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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1947

591 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 30

School Picnic at Seelands

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 5

SEELANDS, Wed.--The annual school picnic held on Friday last, in beautiful autumn weather, was well attended. Each of the…

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Address On Relationship With High School

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 3

MR. Don Short, headmaster of the Grafton High School last night delivered to the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce, an interesting address, which outlined the relationship between the Chamber and the High School…

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Protest Against School Plans

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 2

Widespread support is expected for the protest against the use of plans prepared for the new practice school in Glen Innes. The…

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School Column Merit Awards

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

The following pupils received awards during the week:— Reading: Ted Rabbitts, Keith Lulham, John Wilson, Bill Strauss,…

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Overcrowding At School

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1947 · page 2

The Health Inspector (Mr. A. L. Richardson) reported to the Nerang Shire Council that he had visited Upper Currumbin State…

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An Old Bush School Closes Down

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 3

DESPITE so much modern interest in town planning, it is probably, not generally known that in the archives of the Lands Department, there are hundreds of large-scale maps of towns and villages which were planned in the early days, but which just did…

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Erection of Temporary School Buildings

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

The erection of the temporary school rooms at all three Coffs Harbour Schools—the High, Primary and Infants—is now proceeding, and the…

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Coffs High School Headmaster's Report for Month

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

Reporting on the activities of the past month to the P & C Association meeting on Wednesday night last, the headmaster (Mr. G…

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Inter-Schools Sports Visit

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 2

Inter-School sports visits have teen planned for the early future, reported the headmaster of the High School (Mr. Giovanelli) to last week's…

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Site For High School Discussed By P. & C.

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

MACLEAN, Monday.--At the annual meeting of the Lower Clarence Parents and Citizens' District Council an important discussion took place regarding the proposed site for the new High School…

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School Sports At Swan Creek

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

SWAN CREEK: Empire Day of the Swan Creek School was attended by most of the local people…

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Sunday School Social At Baptist Church

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 2

A social evening was held in he Grafton Baptist Church on Friday night last in honour of all the children of the Sunday…

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Empire Day At Tucabia School

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 4

TUCABIA,--Despite bad weather there was a good attendance of parents at T [?]cabia school on Empire Day…

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Sunday School Scholars Visit Sick Man

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 5

The home of Mr. C. F. Leeson, of Southgate, was the scene of a happy function, when the scholars of the Union Sunday School,…

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High School P. AND C. Auxiliary To Hold Social Afternoon

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 2

Grafton High School Parents and Citizens' Association Women's Auxiliary decided yesterday to hold a cup and saucer social…

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Coaldale School Picnic

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 6

COALDALE.--A picnic was held on Empire Day at the school grounds. The morning was taken up with the school children's…

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Glenreagh School of Arts

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 3

GLENREAGH, Wed.--The monthly meeting of the Glenreagh School of Arts Committee was held on Monday, Mr. Hooson…

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School Column Merit Awards to Pupils

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 1

Merit awards were awarded to the following pupils during the week:— Reading: William Pye, Ron Swadling, Ian Pye, Margaret Paul, Graham…

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School of Arts Caretaker Appointed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 1

Coffs School of Aits Committee, at a special meeting last Monday night, appointed Mr. Perce Rayner caretaker. There were six applications…

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Plans For Additions To High School

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 3

MR. DON SHORT, headmaster of the Grafton High School reported to last night's meeting of the P. and C. Association that the school had been visited by the schools' architect. The architect had stated that within the year, substantial…

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