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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1939

1,131 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 57

High School Sport Results of Play Yesterday

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 2

Two vigoro matches were played at the Murwillumbah High School yesterday. Kangaroos (Captain. Joan Turner)…

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Anti-Submarine School BRISBANE

Northern Star · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 9

The British submarine Phoenix arrived here to-day en route for Sydney. It will assist in forming the Commonwealth's first anti-submarine…

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St. George's (District School) Cub Pack

Northern Star · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 16

Next Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. Wolf Cubs of the St. George's pack will meet at the Scout Hall. Cubs should bring tdrches for an outdoor tracking game. Billies…

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Lismore School of Arts

Northern Star · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 5

During December and January 37 new members joined the Lismore School of Arts and there were 56 resignations, it was reported at the…

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Dept. Delay Criticised Ballina School Grounds Ballina

Northern Star · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 2

Criticism of the delay in supplying filling for the playgrounds at the Ballina primary and secondary schools was made by Mr. C. F. Best,…

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Richmond Hill School

Northern Star · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 12

Mr. A. G. Alcorn presided at the annual, meeting of the Richmond Hill Parents and Citizens' Association, and there were 12 members present…

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To Report to Armidale Teachers' College

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 6

The following successful candidates at the recent L.C. examination have received notice to report at the Armidale Teachers' College for medical…

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Brisbane's First "Air Raid" Precaution School Demonstration

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday:—Brisbane experienced its first "air raid" to-day when trainees at Kelvin Grove air raid precaution…

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Teacher Centre of Education Displacement of Old Idea Attention Now Paid to Personality

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 4

At a social function, following the annual meeting of Murwillumbah Branch of the Teachers' Federation on Saturday, the District…

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School Gazette

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

Last week, work was begun on the repairs of the headmaster's residence by members of the Department of Public Works. The wooden piles were…

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More Deposits In School Savings Banks

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 3

During 1938 the school children's credit balances at the Commonwealth Savings Bank advanced from £262,507 to £288,032…

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Water Melons For School Children BONALBO

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 4

On the last two Friday afternoons the children of Bonalbo school have been treated to a water melon feast by Mr. N. Gray. The 120 children…

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"The Midas Touch" New Fiction at School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 8

"The Midas Touch," by Margaret Kennedy is a further brilliant novel from the pen that has given this generation at least two of its most…

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House of Commons Procedure M.p. Questioned by Schoolboys

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 10

Mr. Cecil Wilson, Socialist M.P. for the Attercliffe Division of Sheffield, showed a number of schoolboys round the House of…

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Teachers' Work Praised Rosebank P. and C.

Northern Star · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 7

The annual meeting of Rosebank P. and C. was well attended and the following officers was appointed: President, Mr. C. E. Armstrong;…

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Building Plan Coraki School of Arts Waiting for Reply Coraki

Northern Star · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 13

The treasurer's report presented at a meeting of the Coraki School of Arts committee showed that the institution had a credit of £100…

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Radio for School Eltham P. and C. Assn

Northern Star · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 5

At th annual meeting of the Eltham Parents and Citizens' Association. Mr. G. Person presided. Others present were: Mesdames H…

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Gained Scholarships High School Students

Northern Star · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 8

Ten students from the Lismore High School were awarded scholarships to attend the Teachers' Training College at Armidale. They were: Joy Addison,…

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School of Arts Building Extension Still Hung Up

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 7

Mr. A. Apps, President, was in the Chair at Monday night's meeting of the Committee, when there were also present Messrs. A. T. Campbell…

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Who Was Pontius Pilate? "Eric Donaldson" Answers School Boy

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1939 · page 3

The children of the north-west have a healthy admiration for the doctors and pilots who cover the outback on their errands of mercy,. and when a 'plane…

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