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Mid North Coast · Schools

Schools, 1940

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School Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2

The total enrolment of the school is now 350 and of this number there are 105 in the Super-primary section. The accommodation of this section…

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Talkie Equipment for Wingham School

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 8

A few weeks ago, Mr. J. J. Reid, teacher of Agriculture at Wingham District Rural School, embarked on a scheme which had for its very worthy…

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Correspondence Jones Island Schoolground (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 4

Sir, Kindly allow the space to contradict a statement made by A. Per[?] & Co. through Messrs. Butterworth & Cowan, in reference to the…

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Wingham District Rural School. Talking Pictures. Demonstration in School Hall

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 2

In the presence of a large and representative audience, the Wingham District Rural School's Talking Picture Equipment was demonstrated on…

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Junior Citizens of the Macleay. a Regular Tuesday Feature Page Devoted to the School Activities of the District and Interests of Its Children. Kempsey High School. Public Questions Society

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 April 1940 · page 10

Last Friday's subject was: "That all hospitals should be taken over and financed by the Government." Lawson, represented by Sheila…

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School Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

The first of the books for the Super-Primary reference library came to hand during the week. They include books dealing with science,…

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Wingham District Rural School. Talking Pictures. Demonstration in School Hall

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

In the presence of a large and representative audience, the Wingham District Rural School's Talking Picture equipment was demonstrated on…

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School Column Verse Composition. The Blackfellow

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 6

He is only a little blackfellow, But him we'll not despise, For all the people on the earth Are equal in God's eyes…

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Public School Status Investigations Proceeding

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 5

The Hon. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., Minister for Mines and Forests, has received the following letter from Hon. D. H. Drummond (Minister…

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Taree High School Auxiliary Monthly Meeting

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 4

The monthly general meeting of the Taree High School Auxiliary was held at the High School on Tuesday evening, April 9th, when there was a very…

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Taree High School Auxiliary. Monthly Meeting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 6

The monthly general meeting of the Taree High School Auxiliary was held at the High School on Tuesday evening, April 9th, when there was a very…

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Taree Infants School Frolic

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 6

On Friday evening of last week there was a good attendance at the Taree Infants School frolic, held in the Belmore Hall. The judging of the…

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Funeral of School Boy

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 4

SThe funeral of Stanley Peate, which moved from Mr. W. T. Howard's parlours on Saturday afternoon last, was headed, from the cemetery…

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Buttermilk Success at Coff's Harbour School

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 4

The distribution of pasteurised buttermilk from Coff's factory to Coff's Primary School was commenced this week. On Tuesday 13 gallons were…

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Junior Citizens of the Macleay. Children and Fairy Tales. a Regular Tuesday Feature Page Devoted to the School Activities of the District and Interests of Its Children. Should They Be Told the Truth? High School Debate

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 8

"That children should be told the truth about Father Christmas and fairy tales." This was the subject of last Friday's debate at Kempsey…

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School Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 2

In connection with the change over from the Intermediate Certificate to the Leaving Certificate and the abolition of the Intermediate the…

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Wingham District Rural School. To the Editor "WIngham Chronicle."

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 4

Sir,—I was greatly interested in Mr. Harrison's address at the demonstration on Monday night. April the 8th, of the District Rural School's…

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Anzac Commemoration at Taree High School

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 April 1940 · page 5

The Anzac commemoration of the' Taree High School look place on Friday morning, when teachers and scholars gathered in the great hall of…

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Taree High School

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 24 April 1940 · page 3

The Anzac commemoration of the Taree High School took place on Friday morning, when teachers and scholars gathered in the assembly hall of the…

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School Notes

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

During the week the Junior Red Cross at the school sent a parcel of fourteen winter garments to Sydney for distribution. They also sent the…

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