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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1942

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Trench Digging at Terranora Public School

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 5

Excellent response has been received by the teacher of Terrancra Public School Mr. E. MacKay) to a request for parents' assistance in digging of…

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District School P. & C. Appeal for Larger Membership

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

After expending a considerable amount on school equipment, and with a turnover of £159, the Parents and Citizens' Association of…

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Opening of New School

Northern Star · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 4

A suggestion was made at the monthly meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the High School P. and C. Association that morning…

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Air Raid Protection for School Children

Northern Star · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 4

BALLINA, Sunday. — Splendid work, despite the unfavourable weather, was done by the 50 voluntary workers who practically…

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Air Training Corps for Schools

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: "A plan to extend the air training corps to public and State secondary schools in Australia will shortly come…

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Trial Evacuation of School Pupils

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 4

Lismore school children will be evacuated to their homes and some to an undisclosed destination by 'bus this morning as part of a trial…

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Condong School

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt) has advised Mr. A. E. Budd, M.L.A., that consideration has been given to his personal representations…

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Local and General Tumbulgum School Trenches

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

About 40 men assembled in the Tumbulgum school grounds last Saturday to dig trenches to protect the school children against air raids. All…

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Urgent Appeal for Trench Diggers at Primary School

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

The headmaster of Murwillumbah Primary School (Mr. M. J. Mow) urgently appealed yesterday for men to attend another working bee at the…

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School Gazette

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 4

Owing to rain last Saturday, work was not continued on the construction of the slit trenches. The work will be resumed to-morrow. The school…

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Air Raid Shelter at Schools Voluntary Workers Required

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 2

BALLINA, Thursday.—Volunteers are required for the completion of air raid shelter trenches for the protection of pupils at the…

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School Leaving Age

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 4

The last Parliament, with the approval of all parties, decided to raise the school leaving age in N.S.W. from 14 years to 15…

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School of Arts Time Payment Scheme Rejected

Northern Star · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 4

A system whereby library books cculcl be borrowed on a time payment basis waff discussed at the monthly meeting of the Lismore…

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Ballina School P. and C.

Northern Star · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 5

BALLINA, Friday.—The annual meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association will be held in the High School next Monday night. The…

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More Trenches Dug at Cudgen Public School

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 4

Cudgen Parents and Citizens' Association members, assisted by residents, again spent Saturday in digging slit trenches for the school children…

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Air Raid Shelters at Schools

Northern Star · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 4

Adequate protection for Lismore school children was urged by the Lismore branch of the NS Wales Public School Teachers'…

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Trenches for Schools First

Northern Star · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Every available tradesman in the State administration engaged in non-essential work will be…

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School Girl Hurt

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 4

Shirley West, 8, a daughter of Pte and Mrs A M West, of Nimbin, fell from a swing at school yesterday morning and fractured her…

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School of Arts

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 3

Messrs. Alex Apps (President), A. T. Campbell (Sec), L. Lucas, E. H. Sands, and H. A. McCallum attended, the usual monthly meeting, with…

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Amusements "I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island", at School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 4

Sally Eilers and Donald Woods come to the School of Arts screen to-night in "I Was a Prisoner on Devil's island." sensational new melodrama,…

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