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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1949

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ROUNDABOUT... by Freda Cochrane English Teacher Welcomes Home Science Facilities

Northern Star · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 2

"One thing I appreciate while teaching in Australia is the additional food made available for instruction purposes in the classes," said Miss Nora Moore, English Home Science exchange teacher, at…

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School Amateur Sports Abandoned

Northern Star · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 4

The first round of the Lismore Primary Schools' Amateur Athletic Association winter sports competition was abandoned yesterday, due…

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("School Pupils Should Choose Own Sport"

Northern Star · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 2

Sir,—In the press, recently it was reported that in a certain city school, it was compulsory for all boys to play league football. It is…

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Police Believe Boys Started Fire in School

Northern Star · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Police believe that schoolboys started a fire which caused damage estimated at £100 in the Granville public school…

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School Buildings Inspection

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 7

The Infants' and Primary Departments will be inspected shortly, said the Headmaster of the Kyogle Central School (Mr. C. E. Chambers) at the monthly P. and C. meeting. Examinations were conducted in the High School section last week…

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Mullumbimby Memorial School of Arts

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 6

MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday.—With a view to stimulating interest in the Mullumbimby Memorial School of Arts, the various organisations which…

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Clarence School Sports Woodenbong Aborigines Brilliant In Defeat; Win to Urbenville

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 11

Woodenbong Aborigines, a school with less than 30 pupils, was third on the points table at the Annual Clarence Pubic Schools Amateur Athletic Association sports held at Urbenville last week. The school won the trophy for the…

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Expensive Travelling For School Students

Northern Star · Saturday 18 June 1949 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY, Friday.—Parents of children residing in the Coorabell area had to pay 15s per week for each child who travelled to Mullumbimby Intermediate High School…

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Support for School R.i. Carnival

Northern Star · Saturday 18 June 1949 · page 9

Lismore Rugby League decided at a special meeting on Thursday night to give full support to a school rugby league carnival to be held at…

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Clubs, Schoolchildren Sponsor Flood Relief Drive

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1949 · page 1

Kyogle organisations have rallied in an effort to collect clothing, food, blankets and any other form of relief which may be of use to the thousands of stranded people in the flood area. The effort to obtain relief for the flood victims is not confined…

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29 Teams for School Sport Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 June 1949 · page 4

The school sports carnival to be held in Lismore next Saturday morning will be contested by 14 rugby league and 15 basketball…

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Rappville Protest on School Heaters

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 June 1949 · page 8

At the June meeting of Rappville Parents and Citizens' Association, the Secretary (Mr. B. D. Dransfield) reported that nothing further had…

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Land Problem for Additional School

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 June 1949 · page 7

The provision of an additional school to solve accommodation problems had been considered, but there was a difficulty to find suitable land, stated a report by the Town Clerk (Mr. L. Allan) to a…

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Basketball All Schools Compn

Northern Star · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 7

A special meeting of the Basketball Association was held in the Railway Institute to complete arrangements fat the all school…

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Seat Shortage At Ballina School

Northern Star · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 6

BALLINA, Wednesday.—Ballina Parents' & Citizens' Association has renewed its efforts to have further seating accommodation provided at…

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No School for 18 Loadstone Children When Teacher Ill

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 6

Eighteen pupils of the Loadstone Public School recently missed schooling for a fortnight when their teacher was injured. The teacher, Miss N. G. Carr, sustained a sprained ankle while…

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130 Pupils Visit M'bimby for Annual Sports

Northern Star · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 3

MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday. —One hundred and thirty High School pupils from Ballina and Kyogle arrived at Mullumbimby…

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Junior Farmers' School Cancelled

Northern Star · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 4

CORAKI, Wednesday.— The District Supervisor of Junior Farmers' Clubs (Mr. Norman Simons) announced tonight that the annual…

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Special 2LM Musical Session For Schools

Northern Star · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 4

In an effort to foster a greater appreciation of the musical works of famous composers, 2LM has introduced a special programme…

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School Pupils Competing For Kearney Cup

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 7

Sixty-five pupils of the High School section of the Kyogle Central School have been in Mullumbimby since Wednesday to compete for the…

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