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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1947

591 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 30

School Bus Helps Upper Clarence

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 August 1947 · page 6

COPMANHURST.--The new bus recently put into commission to traverse the Baryuigil-Copmanhurst-Grafton route, is acclaimed as a great boon by people on the Upper River, for whom no such comparable transportation facility previously existed…

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To Fulfil Function of High School

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 August 1947 · page 3

THIS whole function of the High School cannot be fulfilled without noble buildings and grounds of ample proportion. The whole atmosphere of the school can thus be made attractive, said Sir Earle Page, speaking at the education conference in Coff's…

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Free Text Books Requested For Pupils

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 2

The New Deal for Education Executive at last night's meeting decided to support the District Council of P. and C. Associations…

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Transport of School Children Subsidy Up to 75 Per Cent

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 2

"Whilst tho Department of Education has adopted a policy of meeting 75 per cent of the cost of conveyance of school children in country areas,…

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Education Conference Close Co-operation Between School and Home

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 1

In addressing the representative and enthusiastic audience at the opening session of the New Deal for Education Conference at Coffs High School on Wednesday night Mr. L. Kendall, Superintendent of…

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High School Examinations

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 2

This week at Grafton High School third year students are busily engaged on the internal portion of the Intermediate…

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Larger New School Asked For At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 2

The Grafton New Deal for Education executive at last night's meeting decided that the State member be requested…

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Tennis Court At Swan Creek School

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 4

SWAN CREEK.-- The Swan Creek P. and C. meeting was told that steady progress was being made with the building of…

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School Repair Staff Sought For Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1947 · page 2

The headmaster of the Grafton High School (Mr. D. Short) at the New Deal for Education Executive meeting on Thursday…

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Sunday School Pilgrimage

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR.--The majority of Sunday School children in the Coff's Harbour parish were represented at a special…

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Coramba School Of Arts Dance, Euchre

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1947 · page 5

CORAMBA, Fri.--Another of the School of Arts popular dances and euchre series was held on Saturday night. Mr. R…

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Rugby League High School And Grafton Public School Premiers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 August 1947 · page 5

Defeating Ulmarra Public School 11-3 after a closely contested first half, Grafton High School retained its one-point lead…

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Impromptu Speeches At High School

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 2

THE finals of the 1947 impromptu speeches for the Lobban and Pollack prizes were contested at the Grafton High School yesterday morning. The finalists were chosen from over 30 students who had competed for the prizes…

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Illawarra Flames at High School

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 August 1947 · page 3

A GROUP of citizens, representative of all sections of the community gathered at the Grafton High School yesterday, to plant a line of Illawarra Flame trees. Although rain marred the ceremony, it provided ideal conditions for the trees to prosper…

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Underground Arms Store in School

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Wed. (A.A.P,) Paratroops and police found a underground arms store in a school in the Jewish quarter of…

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National Fitness To Develop High School Playing Field

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 August 1947 · page 3

ON the motion of the president (Mr. L. J. Abrahams) and Mrs. B. Straker, Clarence National Fitness Association decided last night to make available £150 to develop a playing field at the Grafton High School…

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Leigh School News

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 1

The special neatness awards for the month were won by Patricia Mark for lower division and Patricia Rodgers for the upper division…

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School of Arts And Council Chambers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 1

[?] of selling the present Sc[?] site in Coffs' Harbour and combining with the Shire Council to erect a big civic centre…

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Social Re-union High School Ball

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 1

The Coffs Harbour High School Annual Ball was held in the Assembly Hall on Tuesday night. Teachers, senior pupils and…

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Jetty Road Traffic. Position at Primary School

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 6

Rev. J. W. Spencer writes:— For several Weeks Coffs Harbour has witnessed a wordy battle over the dangers to pedestrians near the…

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