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Northern Rivers · Schools

Schools, 1950

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Shelter Sought For Bicycles At School

Northern Star · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 4

BALLINA, Wednesday.—The Ballina Parents and Citizens' Association will ask Mr. W. Frith, M.L.A., to seek financial assistance from…

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Materials, Money Urged for Schools

Northern Star · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—An appeal to State and Federal politicians to "treat children as well as they are prepared to treat the habitues of…

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100 Prefabricated Schools Ordered

Northern Star · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The N.S.W. Education Department has ordered 100 prefabricated aluminium schools, at a cost of £350,000, from the Bristol Aeroplane Company, in England…

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"Boy And Girl High Schools Not Wanted in Lismore"

Northern Star · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 8

A strong move would have to be made if the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) was to be convinced that Lismore did not want separate boy and girl high schools, Mr. E. A. Thompson said at a…

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Byron Bay Head Praises School Equipment

Northern Star · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

At Byron Bay P. and C. Association meeting, the new Headmaster (Mr. McGregor) asked support for his applications to the…

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Australian Education At Crisis Stage Says Teachers' Pres

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 2

''Unless we face the situation, schools will have to he closed and large numbers of children will be shut out from these schools. Or it will mean that the years of schooling of all children will have to be decreased. Or it will mean that children will have to…

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School Sport at Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 7

MULLUMBIMBY. Monday.—With a margin of eight points. Brunswick House led Byron House in the first round of the school competition…

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New School Should Be Casino Aim

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 5

CASINO, Monday.—Tim Headmaster of Casino High School (Mr. V. J. Rubenach) told the P. and C. Association that the most…

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Boy Injured at School Sports

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 4

While attending school sports at Lismore High School, Lynn Rice, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Rice, of Brooklet, fell and suffered a…

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Train Collides With School Bus

Northern Star · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 5

MONTICELIO (Maine), Wednesday (AAP).—Two children were killed and 11 injured when a goods train crashed into a school…

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Renovations At Central School

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

Carpenters, painters and plumbers are busy at Kyogle Central School. While the din and inconvenience are somewhat harassing to…

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Room at Schook, but Not Enough Teachers

Northern Star · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

North Lismore School, the only public school in Lismore with sufficient accommodation, has a shortage of teachers. Reporting this to the monthly…

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Attempt to Lynch School Teacher

Northern Star · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 5

ANCONA, Friday (AAP). — An angry mob of parents tried to lynch a 40 year old teacher, after 50 of his girl pupils, aged eight to 12…

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New School Start Made Target for Mullumbimby P.&C

Northern Star · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 8

MULLUMBIMBY, Friday.—One of the aims this year for Mullumbimby Parents and Citizens Association will be a start with the construction of a new primary school at East Mullumbimby. This was…

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Inter-school Swim Carnival

Northern Star · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 9

The annual Lismore Inter-school swimming carnival for the Harris Cup will be held at the Lismore Memorial Baths next Tuesday night…

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Schoolboys Injured in Collision

Northern Star · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 4

KYOGLE, Friday—Two schoolboys met with a serious accident tonight when their bicycle was involved in a collision with a utility truck…

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Late Trains Delay School Students

Northern Star · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 4

Byron District Council of P. and C. Associations is perturbed about the lack of punctuality of the train from Mullumbimby on which…

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Banner for Church Schools: Produce Christians

Northern Star · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 4

"Every church school should make its banner these words: The aim of this school is to produce Christians," said Rev. Eben…

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Swimming Club Events at School Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 7

Lismore Swimming Club will conduct two championship events at the Primary Schools' swimming carnival at Lismore Baths tonight…

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Projector for School At Repentance Creek

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 3

It was decided at the last meeting of Repentance Creek Parents and Citizens' Association to purchase a projector, a new pencil…

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