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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1946

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Aboriginal Girl Does Well at School

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 1

An aboriginal girl, Sylvia Braikenridge, who, through the foresight of the North Queensland Anglican diocesan authorities, was…

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Strike at Air School Over Rail Warrants For Christmas Leave

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 1

Several hundred ground staff men at the Forest Hill (Wagga) Air Training School held a demonstration against a refusal to issue them free home leave rail warrants over Christmas. The men refused to go on the midday parade, and most of them did not…

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Practical Training at Area Schools

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 2

An interesting object lesson provided for in the curriculum of one of Australia's area schools is "playing shop."…

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Purge of Japanese Schoolboys

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 4

TOKIO, Tuesday: General MacArthur has ordered the suspension of all courses of geography, morals and Japanese…

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Myocum Sunday School

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 2

The Myocum Church was filled to capacity on December 23, when the Sunday School held its annual was decorated with flowers and…

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Break Up at Aborigines' School

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 6

The break-up function at the Woodenbong Aborigines' School took the form of a dinner and Christmas Tree and was a treat…

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S. Lismore School Shed Damaged by Fire

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 4

The Lismore Fire Brigade was called to a small outbreak of fire at the shelter sheds at South Lismore Public School yesterday…

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Borstal School "Too Soft"

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 5

LONDON, Monday: Dartmoor, the moist notorious of England's prisons, to which formerly only most hardened criminals were…

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Minister's Tribute to Small Schools

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: Subsidised and similar small schools were today described by the Minister for Education (Mr Heffron) as…

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Great Public Schools' Fees

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 2

Referring yesterday to the Sydney report that many Great public Schools in New South Wales were raising their fees this year,…

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"Small Schools Backbone Of Education"

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday. — Subsidised and similar schools were to-day described by the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) as the…

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Charges Against Parent-teacher Movement Denied

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 5

CORAKI. Monday. — Replying to all[?]tions by a member of Coraki Red Cross that the ParentTeacher Movement was promoted…

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Staff Changes at High School

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 4

There will be a number of changes in the staff at Lismore High School when studies are resumed after the holidays…

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More Salaries Demanded for Teachers

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Speaking at the Australian Teachers' Federation Council conference today Mr. D. A. Taylor, New South Wales,…

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Teachers Should Attend World Talks -Senator Keane

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—He was entirely in sympathy with the proposal that the Australian Teachers' Federation should be represented at the World Conference on Education to be held in America next year, Senator Ashley told representatives of the Federation today…

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Cudgen School Improveivients Proposed

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

The Government Architect had been instructed to have and inspection made of the present Cudgen School building and…

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Crystal Creek School Picnic Picnic

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 5

Breaking-up celebrations at Crystal Creek took the form of a picnic. Novelties included a lolly scramble, ice-cream, soft drinks…

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Teachers Ban Playsuits

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.—An inquiry is to be held into a report that children who went to school picnics wearing playsuits were sent…

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Fraud of Journalism Schools, Alleged

Northern Star · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Allegations that substantial sums had been paid to schools of journalism by people desirous of studying…

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M'bimby Creek School

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 2

Improvements to Mullumbimby Creek School premises and assembly area would be proceeded with as soon as possible, the…

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