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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1942

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New Books at School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

The following books recently have been added to Murwillumbah School of Arts Library:--Sometimes Is Late (by Ruby…

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100 WORKERS Trench Dicing At School

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 1

"It was a splendid effort," commented the headmaster, Mr. A. G. Bunker, to-day, referring to the working bee held at Kyogle I.H…

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School Classification Raised

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 7

MULLUMBIMBY, Monday.— The Mullumbimby Public School has now been gazetted a first class intermediate high school, the head…

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'Plane Spotters School Children To Be Trained

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

Lismore district school inspector (Mr. G. L. Blakemore) hopes to make thousands of school children in his inspectorate familiar with…

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Protection for School Children

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

More effective protection for Lismore's 3400 school children in the event of a surprise air attack is being…

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First Aid at High School

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 2

Pupils of Murwillumbah High School are now given 25 minutes' first aid instruction daily, it was reported at the annual meeting of the High…

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High School P. and C. MR. E. A. Beardow New President

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 4

Mr. E. A. Beardow was elected President of Murwillumbah High School P. and C. Association, at the annual meeting held last night…

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Open State's Most Modern School

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt) will officially open the new school at East Lismore at 3 p.m. on Monday, April 27. This…

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High School Has 386 on the Roll Headmaster's Report

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 2

There is now an enrolment of 386 pupils at Murwillumbah High School. Changes brought about at the school were reviewed by the…

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Raid Shelters £3000 Needed for School Trenches

Northern Star · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

A preliminary estimate of the cost of digging sufficient slit trenches adequately to protect children…

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Air Raid Shelters for Ballina School Children

Northern Star · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 5

BALLINA, Wednesday.—Drainage work for the proposed air raid shelter trenches for all Ballina school children has been commenced and good…

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Additional Teacher Needed Big Classes at Kyogle School

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

In a report to Kyogle Parents and Citizens' Association on Tuesday night, the headmaster, Mr. A. G. Bunker, stated that the attention of…

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Air Raid Shelters Trenches at Coraki Schools

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

On Saturday last slit trenches were dug at the Coraki P.S. and Convent Schools under the direction of Mr. S.R. Eastment, Woodburn Shire's Health…

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Norwegian Schools Closed

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday:--Moscow Radio says: A message from Stockholm says that the mounting anger of the Norwegians against the…

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Women Volunteers Wanted for Work at Public School

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

The headmaster of Murwillumbah primary school (Mr. M. J. Mow) yesterday made an appeal for women volunteers to complete the pasting of strips…

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AMUSEMENTS "Life With Henry Aldrich" At School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

Henry Aldrich is in trouble again! Poor Henry, the love-sick youth who goes hand in hand with trouble, returns to the screen of Murwillumbah…

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The Risk Air Raid Trenches at School

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 6

A large number of parents of children attending The Risk school attended the school to form a working bee to big air raid trenches. It is…

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Approved by Minister Improvement Works at School

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 3

Writing through Mr. J. T. Reid, M.L.A., to Kyogle Parents and Citizens' Association on Tuesday night, the Minister for…

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Successful Year's Work For School KYOGLE P. AND C. Assn. Review Praise For Good Exam. Passes

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 1

In spite of war conditions. Kyogle Parents and Citizens' Association had a successful year, according to the report of the executive--Messrs. C. Kenyan, president. J. Martin, secretary, and C. J. Neville, treasurer--to the annual meeting on Tuesday night…

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School Gazette

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

Mrs. P. H. Bursill visited the school on Wednesday and instructed some girls in the making of camouflage nets as part of the school war effort…

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