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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1948

617 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 31

Children Hurt in School Accidents

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 4

Two children were injured while playing at East Lismore School yesterday. A boy suffered slight concussion in a fall and a girl had a…

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Pressed for Room at High School

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 2

Murwillumbah High School Parents and Citizens' Association decided at its meeting on Tuesday night that the…

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High School Carnival on

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 4

The annual swimming carnival of Murwilumbah High School will be held at the Memorial [?]ath[?] on Friday, commencing at 9.30 a.m…

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Bangalow May Lose Teacher: Low Attendances

Northern Star · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 6

There was a possibility that Bangalow School would lose one of its teachers if the daily average attendance did not increase, the…

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Accommodation for Pupils

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 6

Sportsmistress of Kyogle Intermediate High School (Miss Helen Wills) is anxious to hear from any parents or other interested citizens…

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Teachers' Federation Officers

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 2

Officers elected at the annual meeting of Murwillumbah branch of the New South Wales Teachers' Federation were: President, Mr N…

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Extra Teacher at Byron Bay

Northern Star · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 6

The President (Mr. H. Warne) presided at the first monthly meeting for 1948 of Byron Bay Parents and Citizens' Association…

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Seven Records Broken At School Carnival

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 6

Seven records were broken and two equalled when Larkin house won the Kyogle Intermediate High School's annual inter-house…

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Police Paddock Wanted As School Recreation Area

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 3

Kyogle Parents and Citizens' Association is to make another request to the Minister for Education for the acquisition of the police paddock as a recreation area when the new High School is built…

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Banks House Wins Mur-bah High School Swimming Carnival

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

After a neck-to-neck fight until the final stages, Banks house drew away to win by 25½ points from Cunningham (137½) in Murwillumbah High School swimming carnival yesterday at the Murwillumbah…

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School Costs As Tax Deduction Urged

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 4

A motion that costs incurred by country parents for the education of their children should be recognised as a taxation deduction will…

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School Sports Triangular Competition For Kearney Cup

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 5

Secondary school pupils, in anticipation of keen competition, are busily preparing for the visit of teams from Ballina and…

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£35 for School Projector at Mullumbimby

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 5

Mullumbimby Parents and Citizens' Association Auxiliary decided at its annual meeting to donate £5 towards the cost…

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Prizes Presented to Broadwater Sunday School Pupils

Northern Star · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

A special service, which was followed by a presentation of prizes to Sunday School pupils, was conducted by the Minister of the…

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Move for Tennis Court at Coraki School Opposed

Northern Star · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 7

Coraki Central School Parents and Citizens' Association has deferred for a month decision on a proposal to erect a school tennis…

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A'ville Teachers' Federation Officers

Northern Star · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 5

Election of officers at the meeting of Alstonville District Teachers' Federation resulted: President, Mr. R. F. McGregor:…

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Residents Build House for Teacher

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

With no prospects of the Department of Education providing a house for the teacher (Mr L. Milson) and his…

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Residents Build Teacher's Home

Northern Star · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY. Thursday.--(now residents have every reason to Public-spirited residents of Wilson's Creek believe in getting things done rather than wait for the…

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It Happened 60 Years Ago (Extracts from the "Northern Star" file of 1883, from March 12 to March 19.) School for Blakebrook

Northern Star · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 4

(Letter to Lismore Council.) Department of Public Instruction, Sydney. Sirs,--I am directed to acquaint you that the formal…

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Burringbar School of Arts Alterations

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of Burringbar School of Arts Committee the president (Mr A. Philip) presided and there was an…

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