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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1917

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Condong School Swimmers. An Interesting Experience

Tweed Daily · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 2

Perhaps there is no greater enthusiast in this district in matters affecting the training of the children in his charge, not only from a scholastc point of view, but…

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Alstonville School of Arts. Proposed Removal

Northern Star · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 6

A special meeting of the Committee of the Alstonville School of Arts was held on Monday night last for discuss Several matters of importance to the Institution. In the absence…

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School Towels Banned

Northern Star · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.--The Medical Branch of the Department of Education decided to forbid the use of towels in schools as a precaution against disease…

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Schoolboy Howlers. Amusing Blunders Made by the "Young Idea."

Northern Star · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 8

Every year the "University Correspondent" offers a prize for the best collection of 12 amusing schoolboy mistakes. Appended is a selection of "howlers" from the…

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Battleship Schools

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1917 · page 3

It is striking testimony to the efficiency of the British Navy that school-work for the boys on board has been carried on far more assiduously since…

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Danger of the School Towel

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 2

A memorandum has been sent to headmasters pointing out that the school towel for the common use of pupils is one of the possible causes of the spread…

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Dairy School. to Be Held at Port Macquarie

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Minister of Agriculture has arranged with the directors of the Port Macquarie Butter Factory to have that institution placed at the disposal of the…

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Inter-school Swimming Carnival

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 4

On Saturday last an interesting inter-school swimming carnival, arranged by the Lismore Life Sawing Society, took place at the usual swimming place on the river. The…

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Schools' Swimming Competition

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 2

A swimming competition between the pupils of Lismore and Casino Public Schools wac held at the former town oh Saturday last. Pupils from…

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School of Experience

Northern Star · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 6

Another matter on which Mr. Tudor dwelt, as he has so often dwelt before, with much seeming, satisfaction, to himself, was the Prime Minister's changed, attitude in relation…

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Schools Swimming Competitions

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 8

On Saturday last a carefully selected team of boy swimimers from the local superior public school, under the supervision of Mr. F. R…

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School Smimming Certificates

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 4

But for the interference of Mother Mump," there would have, been a record total of 61 competitors last Wednesday for the Casino S.P…

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Dairy School

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 4

The Minister of Agriculture has arranged with the directors of the Fort Macquarie Butter Factory to have that institution placed at the…

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Lady School Inspectors

Northern Star · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.--The Minister of Education forecasts the appointment of women school inspectors…

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Teaching Munitionieres. a Free and Delightful School

Northern Star · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 7

The strong appeal to women which has last appealed in the "Daily Mail," urging upon them the necessity of entering the nutrition works, promped me to visit one of…

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Dairy Science Schools Cream and Butter Grading

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture has arranged with the directors of the Port Macquarie butter factory to have that institution placed at the disposal of the…

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Local and General. School Board

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 2

The annual meeting the Parents and Citizens' Association was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night. Mr J. Hollingworth occupied…

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Ladies and the War Addresses at the School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 3

Sergt. Sheehan, of Lismore, a returned solder, addressed the Red Cross ladies yesterday afternoon, in the School of Arts supper room…

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Alstonville School of Arts

Northern Star · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 4

Mr. Jas. Gibson (President) occupied the chair at a meeting of the committee held in the reading room on Tuesday night last, when there were present:--Messrs. C. Corderoy,…

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Cribbage. Lismore School of Arts v. Bruns Wick

Northern Star · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 7

For the third time in succession the Lismore School of Arts defeated the Brunswick team, at Brunswick, by nineteen rubbers to seventeen. The game was very evenly…

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