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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1918

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Cribbage. School of Arts V Coffee Camp

Northern Star · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 6

On Wednesday night last a team representing the Lismore School of Arts visited. Coffee Camp to try conclusions with the local team. The town players were looking for…

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Border Road School

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. John Perry, M.L.A., has received a letter from the Under Secretary, Public Instruction Department, with reference to representations in relation to the…

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Casino School of Arts

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 2

The regular meeting of the committee of the Casino School of Arts was held at the institute on Thursday evening. Present: Messrs,…

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Smart Scholars

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 4

Judging by the number of candidates for the credit of having gained the Q.C. certifcate in the shortest possible time, this examination to many teachers is the one object…

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School of Instruction. Good Soldiers' and Better Citizens. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. —Mr. Robinson, war corresppondent, describe the new school of instruction, at the front ostensibly for bayonet musketry exercises, but really it is…

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Prefers Bootlers Scholars

Northern Star · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Education says that children going to school without boots is encouraged…

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South Lismore Infants' School

Northern Star · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 4

Miss Derkenne, the unstress of the Infants' School. does not let trifles stand in the way of achieving her end. When she took charge of the school it was almost a wilderness. It…

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School Column. Our Birds

Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 7

There are many different kinds of birds; they are cheerful things, and only for these birds Australia would in one sense be dead. There is a law…

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School Honor Roll

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 3

A meeting of the Kyogle Parents' and Citizens' Association was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday night last, there being present…

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Casino Church of England. Grammar School

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 2

Board of Managment: His Lordship the Bishop of Grafton, the Rev. Canon Ware, Casino, Esmond Russell. Casino…

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School of Arts Destroyed

Northern Star · Monday 4 March 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Owing to mice getting among matches Barellan School of Arts was totally destroyed. It was a new building and was covered by £700 insurance…

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Local Interest. Pictures at the School of Arts

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 8

A big house greeted the screening of the film, "The Woman who took the Wrong Road," by Mr. John Strangeways, at the School of Arts on Wednesday…

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Coraki School of Arts

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 8

A meeting of the committee of the above was held on Tuesday evening. Present: Messrs. S. J. Dening (President), A. Apps, M. Byrne, C. J…

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School Column. School Jokes. [?]

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 3

Horace was a splendid lad at mathematics. At figures he was perfect, but or memory subject he was a rank failure. Give him a word to spell, and he…

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General Telegrams. Fire at a School

Northern Star · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 2

WELLINGTON, Friday. — Aute Maori College at Hastings, New Zealand, has been destroyed by fire. All the students escaped…

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School of Arts

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 4

At the general committee meeting of the Lismore School of Arts last, night applications for the position of assistant, librarian were considered. There were 24 applications, the…

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Murwillumbah School Cookery Classes

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 4

The following girls from the Murwill[?]mbah. Superior Public School were [?]uccessful in completing their cookery [?]ourse and passed their final…

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School Column. Our Trip to the Seaside

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 7

We went down to the seaside in a boat; when we got there the big waves were rolling in. The small boats were dancing up and down like corks. We…

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Old State School

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 4

The conversion of a State school into a Roman Catholic school was referred to by Father Rohan, parish priest at Balmain, says the "Daily Telegraph."…

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School and Juvenile Work

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 6

For boys and girls under 13 years. Neatest exercise book in use and dated, Lillian Larkin. Handkerchief, hemstitched. Miss Pearson…

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