed. It was decided…

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Sir Iven Mackay Autographed Photo Presented to Grafton Public School

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 4

In a brief but none the less impressive ceremony at the Grafton Public School, yesterday, the Mayor, Ald. W. T. Robinson, in the presence…

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1942 FESTIVAL Schools Preparing

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 2

INQUIRIES COMMENCING. Inquiries from v[?]us centres programme details of the 1942 Jacaranda Festival are…

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School Boy Derailed S.A. Train Caused £25,000 Damage Placed Metal on Line

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tues.--A 13-year-old school boy, who placed pieces of metal on the railway line on Saturday to see how the…

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Schoolboy's Essay Creditable Effort by Cascade Pupil

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 1

A young boy, attending the Cascade school, wrote the following essay "Australia at War," for a recent examination…

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Army Schools Intake of Officers to Be Increased

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 October 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.--Already doubled since Japan entered the war the intake of potential officers to the army training schools…

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

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 4

There was a representative gathering at the September meeting of the State and District Council of the United Protestant Association, over which Mr…

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Technical School New Building Grafton Proposal Department to Give Consideration

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 1

Stressing the place technical education held in other parts of the world, Mr. A. H. Brown, Chief Inspector of Trade Courses…

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School of Arts Footpath Maclean Council Discussion

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 October 1942 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council on Tuesday night, the Mayor, Ald. E. J. Conroy, reported on the progress being made with…

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Anniversary Woodford Leigh Protestant Sunday School

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 4

Woodford Leigh Protestant Sunday School celebrated its anniversary at the Public Hall on Monday, October 5. Mr Ag[?], general secretary of the United…

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Woodford Leigh Sunday School Anniversary

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 4

The annual prize-giving and anniversary of the local Sunday School was held in the hall on Monday night last. The function which took the form of…

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