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Mid North Coast · Schools

Schools, 1953

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Free Milk for Kempsey Schools

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 3

The matter of free milk for school children in the municipality was referred to at a meeting of the…

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Sunday School Changes Hours

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 4

The Frederickton Methodist Sunday School, which has met each Sunday afternoon for the past 90 years,…

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School Teacher Fractures Ankle

Macleay Argus · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 4

Miss Pauline Jones, of the teaching staff at Kempsey Convent School, accidentally fell down a set of steps on…

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Child Fell In School Playground

Macleay Argus · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 4

Allan Jeffery, 5, son of Mr and Mrs. Stan Jeffery, of Clarence Ryan Avenue, on Friday. fell whilst playing…

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Current Topics... £5000 Face Lift for Local School

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 2

Gloucester parents' and citizens' association has eben advised that f5000 has been allocated for painting and renovations to the Gloucester…

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Renewed Representations to Be Made for High School

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 1

Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald told a meeting of the Gloucester parents' and citizens' association on Thursday that he was prepared to make renewed representations for the establishment of a high school at…

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Housing for Teachers Important

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 3

Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., said on Thursday night he had fought and would continue to fight to have more housing accommodation allotted to…

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Aborigine Girl Appointed Teacher

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 6

GRAFTON: Evelyn Robinson. 19-year-old aborigine girl is the first from the Clarence district to obtain a…

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High School news

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 6

Some parents of students entering the new First Year have been concerned with the alphabetical order of class names, and an apparent low alphabetical grading of a child who has displayed some ability at the Primary school. The fact is that the school is now polytechnic throughout,…

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School Library at West Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 6

Mrs. M. Aspery, Secretary of the West Kempsey Mothers' Club, reports that after a recent well-attended meeting…

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School Staff

The Northern Champion · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 4

There were three staff changes at Kendall Central School at the commencement of the first term…

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Wingham Junior Farmer at Bureau School

The Northern Champion · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

Wingham Junior Farmer Bill Fotheringham is attending a leadership school being conducted by N.S.W…

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Reorganisation Of Classes At Taree School

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

The headmaster of the Taree Public School, Mr. Hamilton, said at the Parents' and Citizens meeting…

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Insurance Scheme for Taree School

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

The possibility of an insurance scheme being rendered by the Manning District Ambulance Service and the M.R.D…

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Text Books for Taree School

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

A sub-committee of the Taree Public School P. and C. Association is to investigate the number and cost of text…

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High School news

Macleay Argus · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 2

Last December there was held at Singleton a course for potential officers and non-commissioned officers in the cadet corps. 454 cadets were selected from hundreds of units in New South Wales, to attend the Potential Officers' course. In general, the course is a vigorous and concentrated…

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Taree School Pupils to See Ald. at Work

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 1

A party of senior pupils from Taree Public School will attend the March meeting, of Taree Municipal…

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First Local Tractor School For J. Farmers

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 3

The first tractor school to be held in Gloucester will conclude to-night with a film evening in Dombkins Bros, showroom in…

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Casino Pupils Are "Saving"

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 3

Under the Commonwealth Bank School banking system Casino school children deposited a total of £616189…

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Hospital Will Sell Land For School Purposes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 2

The Vainer-General's Department was prepared to recommend to the Department of Education that it…

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