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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1924

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The Pavilion. Rural School Display

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 2

In the pavilion one of the noteworthy features was the large number and fine quality of the exhibits from the Mullumbimby rural school. Not only in the…

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Brunswick Heads School

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 4

The new school at Brunswick Heads is finished and teachers and scholars have for the last three weeks been working under congenial conditions. The new building is…

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Funds Low Coraki School of Arts

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 4

CORAKI, Wednesday.—At the monthly committee meeting of the School of Arts yesterday there were present:—Messrs. E. T. Sheridan (president), L. F. Benaud, A…

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Visit of British Fleet. Holiday for School Teachers

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Education has decided that country teachers who wish to visit Sydney on the occasion of the visit of the British…

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Boy with Firearms. Shoots Another Schoolboy

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—James Eldridge (14) a schoolboy, was shot in the chest by a companion at Hurstville Public School. The shooting occurred while…

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Coraki School of Arts

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening. Present:— Messrs. E. T. Sheridan (President), B. J. Colditz, T. C. Jago, P. R. Kidd, A…

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School of Arts Decision to Mortgage Building

Northern Star · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

A special general meeting of the subscribers of the School of Arts, Lismore, was held on Wednesday. Mr. G. J. Elliott, president, was in the chair…

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Schools and Schooling Teachers' Federation

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 15

The usual monthly meeting of the Lismore branch of the New South Wales Teachers' Federation was held on Saturday, 1st inst., in the Lismore Rural School. Mr. T. R. Mallet…

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Teacher Abroad Study of Psychology of Sub-normal Childern Work in London Schools. Experiences of Lismore Lady in Many Lands Interesting Lecture

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 3

Miss M. Farr, B.A., headmistress of the Lismore Rural School, delivered the following lecture before the Lismore Teachers' Association at the March meeting:—…

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School Work. (Judges: W. Peoples and Chevalier Reading)

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 7

Plain writing, boy or girl under eight years, Alma Lamb; plain writing, boy or girl under 12 years, H. Chisholm; plain writing, boy or girl under 15 years, Elma…

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Robert Burns Scotland's Literary Genius Education in World's School Opinions of Sandy

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 13

"It is a queer thing," I remarked to Sandy, "that the greatest literary genius England has produced and the greatest literary genius Scotland has produced were,…

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School Work

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 2

Judges: Messrs. R. Reading and W. J. Peoples. Steward, Mr. G. T. Hutchinson. Plain writing, boy or girl under 8 years,…

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School Holidays

Northern Star · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—It has been decided that the public schools may close on Thursday and Friday, April 10 and 11, upon application by the teachers…

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School Work Coraki Parents and Citizens Wireless Question Discussed

Northern Star · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 3

CORAKI, Saturday.—At the annual meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association Mr. L. F. Benaud (president) presided. The hon. sec. (the Rev. N. H. Khne)…

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School Concert Success at Gundurimba South

Northern Star · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 6

The concert held under the auspices of the Gundurimba South Parents and Citizens' Association proved very successful. Though rather a hurried affair the children acquitted…

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Coraki School of Arts Council to Bk Asked to Take Over Institute

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 4

A special meeting of the committee of the above was held on Saturday evening to deal with a report from the special-sub-committee appointed to discuss ways…

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Match Against High School

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 2

The following team has been chosen to play against the High School on Wednesday at 2 p[?]m. on the recreation ground:—Clough, Hando, Chambers, O'Sullivan, Thorpe (2),…

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"System Wrong" Catholics and Public Schools

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Archbishop Kelly, in opening a new church at Rockdale, said that the good standard of morality, such as the practice of the Catholic religion meant,…

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Dyraaba and Mummulgum Public Schools

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 2

Mr.R. S.Perdriau, M.L.A., is in receipt of communications from the Education Department respecting public schools at Dyraaba and Mummulgum…

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School of Arts Institute At Coraki Neglected Municipal Control Urged Action by the Committee

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 3

CORAKI, Tuesday— A special meeting of the committee of the Coraki School of Arts was held to consider the report of the subcominittee appointed to go into the final…

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