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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1949

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Vic. Teacher Wins Bendigo £1000

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Twenty-three-year-old Victorian school teacher, A. N. Wilson, today won the Bendigo Thousand by a yard…

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The Forum Teachers' Salaries (To the Editor)

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 4

SIR, In The Tweed Daily last week, there appeared a paragraph mentioning the teachers' salaries…

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All Schools Swimming Four Going From Mur-bah Primary School

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 4

Four pupils of Murwillumbah Primary School would represent the Far North Coast at the New South Wales all schools…

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Swimming Last Event Decides High School Title

Northern Star · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 8

Lismore High School's annual swimming carnival proved one of the most exciting on record, with the house championship for 1949 not decided until after the final event, the marathon relay, was swum…

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Rous Mill School "Tuck Shop"

Northern Star · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 7

The kiddies of the Rous Mill School conducted a "tuck shop," which proved quite a success both socially and financially…

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Lacerated When Using Scythe In School Playground

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 1

Eleven - year old schoolboy, Barry Davis, son of Mr. H. Davis, of May Street, suffered a large lacerated wound to his right shin…

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Union S. School Anniversary

Northern Star · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 4

The Union Church at Bonalbo was filled to capacity on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the. Union Sunday School. Rev. G…

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Mur'bah Leads in Inter-School Summer Contests

Northern Star · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 6

Murwillumbah High School has won two of the three contests so far conducted in the inter-school annual summer competitions. I Murwillumbah won the senior and…

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All-schools Swimming Expenses

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 2

Movie pictures from the school projector were shown to a packed house at the Murwiliumbah Primary School on Thursday…

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Casino School of Arts To Discuss Rents

Northern Star · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 4

CASINO, Friday. — The finance committee of the School of Arts will discuss with the society's tenants the question of increasing shop…

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Another School Term Blamed for Suicide

Northern Star · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—A 14-year-old schoolboy poisoned himself with cyanide, after being told that he would have to repeat a school year,…

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Rous Mill School of Arts Meeting

Northern Star · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 6

The erection of a flag pole presented by Mr. W. R. H. Davis for the memorial room and new furnishings for the room, were…

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Films for School Projector

Northern Star · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 7

Goolmangar P. and C. Association has authorised the purchase of four films each month for the projector purchased recently for…

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Currumbin State School Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 2

Currumbin State School Show Society will hold its annual show on October 12. At a meeting of the Society…

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Cricket Casino Semi-final to High School

Northern Star · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 7

CASINO, Sunday.—The High School v. Central semi-final, played on Saturday, resulted in a win for High School by four runs and four…

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Meeting on High School Hostel

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 2

Delegates from 40 Parents and Citizens' Association throughout the Tweed will meet at Murwillumbah High School on Friday…

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School Works at Tuntable Creek

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 7

The annual meeting of Tuntable Creek Parents and Citizens' Association was attended by 11 members. Mr. W. Kellner presided…

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Teachers' Salaries

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 8

Sir,—The recent unanimous decision, in Sydney, of an overflow meeting of several thousand city and country teachers to give…

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King's House Wins M'by School Swim

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 9

MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday.—King's House, with an aggregate of 30[?] points, had an easy victory in the Mullumbimby intermediate…

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Wandering Classes High School Problem to Be Discussed

Northern Star · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 4

The problem of the six "wandering" classes at Lismore High School and the need for improved accommodation will be discussed at the…

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