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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1939

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High School Sport

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 4

Games were resumed at the Murwillumbah High School yesterday after the Christmas vacation. Swimming was very popular with…

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St. George Rural School Group

Northern Star · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 5

The "St. George" (Lismore) Rural School group was the first of all groups to meet for the new year. Mr. Bill Sidaway, late A.S.M., 3rd Lismore St. Andrew's…

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178 First Year Pupils Record at High School

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 4

A total of 178 pupils has been enrolled in the first year at Murwillumbah High School for 1939. This is at least 50 above any…

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School Gazette

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 7

School opened on Tuesday, January 7 31, after the Xmas vacation. The enrolment for the first week was: Infants' department 108,…

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Repairs to Reserve Creek School

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) has advised that repairs will be carried out to the Reserve Creek School. The information was…

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Lack of Accommodation at High School 418 Students Attending

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 4

The 1939 attendance figures at Murwillumbah High School now stand at 418. It was announced at last night's meeting of the…

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Accommodation Problem at Casino Inter. High School Casino

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 6

Owing to overcrowded conditions at the Casino Inter. High School, the Education Department has been granted the use of the nearby Boys'…

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School Site at South M'bah Inquiries Made for Department

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 3

The Education Department, through the the district inspector of schools (Mr. G. Tompson), is inquiring about the acquisition of a…

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84, He Goes to School

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 6

Believed to be Britain's oldest schoolboy a retired Scottish tailor has gone to school at the age of 34. In the evening classroom at Vale…

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Record Attendance High School Students At Baths

Northern Star · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 6

Then was a record attendance of students from the Lismore High School at the Lismore Memorial baths yesterday. There were 256 girls…

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Ball1na School of Arts Ballina

Northern Star · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 10

Because of pilfering, and the destruction of newspapers and magazines in the reading room at the Ballina School of Arts the committee…

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Local and General Renovations to Cudgen School

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) has sanctioned the renovation of Cudgen Public School. Representations were made by Mr. A…

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Mayne Bequest to Medical School in Queensland

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday:—As the result of Dr. Mayne's bequest, estimated as upwards of £100,000, to the medical school, Queensland…

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Teachers and Visiting Experts

Northern Star · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 4

Members of the Royal Academy of Dancing with Mr. Arnold Haskell, the well known critic of the dance and author of several technical books on ballet. Mr. Anton Dolin is also included, he being the principal male dancer of the Covent Garden Russian Ballet, and a member of the technical committee of the Royal Academy (London). Lectures and lessons were given by both men to dancing teachers in Sydney recently. Miss Flora M. Jack…

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Amusements "The Texans" Regent and School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 3

Joan Bennett, Randolph Scott and May Robson head a cast of thousands in Paramount's epic of America's rebirth in the days following the War…

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Building Totally Inadequate Tweed Heads Public School

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 4

At a meeting of the Tweed Heads Parents and Citizens' Association on Thursday night, Mr. A. E. Williams (Headmaster) stated…

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Tyalgum School Repairs

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 4

The Acting Director of Education has advised Mr. A. E. Budd, M.L.A., that, in response to representations relative to the need for repairs and…

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Cowlong Sunday School

Northern Star · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 10

The Cowlong Methodist Sunday School anniversary was held in the Cowlong church, the morning and evening services were conducted by the…

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Youth Movement Temperance Teaching in Schools

Northern Star · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 12

Addressing a meeting of the Manchester branch of the National Commercial Temperance League, Mr. C. W. Towlson, headmaster of…

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"St. George" Rural School Cub Pack

Northern Star · Saturday 11 February 1939 · page 4

Next Tueesday night cubs of St. George pack will meet in the district Scout Hall in Magellan-street at 7.30. The evening will be devoted to 1st Star instruction and team…

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