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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1939

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Bicycle Replaces Horse Taking Children to School

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 2

Horses are being replaced by bicycles as a means of transporting children to school, according to delegates to a meeting of…

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Education Methods U. Clarence Teachers' Federation

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 11

The president (Mr. H. Towner), Woodenbong) was chairman at the last meeting of the Upper Clarence Teachers' Federation. Those present…

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Winter School for Farmers

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 12

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. A. D. Reid) states that it is proposed to hold the usual winter schools at the Hawkesbury Agricultural…

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Additional Teacher at Technical College

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 11

An additional carpentry and joinery instructor has been appointed to the Lismore Technical College to cope with the increased enrolment in this…

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Petition For New School at Singleton Singleton (N.s.w.)

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 7

In spite of criticism by the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) during the week-end, the Singleton Parents and Citizens' Association is…

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Dressmaking Course Fewer Pupils At Kyogle P. AND C. DISCUSSION

The Kyogle Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 1

Kyogle Parents and Citizens' Association on Tuesday night decided to co-operate with the Kyogle and Upper Richmond…

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Library for High School P. AND C. Association Allocates £50 Comprehensive Scheme Proposed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 3

Criticism of the lack of school library facilities by Mr. Harris, of the Murwillumbah High School, led to the High School Parents…

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Amusements School of Arts, To-night "The Fighting Code"

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 5

"The Fighting Code," offering an abundance of adventure and romance to patrons, will be screened at the School of Arts to-night…

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Annual Ball Plans Kyogle School Function

The Kyogle Examiner · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 1

Most of the arrangements for the annual juvenile ball to be held in the Kyogle Memorial Institute on Wednesday, May 10,…

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Big School Building Programme Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 8

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) said to-day that action was being taken to remove the causes for…

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Sewerage Installations at Schools Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 10

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) declared to-night that the extravagant charges of neglect of proper maintenance of schools and…

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Never Used Cane at School Students Shed Tears When He Resigned

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday:—If the scholars of the tiny bush school at Geulah (Tasmania), where Mr. Lyons was teaching when he first…

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Dressmaking Class [?]4 Pupils Enrolled at Nimbin

Northern Star · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 12

A canvass of Nimbin and district [?] a committee appointed by the Nimbin Parents and Citizens' Association has resulted in an enrolment of some…

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Hungary Goes English Teachers Reap a Rich Harvest

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 8

The interest in all things British, which may always be found in Hungary, became acute this winter…

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Rock Avalanche On Swiss School BERNE (Switzerland)

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 2

A rock avalanche crashed on to a children's boarding school at F'lims, killing five of the 28 inmates. Rescuers extricated 11 survivors…

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Memories of Former Woodburn Teacher

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 2

A writer in the columns of the "Daily Examiner," traversing the history of Copmanhurst P.S., for many years the only school on the Upper Clarence,…

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Departmental Parsimony Brings Sharp Criticism From Teachers. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 5

Nearly 50 headmasters, representing primary schools throughout the metropolitan area, at a meeting last night strongly criticised the inadequacy of…

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Amusements School of Arts "On The Great White Trail"

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 3

Thrills and adventure in the great North-West abound in "On the Great White Trail," which comes to the School of Arts to-night. James Newill,…

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Tributes to Mr. S. H. Lee Work for School at Mullumbimby

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 6

Eulogistic tributes to the work accomplished by Mr. S. H. Lee in matters of public interest were paid at a representative gathering on…

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Huonbrook School

Northern Star · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 6

At the annual meeting of Huonbrook P. and C. Association the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr. F. H…

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