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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1949

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Inter-school Sport Extension

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 4

The Tweed District Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association hopes to extend inter-school football, cricket, softball and…

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Schoolboy Found Shot Dead

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday: A 10-years-old Ipswich boy was found dead from a gunshot wound in the garage behind his…

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Schoolteacher Treats Snake Bite

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 6

Bitten on the leg by a snake at Bundgeam on Tuesday night, Alan Nelson, 17-year-old farm hand, was given first aid by Mr…

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Want Findon-ck School Re-opened

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 1

Findon Creek branch of the Primary Producers' Union is anxious to have the Findon Creek school reopened. The secretary (Mr. Chas…

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Bursary To Homeleigh School Student

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 3

Marie Green, of Homeleigh School, obtained a bursary at the examinations held last year. The bursary is tenable at St. Mary's, Lismore…

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Lennox Head To Have Sunday School Hall

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 7

At a meeting at Lennox Head of parents and friends of the United Sunday School, it was agreed to secure a hall…

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Quotarians to Help Build School Hostel

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 7

Murwillumbah Quotarians will co-operate with other organisations in the town work[?] for the establishment of a hostel…

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Full-Blooded Abo. Children Barred From Darwin School

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: Full-blooded aboriginal children who were not allotted to attend Darwin State School could go to the…

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Welcome to Teacher

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 7

A combined P. and C. meeting and euchre party was recently held at Round Mountain, when a welcome was extended to the new…

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New Secretary for M'bimby School of Arts

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 7

Mr A. Snow was elected secretary of Mullumbimby Memorial School of Arts at a recent meeting He succeeded Mr R. Budd,…

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New Floor, Flagpole at Cudgera School

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 5

A new floor has been installed and a 50ft flagpole erected at Cudgera School. This was stated by the President of Cudgera…

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Bexhill Teacher Farewelled

Northern Star · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 4

A large crowd assembled in the Bexhill Hall for a farewell and presentation to the school teacher, Mr. Curnow and Mrs. Curnow and…

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Apathy to Free School Transport

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

Although it was called to discuss free transport for school children only one parent, apart from the school committee,…

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Goolmangar Farewell to Teacher

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 2

A farewell organised by Goolmangar Parents and Citizens' Association, conjointly with members of St. Matthew's Church, was…

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Donations for School Chairs

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 February 1949 · page 4

The Headmaster of the Lismore High School (Mr. Donald Short) said yesterday that £20 has been subscribed to his appeal for 200…

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Primary School Raised to a Grade Standard

Tweed Daily · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

With a record enrolment of 600 this year, Murwillumbah Primary School has been raised to the highest grade in the State--that of an A grade department. This was revealed by the head-…

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Good Citizens From This School ?

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 6

LONDON-- Smoking and swearing are permissible in Britain's strangest school in 40-acre grounds at Tylehurst, Surrey, where 14 children frolic at a cost of £48 a term. Pupils, aged from five to 14…

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Danger in School Curriculum

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 6

LONDON: Although it wants to minimise school accidents, the Ministry of Education believes that Britain's future citizens will…

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Keen Interest in School Swim Championships

Northern Star · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 7

Keen interest is being taken in the annual swimming carnival of the Lismore Zone of the P.S.A.A.A. to be held at the…

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Weather Shed at Chillingham School

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 5

Work was commenced last week on the weather shed at Chillingham School. The working bee organised by the P. and C…

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