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A 14-year-old girl has been injured after falling through a shadecloth awning in the grounds of Wyrallah Rd Public School in Lismore.

The incident happened on Saturday, when the school was closed.

The girl has been taken to the Mater Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.

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