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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1928

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Joinery for High School

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 2

The tender of Mr. W. S. Rays, Bangalow, has been accepted for the furniture and joinery for the Murwillumbah High School; also for the joinery for…

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Sunday Schools Visit of Leaders

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 4

The World Sunday School Association has a membership of 3,000,000, and the president is Rev. Dr. W. C. Poole. In an interview in Sydney Dr…

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Parents and Citizens Rural School Association

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Lismore Rural School Parents and Citizens' Association was held last night. Mr. H. A. Lackin (president) occupied the…

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High School Wins

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 4

Last night a debating team from the Lismore High School affirming "that a State lottery should be instituted to assist in financing hospitals" gained a…

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Rural Schools Work and Objects. Address by a Headmaster

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Mullumbimby branch of the P.P.U., it was decided to ask the Mullumbimby Agricultural Society if it would invite Mr…

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Schoolboy's Prank. Obstruction on Railway Line

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 3

FORBES, Tuesday.—At the local police court to-day, a schoolboy pleaded guilty to placing an obstruction on the railway line, and was ordered to…

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Empire Day at I.h. School

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 2

Empire Day will be celebrated at the Casino Intermediate High School in the usual manner. The Mayor will preside, and the children will be…

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Clovass School Burnt

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 2

On Friday morning, at about 2.30, the Public School at Clovass was discovered to be on fire. Mr. J. Hynes, the teacher, hurried to the building,…

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Match Against High School

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 6

Mr. W. Balzer has arrangements in hand for a return match between Lismore Old Students and the High School next Wednesday, and would be pleased…

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School Sports

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 3

A party from the Ballina Intermediate High School journeyed to Alstonville on Friday afternoon last and engaged in sports matches with the…

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Visit of Sunday School Leaders

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 4

Dr. W. C. Poole, president World Sunday Schools' Union, and Sir Edward Sharpe, president British section, will address a meeting in the Methodist…

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District Rural Schools Aims and Activities

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 6

Following is a summary of the address delivered by Mr. F. W. A. Lowe at the Agricultural Society's meeting last week:—…

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Mullumbimby Rural School 1st Class

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 6

1st Class was surprised last week by a visit from the inspector, Mr. Martin. His understanding nature won the…

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Tweed Heads. Scholars Control Function

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2

Empire Day at Tweed Heads has become to be looked upon as a Gala Day, when the parents and citizens of the town unite in giving the children…

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Australian Flag Gift to English School Prince of Wales Cheered

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 5

The Prince of Wales received an enthusiatsic welcome recently from the scholars of the Westbourne Middle Class Schools, Great Western Road,…

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In Billy Cart Pushed Miles To School

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 4

Bedridden almost since birth, Horrie Smith, aged 13, of Emu Plains, now lies in the Royal North Shore Hospital (Sydney) on tho eve of "another little…

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Coraki School Column

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2

Motto: "Get knowledge, be brave, honorable and kind, thinking of others before yourselves, and always plays the game." —His Majesty King George V's…

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School's Hospital Day Collections

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2

Since the inauguration of this idea in 1921 the sum of £ 50,000 has been collected in the schools for the various hospitals. This has been given to…

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Empire Day School Celebrations An Ideal of Service

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 2

Empire Day was fittingly celebrated at Murwillumbah State School yesterday, when the pupils of the secondary and primary departments gathered in…

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Teacher Banged with Brolly

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 3

There was an unusual and rather exciting incident at the Cootamundra public school one morning last week, when a mother, whose child is said to…

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