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Mid North Coast · Schools

Schools, 1944

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Wingham District Rural School

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

Owing ti the steady increases in the numbers in the Junior chases at the Wingham District Rural School, the Education Department has decided to…

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East Kempsey School Improvements Sought

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

For some considerable time past the East Kempsey P and C Association has been endeavoring to have essential repairs, painting, etc., carried…

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Kempsey Baths Exclusive School Use Sought

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 2

In a letter to Kempsey Municipal Council last night, Mr. W. J. Asprey, swimming teacher of Kempsey High School asked for exclusive use of…

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Kempsey Show Special Prizes Donated School Essays

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

The secretary of the Central North Coast National Show Society is in receipt of letters as follow from Mr. Cecil A. Christian, of Elizabeth Bay,…

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Machine Plants Returned Suggested Tractor School

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 6

Farmers at Albion Park, South Coast, have decided to return to the Government two mechanisation units provided for the district. The decision…

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Taree High School Auxiliary Annual Meeting

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Auxiliary to the Taree High School was held in the school library on Friday night, with the President Mr W. P…

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Taree High School Auxiliary. Enthusiastic Annual Meeting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 1 March 1944 · page 3

The attendance at the annual meeting of the Taree High School Auxiliary, held at the school on Friday night, and presided over by Mr…

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Homework Reduced for School Pupils

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

New instructions restricting the amount of homework to be given to pupils attending schools governed by the New South Wales Education…

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Homework in Schools

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 1

New instructions restricting the amount of homework to be given pupils attending public schools governed by the New South Wales…

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Kempsey Show Writing Competition Open to Children of District Schools

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

In the absence of schoolwork classes in the schedule for Kempsey Show, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, April 19 and 20, Mr. G…

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Kundabung Sunday School Picnic

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 4

On Saturday, March 4, at the Presbyterian Sunday School at Kundabung held a pi[?]nic at the local recreation grounds, which was…

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Taree Infants School Mothers' Club

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 1

The minimi meeting of the above Club was held at the school on Tuesday, March 7, 1944. The following officers were elected: President,…

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Gloucester District Rural School

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 2

The Headmaster, Mr. O. S. Pox, H.A., makes the following report: Our worthy member, Mr. Fitzgerald, has been assured by the…

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Swimming Public School Cabnival

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 2

Ori Friday last the Public School West Kempsey, held its annual swimming carnival at the local baths. The races were keenly contested. The…

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Combined High Schools' Swimming Carnival Taree. Team Visits Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 1

On Wednesday and Thursday last the combined High' Schools' swimming carnival was held at the North Sydney Olympic Pool under ideal conditions…

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Kempsey High School Peak Enrolment Small Tables in Use

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

The enrolment at Kempsey High School is 421, the highest it has ever been. The number in the various years are as follow:…

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Book of Remembrance Suggestion for High School

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Kempsey High School P and C Association held last night, Mrs. I. Hickson drew attention to the fact that…

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Postal Sunday School Movement

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 1

A holiday camp at Collaroy, by the sea. There is no need for you to wonder, where you are going to spend your…

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Combined High Schools' Swimming Carnival. Taree Team Visits Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 6

On Wednesday and Thursday week the Combined High School's Swimming Carnival was held at the North Sydney Olympic Pool under ideal…

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High School P and C General and Annual Meeting Teachers Overloaded

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 4

There was a representative attendance of both sexes at the ordinary monthly meeting of the Kempsey High School P and C. Association,…

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