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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1942

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Schools Taken for Defence Reasons

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 February 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— Four large Melbourne Public Schools— Melbourne Grammar, Wesley College, MacPherson Girls' High School…

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N.e.s. School for Country Men

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The expansion of the National Emergency Services in country centres is being expedited by the Minister for…

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N.e.s. School of Instruction Proposed

Northern Star · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Expansion of National Emergency Services in country centres is being expedited by the Minister for…

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New School Contract Time Extended

Northern Star · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt), writing to Mr. W. Frith, M.L.A., states that the contract time for the completion of the new…

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Financial Aid Sought Air Raid Shelters At Schools

Northern Star · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.—At a meeting of the P. and C. Association at the School of Arts to-night it was decided to approach the…

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Air Raid Trenches Work at Coraki Schools

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 5

Some 20 or more parents and others interested turned up to the special meeting of the Coraki P. and C. Association on Tuesday evening, when…

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Amusements 'Gentleman From Dixie' at School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

An unusual quality of well-sustained interest features "Gentleman From Dixie," drama of the southland, which opens at the Murwillumbah School of…

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Conditional Re-opening of Q'land Schools

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday:--The Government to-day decided on a general re-opening of schools throughout the State subject to certain conditions…

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Another Working Bee at Primary School More Trench Digging, Also Window Precautions

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

In addition to the trenches already finished and partly finished at Murwillumbah Public School, more will need to be dug. A good attendance of…

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First Class Intermediate High Standard Mullumbimby School

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

Mullumbimby School has now been gazetted a first-class Intermediate High School, the headmaster (Mr. J. H. Algie. B.A.) told…

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Trenches at Schools

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

Work on air raid shelter trenches begun last Saturday at Murwillumbah High School and Primary School will be continued to-morrow afternoon…

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Shelters for District Schools

Tweed Daily · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 2

At the annual meeting of Byron Bay Parents and Citizens' Association on Wednesday night, Mr. Evans, District Inspector of Schools, attended…

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School Gazette

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

First aid classes for the instruction of the pupils in the uses of splints and bandages are to be conducted under the supervision of members of…

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No Seats for Casino School Children

Northern Star · Friday 27 February 1942 · page 4

CASINO, Thursday.—At the meeting of the P. and C. Association last night the headmaster (Mr. W. Hill) stated that 50…

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Gifts to Public School

Tweed Daily · Saturday 28 February 1942 · page 2

Mr A. E. Williams, headmaster of Tweed Heads Public School, said, yesterday that Messrs. W. V. Barrett and Co., of Tweed Heads, donated 12 sets…

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New Books at School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 6

The following books recently have been added to the Murwillumbah School of Arts Library:--"Ugly Angel", Gerald Abrahams; "There Needs No…

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Married Women May Replace Teachers

Northern Star · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A strong hint that a large number of women, who have left the New South Wales teaching service on their marriage, may be…

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Trenches Dug in Mullumbimby School Grounds

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

Bowls and cricket in Mullumbimby were suspended on Saturday afternoon while players took time off to dig trenches in the…

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Brisbane Schools Re-open

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday:--Brisbane schools which re-opened to-day reported a general average of 80 per cent. of the previous year's enrolment…

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More Trenches Required for Primary School

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

"Although the numbers were not so great, there was a good response again last Saturday to the appeal for a working bee to dig trenches at the…

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