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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Schools

Schools, 1976

18 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Job guide for school leavers

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 28 January 1976 · page 15

A guide to school leavers on employment opportunities and training and advisory services has been prepared by the NSW Government…

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New captains for school

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 10 March 1976 · page 1

SISTER LEONIE talks to the two new captains of St Augustine’s School, Coffs Harbour,…

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School Golf at Urunga

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 31 March 1976 · page 13

The 1976 Inter-high school pennant golf matches, sponsored annually by the Mid…

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Mothers’ Day at School

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 12 May 1976 · page 3

The Mother’s Day ‘happening’ staged at Narranga Infants’ School during the last week of the school term was attended by a capacity crowd…

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School Careers Night

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 19 May 1976 · page 1

More [?] 90 occupations will be represented at a career night at Orara High School,…

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Narranga pupils’ eisteddfod success

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 7 July 1976 · page 1

NARRANGA Infants’ School dominated the infants’ section of the fourth annual Coffs Harbour Eisteddfod again this year after taking out the infants' section last year. Three members of the infants’ groups are pictured holding the trophies the group won this year. They are (left to right Kim Skeates (with percussion band trophy), Linda Hone (chair) and Natalie Kane (verse speaking)…

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Fete mises $400 for school funds

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 7 July 1976 · page 2

The recent Karangi Public School fete a’sed more than $400 for the local parents…

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by school students

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 21 July 1976 · page 1

FIONA KERR played the captain's daughter in the Gilbert and Sullivan musical ‘HMS Pinafore’ performed in the Jetty Memorial Theatre on Sunday and Monday nights by Coffs Harbour High School students…

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Opinion Feature Page Pre-school Is Major Step for District

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 11 August 1976 · page 13

The official opening of Toormina Pre-School on Saturday will be an important milestone in the growth of the Toormina Estate…

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Pre-school founder farewelled

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 27 October 1976 · page 9

PICTURED (from left) are Beth Shallvey, John King, Noeleen Parsons, Ivy Drew and Barbie Mackie at the send-off function to Mrs. Drew who has been associated with Coffs Harbour Pre-School for, the last 17 years. The function was held at the Coffs Harbour CWA Rooms. Mrs. Drew…

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KARANGI: School second in athletics carnival

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 27 October 1976 · page 4

Karangi School won the runner-up shield at the recent zone athletics carnival, which was quite a feat for such a small school. After the carnival,…

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Students must stay at stay at School

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 10 November 1976 · page 9

All students sitting for the 976 School Certificate were expected to attend school until December 3, the Minister for Education, Mr E. Bodford,…

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School work to cost $10,000

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 17 November 1976 · page 18

More than $10 000 is to be spent on paving at Coffs Harbour Public School, the…

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Small school packs punch

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 17 November 1976 · page 17

Lower Bucca Public School might only have 16 students, but it is a force to contend…

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School Band

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 24 November 1976 · page 10

THE Orara High School orchestral band was one of many groups to perform in the Coffs Harbour Civic Centre last week. The occasion was the 1976 Schools Cultural Festival in which more than 400 students from 18 district schools took part. The Orara band is pictured during its…

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Ex-pupils gathered to farewell Madge

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 8 December 1976 · page 13

For students at St. Augustine’s, school will soon be out for summer, but for teacher Mrs. Madge Durrington it will be out for good. Well, almost for good. Mrs. Durrington has retired after 30 years teaching at St…

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School Principal Says: “No Fees No Text Books”

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 22 December 1976 · page 4

Textbooks will not be issued to students at Coffs Harbour High School next year until the school fees have been paid. The schools’ parents…

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Boy, 11, sets three records at school swim carnival

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 22 December 1976 · page 20

Eleven-year-old David Engel put up an outstanding performance to establish three new records at the Narranga Primary School swimming carnival last week Engel won all five of the events he contested and was a member of the record…

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