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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1953

515 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 23 of 26

£150 For New Books At High School

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

Following the report of the Headmaster, Mr. J. A. Orme, on modernising the Grafton High School Library, the P. and C. Association at last night's meeting decided to request the Tuck Shop…

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Schools' Display Letter to the Editor

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 2

Sir,--Allow me to correct a misconception that may have arisen from your report of the 6th inst. re…

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High School, Upper Orara, Win at Coffs

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 7

COFFS HARBOUR, Sun.--High School and Upper Orara each scored a first innings win in Coffs…

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High School Activities

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 7

Coffs Harbour High School P. and C. Association, held its final meeting of the year last week, when the Headmaster,…

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Counter Attractions To Sunday School

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 5

TUCABIA, Mon.—Rev. A. H. Whitehead told the Tucabia Union Sunday School anniversary yesterday that it was not easy to carry on Sunday School work…

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Regret At Transfer Of Teacher

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 November 1953 · page 2

Regret at the transfer of Miss P. Walton, Mistress of the Grafton Infants' School to Manly was voiced at last…

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Red Propaganda In Some Schools?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 November 1953 · page 4

KEMPSEY, Tuesday.--At a provincial conference of the Country Party in Kempsey, a well-known Macleay Junior Farmer, John Atkinson, alleged that Communist…

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Prizes To School Children

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 2

ONE of the most interesting debates for some time in the district, which has became uncommonly lively and constructive in debating of recent…

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Stimulating Views On School Prizes

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 2

A lengthy debate took place at a Grafton Primary School Parents and Citizens' Association meeting on the advisability of prizes being awarded to school children…

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High Standard Exhibition at Infants' School

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 4

The annual exhibition of the work of the children at Coffs Harbour Infants[?] School attracted a large number of parents…

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[?]lions' Club Lays Cricket Pitch for Primary School

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

Members of Coffs Harbour Lions' Club at work on an important community project. They completed construction of a new concrete cricket pitch at the Primary School in one day. A report appears on Page 5…

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Local Athletes Do Well in P[?]s.a.a.a. Championships (Notes from the Primary School)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 8

Our [?]representatives at the State PSAAA athletics championships did very Well at the recent meeting in Sydney…

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Lawnmower for School Copmanhurst, Thurs.--

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Copmanhurst P. and C. Association, the headmaster, Mr. E. L. Stapley, was…

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Letters To The Editor School Prizes

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 November 1953 · page 2

Sir,—I read with interest the stimulating views on school prizes expressed in your paper…

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Sunday School Honour Awards

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 5

An important afternoon for the scholars of the Grafton Baptist Sunday School was the distribution of prizes…

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Palmer's Island Sunday School

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 4

MACLEAN, Tues.—A concert programme, prizes presented and a visit by Father Christmas were…

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Schoolboy Injured

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 November 1953 · page 2

Kelvin Thomas Dougherty. 13 of Southgate road, suffered a probable fracture of the right collarbone…

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Free Milk For School Children

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 November 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.--The Commonwealth Government would spend £2,100,000 on free milk for school children…

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Rural School Notes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 3

The Intermediate Certificate Examination concluded on Wednesday of las week. Teachers report that results already…

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New Cricket Pitch Appreciated at Primary School (Primary School Notes)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 6

At an interesting ceremony last Wednesday, the new cricket pitch was officially opened. Lions' Club president…

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