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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Schools

Schools, 1927

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Competition for School Children

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 1

The "Courier" has decided to offer a prize of 10/6 to school children for the best composition sent in describling adventures or incidents that may…

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Schoolroom Gems

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 2

The latest examination papers of youthful aspirants to educational distinction contain some wild and wonderful definitions. "Horse-power is…

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Keeping Your Schoolgirl Complexion Watch the Kind of Soap You use on your face Use only a true complexion soap—use this way

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 5

MODERN beauty methods start now with keeping the pores clean and the skin free of blemish-inviting matter…

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Higher Status Narrabri District School Now Intermediate High

The North Western Courier · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 3

It is officially notified by the Education Department that the District School has been raised to the status of an Intermediate High School from…

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Teachers' Federation. Education Convention. SYDNEY

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 7

The Australian Teachers' Federation, which is sitting in Brisbane, endorsed the proposal that the Education Convention should be held under…

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Public Schools Suffer

Manilla Express · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 3

The Education Department is not nearly getting as much money as its Minister, Mr Mutch, would like to receive. This was…

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Failing to Go to School

Manilla Express · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 2

At the Police Court on Tuesday, Louis Duncombe was charged with failing to send his son, aged 13, to school, as regularly as the…

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School Resumes

Manilla Express · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 2

Work resumes at Manilla Rural School and all district schools on Monday next. Mrs C. Lennon is seriously ill…

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Schoolboy Howlers

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 1

"Denmark is washed by the Catty Cat and the Seragy Hack," is the despairing effort of a schoolboy geographed; one of a rich collection of…

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Manilla Rural School

Manilla Express · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

How many laterday inhabitants of Manilla, gazing on that fine pile of buildings now about to house the pupils of our school…

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The Schools

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1927 · page 2

The local schools re opened this (Monday) morning after being closed for the past six weeks. So far as the Moree Superior Public School is…

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Bellata School Building to Be Disinfected

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 2

Capt. F. A. Chaffey, M.L.A., has received the following from the Minister for Education:—I have under consideration your…

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Narrabri Intermediate High School

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 1

The school opened on the 31st January for another year's work; the staff remaining practically [?]same…

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Edgeroi School to Be Re-opened

The North Western Courier · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Scully has received the following communication from the Director of Education: With reference to your representations on…

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School Boys Save a Township. Melbourne

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 2

About thirty schoolboys saved the township of Boronla from destruction when a fire broke out in the serub near the State school yesterday…

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Edgeroi School

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 8

The Minister for Education (T. D. Mutch), has informed Mr. W. J. Sevlly as follows:—"With reference to your personal representations on…

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Bullawa Creek School Teacher Appointed

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 4

Mr. T. D. Mutch advises Mr. W. J. Scully, M.L.A., as follows:— "Following on your personal representations I have pleasure in…

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Stafford School May Be Re-opened

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Scully, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Education:—Following on your personal…

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Valedictory Farewell to Mr. A. C Robertson Late Headmaster Baan Baa School

The North Western Courier · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 8

On Saturday last, the 5th. inst, a large number of the residents of Baan Baa, with a number from the outlying country districts, gathered in the…

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W. A. Holman Makes Scarifying Attack on Premier. Formes Premier Makes Reference to Ethics of Two-up School

North West Champion · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 4

"And in the lowest depth, a lower deep, Still threatening to devour me, opens wide."…

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