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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1922

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Public Schools. What Should Be Their True Aim

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 2

Speaking at the breaking up of the Cranbrook public school, Sir Adrian Knox, Chief Justice of Australia, who distributed the prizes, said he did not…

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School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 2

The pictures screened at the Murwillumbah School of Arts on Saturday night were different from the programme advertised. The management explain that…

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Swimming Schools. Lessons During Vacation

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 4

Schools of instruction to non-swimmers nine years of age and over, will be in operation throughout the metropolitan and country centres from 3rd to 13th January. The…

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Swimming School Starts in Murwillumbah. Over 50 Enthusiastic Pupils. Successful First Day

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

The first swimming school conducted by the Education Department in Murwillumbah commenced yesterday, when over 50 boys and girls had their first…

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"One of the Best Schools."

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

"Murwillumbah has cause to be proud of its public school. It is one of the best that I have been in. The situation is almost ideal, while the building…

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A School Yarn

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

A six-year-old school child had to be reprimanded by an assistant. The assistant sent the young offender to the "head." The youngster, looking sorry,…

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Attempted Abduction. Girl at a Private School, [?]Alse Telephone Message

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A Melbourne message says that an attempt to abduct a girl from one of the private schools in a suburb failed owing to the principal telephoning to the…

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Vacation Swimming School

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 2

Yesterday the second day of the vacation swimming school was highly satisfactory. Most of the parents are now aware of its being in operation. The…

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Summer Swimming School

Northern Star · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 4

The interest manifested in the Department of Education's Summer Vacation Swmming School which commenced at the "Duck Pond" site in Leycester Creek on Tuesday…

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Swimming School 166 Children Enrolled. Quota More Than Reached

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 2

The third day of the Vacation Swimming School yesterday was most encouraging to the instructors and more than justifies the establishment of the…

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Movable Schools

Northern Star · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

The use of one and two-room wooden buildings for schools, constructed so that they can be moved from one school district to another, has proved very popular in British Columbia…

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Swimming School. Fifteen New Pupils

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

The Vacation Swimming School is growing apace. There were fifteen new pupils yesterday and the total enrollment is now 181--97 girls and 84 boys…

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On Emu Creek. (Copyright.) Chapter Xviii. (Continued). School Commences

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 3

For a while the teacher, a kindly prematurely bald pedagogue, stood on the verandah pulling at his moustache, and regarding them as though their…

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School of Arts Pictures

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 2

An excellent First National programme will be screened at the School of Arts pictures to-night, the star attraction being Charles…

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Schools and Schooling. Criticism

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 10

Mr. Board, Director of Education, wanted to know if there was anything easier than to be a critic of education. "But are the criticisms levelled against…

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Physical Culture Nuns As Pupils. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

Under the instruction of Lieutenant Hatfield, physical training officer, nuns of a Catholic order, representatives of which are now in Sydney from all parts…

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Record School Attendance

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

A Charleville correspondent sends the following to a Brisbane paper: The following is a remarkable record for school attendance by members of one…

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Successful Swimming School

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 2

The enrolment at the vacation swimming school in Murwillumbah now totals 197, of whom 107 are girls. The latter have proved keen pupils and seemingly…

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Byron Bay News. Heavy Consignment of Bananas. Swimming Class for School Children. Farewell to Mr. T. Laidler

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 6

A special train left Murwillumbah for Byron Bay at 9.30 on Friday night last to lift a large load of bananas consigned to Sydney. There were about 250 tons on the…

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Ettrick School

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. R. Perdriau, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following from the Department of Education, In reply to your representations on behalf…

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