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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1911

230 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 12

Tarro School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 6

There was a successful celebration at Tarro Public School, where patriotic addresses were delivered by Messrs. John Grant and A. E. Weakley. The following…

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Tenambit School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 6

At Tenambit Public School the celebration was presided over by Mr. R. Ryan, head master, in the absence of Mr. Prentice. The children were assembled in the…

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Largs School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 6

The celebration at Largs Public School was carried out in the school grounds, under the management of Mr. H. G. Setchell, head master, assisted by a…

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Bolwarra School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 6

The celebration at Belwarra Public School was carried out in the presence of a good attendance of parents and friends. Mr. John Rourke presided, and addresses were…

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Morpeth School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 6

At Morpeth Public School, the children were addressed in the morning by the teachers, on the greatness of the British Empire and on patriotism, after which…

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Hinton & Wallalong Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 6

Hinton and Wallalong Public Schools joined and celebrated the day on Hinton Park. The gathering was presided over by Mr. Lavis, and addresses were given…

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East Greta School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 6

For the celebration yesterday everything was in readiness for the day's proceedings, which were harmoniously carried out. At 9 o'clock the children,…

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Cook's Hill School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

An interesting feature of the celebration at Cook's Hill Superior Public School was the donation by the pupils of a liberal quantity of groceries, linen,…

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Empire Day. Newcastle Celebrations. Demonstrations at Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

Yesterday being the anniversary of the birth of the late Queen Victoria, was observed throughout the British Dominions as Empire Day…

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Newcastle East School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

Among the visitors present at the celebration at Newcastle East Public School were Alderman Shedden, the Mayor of Newcastle, who presided, the Rev. Minor…

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Islington School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

Amongst the visitors at the Islington Public School were the Revs. W. F. James and H. Halmarick, Aldermen J. T. Croft and Coleman, and Mr. J. J. Dick…

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Wickham School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

At the Wickham Superior Public School a programme of patriotic songs and choruses, marches, and drills, was rendered by the children. The children…

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Hamilton School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

At the Hamilton Superior Public School over 1000 scholars and a fairly large number of parents and friends were present at the celebrations which took place in…

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Newcastle South School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

There was a large attendance of parents and friends at the celebration at Newcastle South Superior Public School. Alderman Shedden, Mayor of Newcastle,…

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Scarcity of Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 2

There can be no good teaching without good teachers, and it seems that the Board of Education is faced with the serious problem of understand…

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A Schoolmaster Bishop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1911 · page 9

Dr. Burge, who has been appointed Bishop of Southwark, is the second school-master bishop appointed during Mr. Asquith's Permiership. Dr. Burge is…

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Schoolboy's Death. Failed in an Examination. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 5

Jean Delares, a schoolboy, 12 years old, maddened, at having failed in a school examination, laid his neck across the railway and was…

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The Winning School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 16

Neither Eton nor Harrow, Rugby nor Winchester, can show anything like so good a record as the Poor Law children when they have been sufficiently long…

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Neath School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 5

The Minister for Education motored to Neath on Saturday afternoon, after opening the Cessnock school, and met a deputation of the residents with reference to…

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Minister for Education Visit to Cessnock. Opening of a School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 5

The visit of Mr. G. S. Beeby, the Minister for Public Instruction, to Cessnock on Saturday was one of much Importance to the people of the district. All…

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