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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1911

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Tintenbar Public School

Northern Star · Monday 29 May 1911 · page 3

At Tintenber Public School the celebration was unusually successful this year. There was a very large attendance of parents and children, and Mr. J. Fitzpatrick…

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Repentance Creek Public School

Northern Star · Monday 29 May 1911 · page 3

Over 200 people, including the children, assembled at this very popular place, with much enthusiasm, loyalty, and pleasure, to celebrate Empire Day. The children…

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Ballina Public School

Northern Star · Monday 29 May 1911 · page 3

At Ballina there was a large gathering. The children formed up on three sides of a square, the other side heing left for the parents and visitors. In the contre was…

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The Bond Public School

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 5

Empire Day was celebrated here [?] the school grounds in the form of a picnic and sports. About 10.30 a.m. the children were assembled and addressed…

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Youthful Land Applicant. School Girl Granted a Block. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 5

The Armidale Land Board has granted a school girl, aged 16, her application for a block of land. The applicant stated that she was prepared to carry out the…

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Holiday at Public Schools. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 5

The public schools are to have a week's [?]holiday at Coronation time…

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Lismore Branch Teachers' Association

Northern Star · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 4

Next Saturday, 3rd June being King's Birthday, the usual monthly meeting of the above Association will not be held, but on the following Saturday Miss…

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Sunday School Social

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 4

THE Methodist Sunday School picnic having been postponed from the warmer days, it was decided to hold a social in the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday night last…

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Empire Day Celebrations. at the Grammar School

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 8

EMPIRE DAY was celebrated with much joy and eclat by the pupils and parents of pupils attending the Casino Grammar School. The function,…

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At Runnymede School

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 8

A basket picnic was held at the above school on Empire Day, when a good number of parents and friends were present, Fairy Hill being well…

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Coraki Convent School Concert

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 4

The concert promoted by the Sisters of Mercy at Coraki, in aid of the Dr. Doyle Memorial Tower, took place in St. Joseph's school from on Wednesday evening, in…

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Latest Telegrams. Teacher Transffrred. Grafton

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 5

Miss Fordyce, headmistress of the Grafton District School, has been appointed to Hurstville…

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School of Alls Ball. at Mullumbimby

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 5

One of the most important social events in the year is the School of Arts ball, for not alone is an enjoyable gathering provided for the…

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Schoolboys' Gallantry

Northern Star · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 4

The Minister for Education, while opening a new manual training room at Kogarah School on Friday, was faced with a rather stiff proposition. A party of girls…

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The New Bush School

Northern Star · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 5

"What a comforting change has come to the interiors of the lonely little bush school," writes an inspector of the Department of Public Instruction in his report…

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General News. Lismore Teachers' Association

Northern Star · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 4

Owing to the bereavement in the family of the President (Mr. H. C. Lewis, of the Lismore District School), the meeting of the Lismore branch of the Teachers'…

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Country School Teachers. Coronation Holidays. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 5

Mr. Fitzpatrick asked Mr. Beeby if country school teachers will be granted the Friday following Coronation Day as a holiday next week. If Friday were not…

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Chinese Children. at Public Schools. Waterloo Teac[?]ers' Troubles

Northern Star · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 3

During his visit to the Waterloo Public School on Friday (says the "S.M. Herald"), Mr. Beeby, Minister for Education, was struck with the number of enrolled…

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Undesirable Pictures. Ultra-sexsational Literature. School Association Takes Action

Northern Star · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 3

The Bathurst Parents and Citizens' Association has taken definite steps in connection with what is considered undesirable moving pictures and sensational [?]terature…

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Continuation School. Its Establishment at Lismore. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 5

The Minister for Public Instruction said he would have the necessary inquiries made into the advisabillty of establishing a contin[?]ation school at Lismore…

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