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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1936

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Tweed Heads School Repairs

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 4

Repairs to Tweed Heads Public School and residence are being carried out by the painting and repair staff of the Department of…

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Teachers' Debating Team

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 4

The Mayor of Mullumbimby (Ald. W. Arnold) is in receipt of a request from a debating team representing the Sydney Teachers College for…

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Bigger Enrolment Lismore District School

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 6

Although some have not yet returned from holidays, it is considered that the number of pupils at Lismore District' School this year will exceed the…

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Teacher Honoured Transferred to Meerschaum Vale

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 11

Mr. W. Schumacher, who for the past 10 years has been in charge of the school at Linwood and who has been transferred to Meerschaum…

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Successful Scholars. High School Entrance and Technical

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 8

These additional pupils on the Mid Richmond have passed the entrance to High School exam:—Bagotville—Lawrence Clifford, Lester…

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Big Increase High School Pupils More Accommodation

Northern Star · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 8

Anticipating a big increase in the number of students, the headmaster of the Lismore High School (Mr. W. F…

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Modern Art School Small Pupils Australian Wins Success

Tweed Daily · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 7

Not because it has a double interest for Australians, but because it is the most novel art school for children in all England, Mr…

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Coraki Public School 40 in Super Primary Classes

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 8

Coraki Public School enrolment should be approximately the same as for 1935. It is pleasing to note an increase in super-primary enrolment, 11 pupils…

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Amusements Thrills and Roman[?] at School of Art

Tweed Daily · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 3

Slim Summerville and Zasu [?] supply the comedy situations in [?] Birds," the starring attraction a[?] school of Arts to-night. The…

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Teacher's Transfer

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

Mr. J. A. Sutherland has been advised of his appointment as lecturer at Armidale Teacher's College. He will be succeeded in Kyogle by Mr. L…

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Brick High School P. & C. President's Appeal (To the Editor of the "Examiner")

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

Sir,--I desire through -the medium of your columns to bring before the notice of Kyogle citizens the annual meeting of the Kyogle Parents and…

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High School Well Attended Many Country Children

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

Although actual enrolments at Kyogle Intermediate High School ace practically the same as last year a gratifying feature…

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Grave Fears for Safety Missing Teacher Motor Cycle Tour of Territory

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Friday:--Grave fears are felt for the safety of Mr. Ellis Bankin, a Victorian school teacher, who left Alice…

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Byron Bay School

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 4

The prevalence of whooping cough has resulted in the enrolment at Byron Bay School for the first week of the new school year being slightly…

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Raising of School Leaving Age. New British Bill

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday:--A new Education Bill provides for raising the school leaving age from 14 to 15. Provision is made for exemption from school…

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Road Safety in Schools Traffic Models May be Used

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 7

Road safety lessons in every British school--with cinema films and model demonstrations of highway dangers--are likely to be…

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Whooping Cough Is Prevalent Scholars At Byron Bay Byron Bay

Northern Star · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 2

The prevalence of whooping cough has resulted in the enrolment at Byron Bay school for the first week of the new school year being slightly lower…

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From Country School at Kyogle Kyogle

Northern Star · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 11

Although enrolments at Kyogle Intermediate High School are almost the same as last year, there are about 20 more students from country centres in…

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Amusements School of Arts "The Thirty Nine Steps"

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

In John Buchan's thrilling romance of mystery and adventure, "The Thirty-nine Steps," featuring Robert Donat and Madeline Carroll which…

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Professor Criticises Conditions in Schools. Girls With Spinal Curvature

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

Declaring that conditions in many schools were deplorable, Professor Mackie, in an address at the summer school of the Australian Institute of…

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