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Schools, 1953

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Farm Machinery School for Junior Farmers

Northern Star · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 3

Four tractors and an array of farm machinery operated by tractors were used at the school held at Bonalbo by…

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P. and C. Help For School At McKee's Hill

Northern Star · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 6

The annual meeting of McKee's Hill P. and C. Association was attended by twenty members…

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Cricket Double To Lismore High School

Northern Star · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 8

Lismore High School won both senior and junior cricket matches against Marist Brothers teams yesterday,…

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High School Unit in A.b.c. Broadcasts

Northern Star · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

Lismore High School's art collection and cadet unit will be featured in broadcasts by the Australian Broadcasting Commission, said the headmaster, Mr. Selby C. Jenkins, yesterday…

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Bishop to Bless Foundation Stone of £80,000 School

Northern Star · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

The Bishop of Lismore, Most Rev. Dr. Farrelly, will solemnly bless and lay the foundation stone of the new St. Carthage's primary school at Lismore on Sunday at 2 p.m…

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Schools Help U.N. Fund

Northern Star · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

Additional contributions to the United Nations appeal for children are: £ s d…

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Special School Donation

Northern Star · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

An additional donation of £1/1/- for the Lismore branch of the Sub-Normal Children's Association appeal for the…

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Bishop Defines Education Aims Teachers' Service

Northern Star · Saturday 21 March 1953 · page 4

"Education should aim to teach the art of living together through books and teaching, but more especially through life, friendship, discipline and responsibility," said the Bishop of…

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Schoolboy Swimmers Finish 7th

Northern Star · Saturday 21 March 1953 · page 5

A team of five Lismore High School boy swimmers finished in seventh place in the junior points score at the Combined…

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Watched New School Ceremony

Northern Star · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

Portion of the large gathering at the site of the new St. Carthage's primary school, where the Roman Catholic Bishop of Lismore, Most Rev. Dr. Farrelly blessed and laid the foundation stone of…

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Flavoured Milk for Casmo Schoolchildren

Northern Star · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 3

The Casino Dairying Co-operative Society is distributing over 4090 one-third pint bottles of flavoured milk daily…

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Secularism Challenge Accepted- Bishop Farrelly Ceremony For New School

Northern Star · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 4

Despite the huge expenditure involved, the Roman Catholic Church and its people were accepting the challenge thrown down by a system of society that foisted secularism into everyday affairs by its refusal of assistance in establishing Roman Catholic schools…

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Aid Sought for Special School

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

A conference on transport is being arranged between the secretary oft the Lismore branch of the Sub-Normal…

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High School Girls Set Swim Records

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—State champions, Genevieve Anschutz (North Sydney), and Pam Singleton (Dover…

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Some Schools Affected

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 4

Floodwaters stopped several Schools opening and depleted attendances at others in Lismore and Casino…

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Progress at Federal School

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 7

There was a good attendance of members at the annual meeting of Federal P. and C., which was held with…

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Mothers' Club For Special School

Northern Star · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 3

A Mothers' Club of the Lismore Sub-Normal Children's School has been formed…

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Funds Needed For Repentance Creek School

Northern Star · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 6

A decision to purchase a duplicator for the school was made at the recent Repentance Creek P. and…

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School Teams To Visit Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 8

Lismore and Murwillumbah High Schools will compete at Murwillumbah next week for the E.P.H. Stephens Cup…

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£40 for School Library Books

Northern Star · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 6

At the March meeting of the Mothers' Club of the East Lismore Infants' School, it was resolved to allocate £40 of the club's funds for the purchase of new books to increase the stock in the Infants'…

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