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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1950

477 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 24

Teacher Farewelled At Brushgrove

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 6

BRUSHGROVE. -- At one of the largest gatherings seen in Brushgrove for some years. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Macpherson were…

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Coffs High School Bursaries

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 3

Four bursaries were, won by Coffs High School students in connection with Intermediate Certificate examination. The…

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Back to School To-day

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 8

The familiar sight of school children on their way to their various schools was again witnessed at Coffs this morning. The…

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Holidays End For School Children

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

Yesterday boys and girls in most parts of New South Wales were busy making last-minute preparations far return to school to-day, but there is no doubt many will, as Shakespeare said, creep like a…

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Presentation To Teacher

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

LOWER BUCCA:-- Children attending the Lower Bucca school presented their teacher, Mr. R. Snow, with a silver ash…

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Might Be Delays In School Admissions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday:-- State schools re- open to-morrow, and the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said to-day that…

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State Schools Re-open

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.-- All State schools re- opened to-day except those in the western division, which will commence…

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School Maize Plots Flourishiner

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

The four -acre plot of maize grown by the Grafton High School agricultural classes along Alumny Creek was flourishing,…

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Big Enrolments At Grafton Schools

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

When school resumed yesterday after the six weeks' holiday big increases in enrolments were reported at the Grafton schools. FINAL figures are not yet…

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Catholic Schools' Problem

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Tues. (A. A. P.)-- Cardinal Griffin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, last night urged British Catholics to…

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Woolgoolga School Staff Changes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 2

WOOLGOOLGA.-- Woolgoolga Public School re-opened after the Christmas vacation. Since last school term the school has…

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Failed In Exam; Shot Teacher

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 3

AGRIGENTO (Sicily), Wed. (AAP.).--A 20 years old youth, Giuseppe De Carlo, shot his 34 years old schoolmistress, Nice…

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Record Attendance Taxes School Accommodation Corridor As Classroom

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

A record enrolment of 352 pupils has severely taxed the seating accommodation of the Dorrigo Rural School. Besides occupying the Masonic Hall supper room, the corridor next to the Headmaster's office and the staff room accommodates a class of thirty…

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Notes From Coffs Primary School

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 4

The re-assembling of on Tuesday last 100 new enrolments, brings the total enralment of the three…

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Need Homes For School Students

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 2

"Students are coming from widespread country centres, and with the lack of a hostel, difficulty is being experienced in…

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Woolgoolga Welcome To School Teachers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 5

WOOLGOOLGA.--At a happy social gathering, organised by the Public School Mother's Club, a welcome to Woolgoolga was extended to Mr. J. H. Muir, headmaster, and Mrs. Muir, and to Mr. T. J. Higgins, deputy headmaster, and Mrs. Higgins…

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High School Auxiliary Aims To Raise £500 During The Year

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 2

The Grafton High School P. and C. Auxiliary aims to raise £500 during 1950. The money will be spent on a new refrigerator, and in furnishings for the additions to be held at the High School at the cost of…

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Trying Conditions For School Pupils

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 3

MACLEAN, Thurs.--There are two temporary wooden buildings in the grounds of Maclean District Rural School. One is an…

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Grafton High School Building Materials To Arrive Soon

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

Building materials for extensions to Grafton High School would begin to arrive in about a week, said headmaster (Mr. J. Orme) last night. MR. ORME was presenting a…

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Accommodation Needs At Bellingen School

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 6

BELLINGEN. -- Bellingen Parents and Citizens Association has decided to make an urgent request to the Minister for…

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