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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1953

515 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 26

Books For School At Copmanhurst

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 September 1953 · page 4

COPMANHURST, Wed.—At the monthly meeting of the Copmanhurst P. and C. Association the headmaster,…

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Rural School Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 3

A number of children have had chicken pox during the holidays. The exclusion period for patients is two weeks, and…

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Infants' Block at Rural School

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 2

The Minister for Education (R. J. Heffron) writes to Mr. Wingfield, M.L.A., as follows: I refer further to your…

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School Children's Medical Examinations (Primary School Notes)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 3

The final term of the school year opened on September 8, and will continue until December 17. At term opening, Dr…

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Club Re-assured On Westlawn School

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 3

Grafton Mothers' Club was advised at yesterday's meeting that the Department of Education expected the Westlawn School to come into operation early in 1954…

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Open Day at School

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 September 1953 · page 2

The Headmistress of the Grafton Infants' Department (Miss P. Walton) stated at a meeting of the Grafton…

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Schoolboy Bats Well At Maclean

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 7

MACLEAN, Sat.—Outstanding feature of the first grade match at Maclean oval to-day, between…

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Splendid Gify to High School Library by Mrs. CROWE

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 1

The Coffs Harbour High School has received from Mrs. Crowe a donation to the library of the complete set of volumes issued by the War Office, originally for the services, containing articles, stories, etc., by the troops…

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Are Boys and Girls To-day As Good As Those of Yesteryear? (Primary School Notes)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 2

A discussion took place recently on the old subject as to whether the boys and girls of to-day are as good as those of yesteryear. It is probably one of those controversies without an answer, but several fairly…

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George Bloomfield to Attend Surf Instruction School

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 14

North Coast Branch superintendent secretary, Mr. George Bloomfield, will attend the SLSA instruction school…

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School Lifted

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 6

WOODFORD LEIGH.--Departental workmen have raised the local school residence which was badly…

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Transport For Sub-Normal School

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 September 1953 · page 3

Success of a taxi transport trial for members attending the school of the Clarence Sub-Normal…

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School Shield Win To Coffs Harbour

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 6

COFFS HARBOUR, Saturday.—The Coffs Harbour Primary School won the Edgar Dill Shield at the annual Coffs Harbour and District P.S.A.A.A. sports on…

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Two More Children To Obtain Teacher

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 2

An enrolment of 10 children at the Grafton school for sub-normal children will entitle the school to a teacher from the Education Department…

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High School Tennis Championship

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 4

The High Shool tennis championships for 1953 were won by Keith Hudson and Pattie Beckman. The winner of the boy's championship for the previous two years, Peter Carson was unable to defend his title this year…

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Brick Classrooms Wanted At South School

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 3

South Grafton Council will ask the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) to authorise the alternation of tenders…

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NRCC Gives Range To School

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 6

The Northern Rivers County Council yesterday agreed to buy an electric range for installation at…

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School of Arts Improvements

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 3

The need for the School of Arts to be improved, particularly form the standpoint of a dance hall, was…

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School Conditions At Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) will visit Murwillumbah soon to investigate…

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Needlework Feature Of Display By School Students

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 2

A splendid needlework display highlighted the annual exhibition of work of Grafton High School students in the school auditorium yesterday. The exhibition was one…

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