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Mid North Coast · Schools

Schools, 1939

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School Burnt Down

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 4

On Thursday night of last week the public school at Huntingdon was destroyed by fire. The building, constructed of wood, was totally…

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School Girls' Railway Cruise

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 1

A school girls' railway cruise will take place from August 27 to September 2. The itinerary, which includes six days, provides for the party…

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Taree District Teachers. Lecture and Demonstration in Speech Training

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 4

Remarkable enthusiasm in the forth coming juvenile eisteddfod was evidenced by the presence of over 70 teachers of the Taree district at the…

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LETTER of APPRECIATION. Dept. of Education, N. S. W. Sydney, 2nd June, 1939. Mr. William Bridger, Public School, Pampoolah

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 1

Dear Mr. Bridger, —On the occasion of your retirement from the Education Department, in which you served as a teacher for 39 years, of which 11 years…

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School Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 2

In an effort to raise the costs in connection with the transport of children to Taree for the Eisteddfod, a series of tuck shops, commencing…

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Welcome Social to New Rector. Large Crowd at Function in School of Arts

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 3

At a social in the School of Arts following the induction service in St. Paul's on Friday night the new Rector, Canon A. N. Williamson, His…

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"Sheridan's "The School for Scandal."

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 7

Richard Brinsley Sheridan was born in Dublin in 1751, the son of a father who was an actor and a teacher of elocution, and of a mother who was…

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Visit of Minister of Justice. Primary School Sall

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 2

Hon. L. O. Martin (Minister of Justice) came especially to Taree on Friday to attend the ball in connection with Taree Primary School, on…

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School Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 3

The following are the results of the half-yearly examinations of the Intermediate Class.—1st, Don Williams; 2nd, Enid Turner; 3rd, Melvie Price…

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Kempsey High School. the School Beautiful

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 4

No matter which side you take on the old argument about the relative importance of heredity and environment, you must agree that…

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Repairs to Taree School and Residence

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 2

Mr. L. O. Martin, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Acting Director of Education:— "I refer to your personal…

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Schoolboy Infringes Amateur Status

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 3

Kevin McLean, aged 17, star Rugby Union five-eighth of the Christian Brothers' College, Waverley, team, will not play Rugby League again this season…

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P. & C. Association. Question of Accommodation at School. Will Again be Urged

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 2

The unlikelihood of obtaining the extra accommodation at the Gloucester District Rural School which the Parents and Citizens' Association has…

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School Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 2

The place getters in the 7th and 8th classes at the half-yearly examination were as follows:—7th class. Jim Ebbeck 1, Joan Chaplin 2, Pauline…

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Nambucca School Renovations

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 3

Hon. R. S. Vincent has been advised by the Minister for Education that consideration has been given to his personal representations and…

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Nabiac Evening Classes Trial Period Extended Further Pupils Required

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 4

Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Hon. D. H. Drummond, Minister for Education:-…

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Dairy Science School Fifteen Girl Students

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 6

Fifteen businesslike but charming girls took up residence at Hawkesbury Agricultural College this week. They are learning the scientific side…

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Gloucester School of Arts Club. What's In a Name?

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 2

In naming this Institution the promoters seem to have hit upon a very happy combination though, I doubt, if any institution in the State has a…

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Foreign News. Quaker Schoolhouse for Refugees

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 4

"Scattergood" is the name of an abandoned Quaker schoolhouse in Iowa, U.S.A., which the American Society of Friends are turning into a…

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Railway School Holiday Cruises

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 4

Mr. C. H. Lovett, Tourist Officer of the N.S.W. Railway Department, was in Kempsey last Friday enrolling 13 girl students of the High School for…

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