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Mid North Coast · Schools

Schools, 1918

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Pupils Conveyed

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 4

Down river there are about forty children who recently passed the Qualifying Certificate enabling them to attend West Kempscy District…

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Hamilton School of Arts

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 5

THE quarterly meeting of the above institution was held in the reading-room on Friday evening, the President occupying the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting…

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Telegraph Point Teachers. to the Editor of Port Macquarie News

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 4

SIR,—I should be obliged if you could find a space in your columns to publish this letter re the paragraph concernig the Public School assistants of Telegraph Point and…

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Carney's School

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 2

Mr. Price forwards the following: Public Instruction Department, Sydney, 26th February, 1918. Dear Sir,—I am directed by the…

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School Status Raised

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 4

THE Kindee Public School, in charge of Mr. E. J. Gorman for the past two years, has, according to the last "Public Instruction Gazette," been raised to a 5th Class…

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Town and Country Schools Compared

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 4

Schools Inspector Black, of Taree, in reference to Q.C. examination results in his inspectorate: "An analysis gives some interesting comparisons in regard to the…

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The Teacher Taught

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 2

She had presented white feathers to consumptive young men in civilian clothes; she had bothered wounded soldiers with her effervescent…

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Official Correspondence Gloucester School Residence. Department of Education, Sydney, Feb. 26,1918

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 2

Sir,—With reference to your representations in relation to the necessity for residence renovations at the Gloucester Public School, I have to inform…

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State School's Conversion

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 4

THE conversion of a State school into a Catholic school was referred to by Father Rohan, pariah priest at Balmaiu, on Sunday. " It cost ua £3400 to purchase the…

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School of Arts Building

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the Subscribers of the School of Arts was held on Monday night, about a dozen being present, when the following…

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School of Arts Concert

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 4

In order to raise funds towards payment of the piano recently purchased by the Macksville School of Arts, the committee decided to hold…

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General News The Largest School in the World

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 1

Within a stone's throw of Whitechapel, surrounded by some of the very worst slums, stands the largest school in the world. It is presided over by a…

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High School Pupils

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 2

In spite of the fact that secondary education has been decentralised by the establishment of country high schools and :…

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Upper Bowman School Education Department, 30th March

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 2

Sir,—In reply to your representation in relation to the application for the conversion of the half time school at the Upper Bowman…

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Schools and the War Loan

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1918 · page 2

Practically every country teacher has been made an agent for the war loan; The Minister, Mr. A. G. James, gave the proposal most…

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High School Puplls

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 4

IN spite of the fact that Secondary Education has been decentralised by the establishment of country High Schools, and additional .High Schools established in the…

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School Renovation

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 2

The Gloucester Public School is now being renovated, the Education Department employing its own staff of painters, who get through their…

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Official Correspondence. Repairs to Copeland North Public School. Department of Education, Sydney, March 26. 1918

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 8

Sir,—With reference to your representations in relation to the question of repairing and painting the public school at Copeland North, I…

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School Holiday

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 2

Mr. R. A. Price has been informed in relation to the request of Mr. E. Doust, Secretary Gloucester Red Cross Day Committee, that the local…

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Closed Schools

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 4

Mr JAMES, Minister for Education, laments that there is not a sufficiency of schools in New South Wales to cope with the demand; and as this…

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