100 Miles to School
A record that will take some beating for long-distance travelling to school has been established by Edith, Mollie and Joe, three children of…
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A record that will take some beating for long-distance travelling to school has been established by Edith, Mollie and Joe, three children of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Classes at Lismore Trades School in carpentry, plumbing, engineering, farm mechanics, and dressmaking will commence on Monday, February 23…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A meeting of the Ballina Parents and Citizens' Association was held on Tuesday night last, when, in the absence of the president (Mr. T. B…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The announcement of scholarship winners to the Sydney and Armidale Teachers' Colleges has proved of great interest to schools, although it has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Lismore Rural School has not yet returned to normal conditions as far as enrolment and attendance are concerned. The figures for the last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Minister for Education (Mr. Davies) arrives in Lismore from Ballina this morning. He will be given a civic reception by the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Minister for Education (Mr. W. Davies), who arrived at Ballina yesterday evening, granted the request of a deputation from the Ballina…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"You have a fine district and fine institutions. Because of these I regard Lismore as the Oxford of the North. To provide such wonderful schools is a costly process, and there are a number of people who think too much is being spent on education. They say it is not reproductive. It is, and with bright, intelligent boys…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GENEVA, Sunday:--In view of the ultimate effect on the ment Conference, the League of Nations is very perturbed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister for Education (Mr. W. Davies) officially opened the new boys' school at Lismore on Saturday afternoon in the presence of a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One effect of the prevailing economic depression is the difficulty experienced by parents of boys leaving school in finding occupations that will absorb…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The new boys' and domestic science buildings adjoining the District Rural School at Lismore, and erected at a cost of £20,000, were declared officially…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The second Edison scholarship for high school boys gave Americans entertainment after their heart's desire. Although only 49 lads from all parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The following changes in the teaching staffs of schools under the Education Department are announced: High School Teachers.—Messrs. T…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The annual meeting of the Hid Richmond brunch of the Teachers' Federation was held at Coraki on Saturday last. In the absence of the President,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minister for Education spent last week-end on the Richmond attending to matters connected with his department the chief being the opening…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dissatisfaction with the plight of Murwillumbah Primary School owing to the compulsory imposition of the High School manual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The other day an aged man of the "sundowner" type was sitting on he doorstep of a Nevertire business place. He was obviously a victim of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The attendance at the Lismore Rural School has been slowly building up since the recent flood, and is now about 1200 a day. The enrolment is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The House of Lords, by 169 votes to 22, rejected the Government's Education Bill for raising the school leaving age from 14 to 15…
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