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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1940

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School Swimming Carnival

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 4

The enthusiasm of the juniors for the combined swimming carnival to be held in the Memorial Baths on Friday night can be gauged from the…

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New Books at Murwillumbah School of Arts "Wickford Point"

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 10

The family is a theme which has long provided a study for novelists. Mr. Marquand gave us in "The Late George Apley," a kind of satirical…

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School Teacher? Transferred

Northern Star · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 10

Amongst transfers of teachers announced by the Department of Education were the following: Miss D. Tawyer, Willoughby…

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Schoolboy Injured

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 4

Frank Hayes, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hayes, of Byangum Road, Murwillumbah and a pupil of Murwillumbah High School, sustained facial…

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M'bimby School of Arts Book Gifts To Patriotic Fund Appreciated

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 4

A practical gesture made by the Committee of Mullumbimby School of Arts in donating a large number of library books to the Lord Mayor's…

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School for Greenhills?

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 4

Mr. A. E. Eudd,. M.L A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond): In reply to your…

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Tweed Heads Teachers' Federation Annual Meeting

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 4

At the annual meeting of Tweed Heads branch of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation, Mr. A. E. Williams was re-elected…

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Schools' Athletics Upper Clarence Association

Northern Star · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Upper Clarence Schools' Athletic Association it was decided to defer the annual sports meeting till the second school…

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Raised Funds for Goonellabah School

Northern Star · Thursday 14 March 1940 · page 12

At the annual meeting of the Goonellabah Parents and Citizens' Association, in the absence of the retiring president and vice-presidents,…

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School Sports Mid Richmond Teachers' Federation

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 7

At a meeting of the Mid Richmond Teachers' Federation, held at Woodburn, on Friday evening, with Mr. F. A. Collins (Broadwater) in the…

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School Display at Show Teachers' Federation Plans

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 4

Arrangements for the non-competitive exhibit to be staged by Kyogle district schools at the Kyogle show on May 8 and 9 were completed…

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Amusements "Outlaws 'Of the Prairie" at School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 6

A grim, two-fisted, fast-shooting ranger, who poses as a bad man in bringing a band of outlaws to justice is played by virile Charles Starrett in…

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Tweed Schools'annual Swimming Carnival

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 4

To-night at the Murwillumbah Memorial Baths will be con­ducted the annual swimming carnival of Tweed district schools…

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Ettrick School Tests

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 15 March 1940 · page 6

Results of the last weekly tests at Ettrick school, were: 2nd. Class: Jean Goulding, John James, and Gordon Patch, tied for…

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BILLINUDGEL School of Arts Social

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 8

The mort successful function held at Billinudgel for a considerable time was a social and euchre tournament in aid of the School of Arts…

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Amusements Regent and School of Arts "The Man in the Iron Mask"

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 8

Lovely Joan Bennett and handsome Louis Hayward are romantically teamed for the first time in the tense and thrilling story of "The Man in the…

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Membership Less Lismore School Of Arts

Northern Star · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 14

A successive retrogression in membership over the past three months was shown in the report furnished by the librarian (Miss…

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High School Matches Senior, Aspinall v. RICHMOND

Northern Star · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 8

Richmond batted first and scored 74. Weigel 22, Summers 11 and Robotham 10 were the most successful with the bat. Flip Brown continues to bowl well,…

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Way Open for Council Drainage of School Site

Northern Star · Saturday 16 March 1940 · page 6

"I think now that I have intimated that I intend to invite tenders for the new school building before the end of June, the way is open for the council…

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High School Sport Results of Play on

Tweed Daily · Monday 18 March 1940 · page 3

Rain interfered with the competitions in the Murwillumbah High School sports on Friday. The vigoro and tennis competitions…

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