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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1913

246 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 13

Visit to the Schools. the High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1913 · page 5

The Newcastle High School and the Cook's Hill Superior Public School were each visited by Sir George Reid and a party consisting of Messrs. John and…

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Cook's Hill School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1913 · page 5

The party then motored to the Cook's Hill Superior Public School, where several hundred scholars had been assembled in the playground. Sir George Reid…

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The School of Peace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 7

A Garden is a lonesome thing, God Wot? Rose plot, Fringed pool, Ferned grot,…

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Ages at Public Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 4

The accompanying diagram supplements part of what has, been written. It shows the age enrolment, 1911. Again we are dealing with public schools. Each…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. Our Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 4

A certain controversy has made the school question topical. Such is the excuse for this article. In writing it, care was taken to avoid arguing. As with…

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Our Sydney Letter. a Day to Remember, the 6th of December.—where Gilt-edged Stocks Are Held.—a Note on the Laws.—they Should Be Automatic.—the Eyesight of School Children.—dr. Beattie on Smallpox.—the Weather and the Outlook. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 December 1913 · page 4

The percentage of votes recorded to-day will probably be found the highest in our political history. Never before was an election taken so seriously by all…

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St. Mary's School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1913 · page 6

The annual entertainment in connection with St. Mary's Schools, Newcastle, held in the King's Hall last night, was an unqualified success. The hall was crowded,…

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Wickham. Public School Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1913 · page 6

A successful entertainment, arranged and carried out by the teaching staff of the Wickham Superior Public School, was given by the pupils in the local school…

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Bolton-street School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1913 · page 6

The annual picnic of the Bolton-street, Newcastle, Public School took place yesterday at Tomago, under the most favourable conditions. The morning was…

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Girls' Grammar School. Distribution of Prizes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1913 · page 6

The annual distribution of prizes awarded to the pupils of the Newcastle Girls' Grammar School was the occasion of an interesting social function in the…

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Merewether Methodist School Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 6

A Christmas tree and sale of work in connection with Glebe Methodist Sunday School was opened last evening in the Merewether School Arts in the presence…

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Wickham. Superior Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 3

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Wickham Superior Public School took place in the local school of arts yesterday afternoon. Mr…

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Public School Education

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 7

The tendency of public school education is to teach boys to act for themselves. Its weakness is that it does not always teach them enough to think for themselves…

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Newcastle High School. Distribution of Prizes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 6

That breaking-up of the Newcastle High School for the mind-summer vacation took place at the school yesterday afternoon. Alderman H. M. Shedden, Mayor of…

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A N.s.w. Public School Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 13

Mr. J. F. Gunnell, Public School Teacher, 266 Genmore-road, Paddington, Sydney, writes: "I have used your excellent mixture for coughs and colds, viz.,…

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Convent School Prize Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 6

There was a large attendance of parents and friends at the Dominican Convent High School yesterday afternoon for the annual entertainment and distribution of…

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The Teachers' Association. Annual Conference. Address by Mr. Board. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1913 · page 5

The twentieth, annual conference of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Association was formally opened at the Town Hall to-day by Air. Board, Director…

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School Teachers' Union. Third Annual Conference. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1913 · page 5

The third annual conference of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Union was opened to-day at the Trades hall by Mr. Hall. Minister for Justice,…

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Teachers' Association. Address by Mr. Dawson. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1913 · page 5

Mr. J. Dawson, Chief Inspector of Schools, addressed the Teachers' Association Conference at the Young Men's Christian Association hall, Pitt-street,…

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Cathedral Hill School. Presentation of Prizes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 December 1913 · page 3

The breaking up and presentation of prizes of the Cathedral Hill School, Newcastle, took place in the Cathedral Parish Hall yesterday afternoon. The Dean of…

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