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Mid North Coast · Schools

Schools, 1908

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Nant of the Day. a School for Journalism. Professor's Opinion

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 7

Mr J. Churton Collins, who is Professor of English literature at Birmingham University, has a most interesting and really important…

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District School Exhibits

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 7

The value of this section is that it shows a departmental attempt to inculcate in the mind of Young Australia a practical knowledge of the industries which have made…

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Correspondence. We are in no way identified with the opinions expressed by Correspondents. Wingham School of Arts. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 7

SIR,--One of the disadvantages of life in the country is the lack of good literature. Very few among us can afford to build up a library of our own,…

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Wingham School of Arts

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 May 1908 · page 7

A meeting of the Committee of the above was held on Wednesday evening last. Mr. H. J. Hammond (President) in the chair, and there was a large…

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Winter School For Farmers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 4

In consequence of the success of the Winter School for Farmers during the last two years--requests for a repetition of which hare already been received…

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Kempsey School of Arts. Meeting of Members

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 3

A MEETING of members of the above was held on Thursday night in the Good Templars' Hall for the purpose of confirming a resolution passed on November 23rd,…

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Winter School for Farmers. at the Hawkesbuhy College

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 8

IN consequence of the success of the winter school for farmers during the last two years, and the requests already made for a repetition thereof, the Minister for…

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Winter School for Farmers. at the Hawkesbuyr Agricultural College

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 9

In consequence of the success of the Winter School for Farmers during the last two years, and the requests already made for a repetition thereof…

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Turner's Flat School

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 4

Empire Day was celebrated at Turner's Flat by a school picnic, attended by people from various parts of the river numbering about 200,…

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Pelican Island School

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 4

The annual Empire Day celebration at the Pelican Island Public School on Monday last attracted a larger crowd of visitors than usual. It was…

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Empire Day Celebrations. West Kempsey District School

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 4

Decorated with flags, evergreens, and flowers, West Kempsey District School presented a gay and attractive appearance on Monday, and especially…

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Correspondence. We are in no way identified with the opinions Expressed by Correspondents. a Night-school for Young Men. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 8

Sir,--There is a considerable number of boys and young men in this district, who, for virions reasons, have bad to leave their schools before they…

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Correspondents. We are is no way no way identified with his opinions expressed by Correspondents. the Park and School. to the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 7

Sir,--As one who opposed the school authorities taking away the park, I understood that it was decided by the Trustees to place a gate from the…

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An Academy of Arts. the Legion of Honor School a Practical French Establishment

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 7

The Legion of Honor School for, Girls at Saint Denis is, we all know, an academy of arts. Music, drawing, declamation, and twice declamation, and twice a week plain…

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School of Arts

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 2

THE regular monthly meeting of the School of Arts committee was held on Monday evening. The President, Mr. Banks-Smith presided. There were present Messrs. Wallace, Moxham, Orr, Fenn…

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Wallamba River Teachers' Association

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 6

A meeting of the teachers of the Wallamba River, was called for the 23rd May. The following attended:-- Messrs. C. H. Cook, W. Hayes, W…

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Empire Day. Clybucca School

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 3

PERHAPS it is not too much to say that every family in and around Clybucca was represented at the School Sports on Empire Day. For days and weeks before, active…

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School Children on Farms

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 10

Extracts from reports of inspectors of schools have recently been published with reference to the excessive work required of young children on…

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Barrington Teacher's Association

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 8

The usual monthly meeting of the local Teacher's Association was held on Saturday ,6th instant, at the Public School, Lower Gloucester River…

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A School-girl Novelist. Marjorie Bowen. How She Succeeded

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 15

Miss Marjorie Bowen, whose first work, The Viper of Milan, was one of the most successful romances of its season, has just finished a new story entitled The…

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