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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1939

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S. Lismore School

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 12

Sub-term tests at the South Lismore school Resulted:—Class II.: Margaret Weir 1, Joyce Archer 2, Lyma Godfrey 3. Class III.:…

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Nazi Teachers' Task BERLIN

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 1

To prove their ancestry, the Nazi Teachers' Union members have been ordered to produce their full genealogical tables from 1800. I…

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Mullumbimby Creek School

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 11

The February tests at Mullumbimby Creek School resulted as follows:—6th Class: Mathematics, Ray Bassett 1, Malcolm Gibson 2, Neville Porter 3…

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Bagotiville School Celebration of Silver Jubilee

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 5

The 25th anniversary of the opening of the first school at Bagotville was celebrated in conjunction with the official opening of the new School, the…

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English Teacher Australians As She Saw Them

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 7

Miss Olive M. Bruce, of Roscoe House, Leeds Boad, Dewsbury, just returned home, from a twelve months' visit to Australia where she served as an…

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New Books for Coraki School of Arts

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 7

The following now books have been I secured for CoraKi School of Arts:- "Action at Aquila". (Allen), "Hell Let Loose" (Beeding), "Action for…

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Amusements "Panamint's Bad Man" at School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 6

Smith Ballew, popular singing cow-boy, stars in "Panamint's Bad Man," which opens at Murwillumbah School of Arts to-night. This western…

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Nazi Teachers to Prove Ancestry

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 7

BERLIN, Wednesday:—To prove their ancestry, members of the Nazi Teachers' Union have been ordered to produce their full genealogical tables…

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New Building for High School Increasing Attendance Justifies Claim Kyogle P. and C. Had Good Year

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 1

That the steadily increasing attendance would make the erection of a new building for the secondary department necessary was a statement made by the president, Mr. C. G. McKee, on Tuesday night, when reviewing the…

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"Sweating and Cramming" in Schools Reference in the House

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 March 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday:—Reference to the "sweating and cramming conditions" prevailing in primary and secondary schools was made by Mr…

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High School Sport T. Heads Teams Defeated

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 March 1939 · page 6

Murwillumbah High School yesterday defeated cricket and vigoro teams from Tweed Heads Public School. The vigoro matches were…

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'Need School to Train Child Psychologists' Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1939 · page 9

The need for the creation of a school to train psychologists to engage in child welfare work was stressed in Parliament to-day by…

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Teacher Farewelled

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1939 · page 13

Mr. J. R. Atkins, of Bairnsdale school, Yorklea, who has been transferred to Black Mountain, in the New England district, was farewelled by…

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"Sweating" in N.S.W. SCHOOLS Mr. Drummond's Reply SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1939 · page 1

Reference to the "sweating and cramping conditions" prevailing in primary and secondary schools was made by Mr. J. G. Arthur (Lab.,…

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Wardell School of Arts

Northern Star · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Wardell Literary Institute was held in the reading room. The president (Mr. W. Grayson) was in the…

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School Sports Association Tenterfield

Northern Star · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Tenterfield branch of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association, the balance sheet showed that after…

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Teachers' Fedtn. Mullumbimby Branch Officers Elected

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 6

A committee was appointed at the annual meeting of Mullumbimby Branch of the New South Wales Teachers' Federation to…

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School Leaving Age May Be Raised

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 7

A proposal to raise the statutory school leaving age to 15 will be considered by the State Cabinet shortly, as a contribution towards solving the…

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School Gazette

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 7

Keen swimming has been witnessed at the swimming baths in preparation for the High School swimming carnival to be held at 2 p.m…

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Officers Elected M'bimby Teachers' Federation Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 9

A committee was appointed, at the Annual meeting of the Mullumbimby branch of the New South Wales Teachers' Federation, to draw up a…

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