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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1929

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Gundurimba Farewell to Teachers

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 9

Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Thurgate, late of the Gundurimba Public School, were tendered a farewell by the residents in the Gundurimba Hall on…

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Lismore High School Tenders

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 2

Tenders for a new Lismore Boys' High School, and alterations to the existing school, closed last Thursday, the following being received:—Brown…

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Strangled to Death Beautiful Young Art Teacher Lover's Mad Babbling

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 3

VANCOUVER, Monday.--Pearl Baghole (20), a beautiful art teacher was strangled to death early this morning after a night of…

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Local and General New School Building

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 2

Mr. W. W. Jemison, the contractor for the erection of the new Casino Intermediate High School, arrived in Casino on Monday, and yesterday…

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Found Strangled Pretty Art Teacher Young Suitor Arrested Vancohver

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 8

Pearl Baghole (20), a beautiful art teacher, was strangled to death early this morning after a night of prayer with her suitor, Dennis Barclay (20),…

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Chamber of Commerce Murwillumbah Meeting School Teacher Praised

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 6

Follwing the annual meeting of the Murwillumbah Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night, a general meeting was held. There were present Messrs…

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School of Arts Authority to Mortgage Land

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

A Special Meeting of Subscribers of the School of Arts was held in the temporary library on Monday night when it was decided by 34 votes to…

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Sydney Teachers' College

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 6

A number of people are in doubt as to the method of gaining entrance to the Teachers' College. For the long course— two, three or four years…

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Murwillumbah High School Playground

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

Mr. A. E. Budd, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond): "I have had under consideration your…

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Teacher Acquitted Alleged Offence on Giri

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--A shocking story was told at Parramatta Quarter Sessions to-day, when Charles Johnson, a school teacher, was charged with…

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Lismore Rural School

Northern Star · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 6

From an unofficial source the "Northern Star" learns that Brown and Jolly's tender of £17,999 was accepted for the new block at the…

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Casino High School

Northern Star · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 6

The contractor for the erection of the new High School block of buildings at Casino, Mr. W. L. Jamieson, of Dulwich…

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Incentive to Study School of Arts Scholar-ships Kyogle Shows the Way

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 2

The committee of Kyogle School of Arts on Monday night decided to award scholarships to the students who topped the list in the recent…

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Grim Find Body in a Field Schoolboy's Death

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 3

A search for a lost golf ball at Choriton cum Hardy, a suburb of Manchester, ended in the discovery of a murder, the victim of which was an 11…

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School Column

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 8

Motto: "He who industriously sows and reaps is a good labourer and worthy of his hire." SCHOOL CAPTAIN…

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Teacher's Federation Meeting

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Mid Richmond branch of the Teachers' Federation was held at Woodburn last Saturday morning. The attendance was not…

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School Savings Banks

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 8

One school activity about which very little is realised is the School Savings Bank. Branches of the Bank are active in over 900 schools, and the total…

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Grim Find Body in a Field Schoolboy's Death

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 3

A search for a lost golf ball at Chorlton-cum-Hardy a suburb of Manchester, ended in the discovery of a murder the victim of which was an…

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Incentive to Study School of Arts Scholarships Kyogle Shows the Way

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 2

The committee of Kyogle School of Arts on Monday night decided to award scholarships to the two students who topped the list in the recent…

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Teacher on Trial

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 7

Some months ago at the Glen Innes Police Court, Hugh Herbert Newley, a teacher at a country school in the district was committed for trial on a…

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