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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1912

238 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 12

Physical School Culture. New Manual Approved. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 5

Acting on the recommendations of the conference of state directors of education and military officers, held in Melbourne last week, Senator Pearce, the Minister…

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Appalling Cruelty. to State School Children. St. Anthony (Idaho)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 August 1912 · page 5

Stories of cruelties practised on inmates of an industrial school led to an investigation which was held this week…

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Shot by Accident. an English Schoolboy. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 5

Professor Koch and Dr. Sloan, a New Zealander, who are visiting England, were shooting birds at Overton, in Ayrshire, when they failed to…

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Adamstown School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1912 · page 6

Sir,—Permit me to correct a mistatement made in a letter regarding home work in Adamstown school. Most of he misunderstandings between parents…

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The Child Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 11

We need Love's tender lessons taught, As only weakness can, God hath His small interpreters, The child must teach the man…

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For the Little Folks. the Chinese Schoolboy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 16

The Chinese school children have instilled into them at an early ago habits of hard, steady study. At the age of five a boy begins his…

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French Teachers' Unions. Hotbeds of Disaffection. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 5

The French Minister of Education has sent a circular to the various prefects, instructing them to suppress teachers' unions…

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Waratah. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1912 · page 3

The annual meeting of members of the school of arts wan held in the insitute on Thursday evening, the president, Mr. W. V. Southon, in the chair…

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Newcastle High School. Visit of Pupils to Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 7

On Wednesday last 140 boys and girls belonging to the Newcastle High School travelled to Sydney in charge of several of the teaching staff, to visit the Art…

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Inspection of School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 16

There is no doubt that the most important years are those of infancy and childhood. A very great responsibility rests on the shoulders of parents. I am sorry to say…

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Schools of Arts. New Subsidy Basis. Newcastle's Protest. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 6

A deputation representing a number of northern schools of arts waited on Mr. Carmichael, the Minister for Public instruction, to-day in reference to the new…

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"Teachers' Quarterly Journal."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 6

"The Maitland Teachers" Quarterly Journal," the organ of the Maitland District Teachers' Association, makes its first appearance in brochure form this month,…

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Ladies' Column. a Wise Schoolmistress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 13

There is an interesting paragraph in a recent issue of the "Gentlewoman," describing the methods adopted by the head mistress of one of the most successful…

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For the Little Folks. Newton at School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 16

When Sir Isaac Newton was sent to school he did not particularly distinguish himself; yet at home he was unceasing in his attempts to construct…

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Schools of Arts Subsidies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1912 · page 4

While no one will dispute that the schools of arts throughout the State are useful institutions, the attitude which is taken up by the Minister for…

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The Union Game. Visit of Manly Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 7

Recently the daily press contained an account of the fine record of the Manly school team, which had, in eight matches, scored over 450 points to all. On…

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Waratah. Public School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 3

The anuad picnic in connection with the Waratah Public School was held at Paterson yesterday, and being the first occasion on which the function has been…

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Train on Fire. Schoolboys' Narrow Escape. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 5

The Irish express pulled up at Colwyn Bay, in Carnarvonshire, with a carriage on fire. It contained a party of terrifled…

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Cook's Hill School. Annual Dinner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 5

About fifty of the old boys of Cook's Hill Superior Public School dined at Beaumann's Cafe. Pitt-street, Sydney, on Saturday night. Mr. H. Clemens, who was…

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Sunday-school Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 5

The third quarterly meeting of the Newcastle and Northern District Baptist Sunday School Union was held in the Baptist Tabernacle on Saturday. Mr. J…

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