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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1914

217 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 11

Teachers' Examinations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 7

Sir,—During Easter vacation each year examinations are held to give teachers an opportunity to quality for promotion to a grade, or the another grade. I would…

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School Children in Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 April 1914 · page 6

Sir,—I am a frequent traveller by the Newcastle-Toronto suburban trains, and the nuisance caused to the passengers, who pay full fare, by school children,…

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District News. Hamilton. Methodist Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 5

The celebrations of the anniversary of the Hamilton Methodist Sunday school which was began on Sunday was continued last night in the school hall. The Rev…

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Off to Boarding School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 16

Oh, dear! I am so busy, I have scarcely time to speak, My dollie's off to boarding school—she goes to-morrow week…

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Summons Cases. Short School Attendances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 3

On summonses issued by School Attendance Inspector Howard, fines of 5s, with 6s costs, were imposed on the following defendants, with the alternative, of 24…

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District News. Wickham. Methodist Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 5

The anniversary of the Dangar-street Methodist Sunday School was celebrated on Sunday in the Wickham School of Arts, when special services were held. The Rev…

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Continuation Schools. What Germany Is Doing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 3

Considerable attention has been directed recently to the subject of technical education. The example set by Germany has frequently been cited. In this…

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Merewether. Glebe Methodist School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 5

The celebration of the anniversary of the Glebe Methodist Sabbath School was continued on Tuesday evening, when there was a good attendance…

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Islington. Baptist Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 3

The celebration of the anniversary of the Islington Baptist Sunday School commenced on Sunday, and was continued on Monday evening. It was expected that…

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Primary Schools. Increase in Attendance. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 4

Some interesting figures have been supplied by the Department of Public Instruction with regard to the enrolment and attendance of pupils, at primary,…

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Rhodes Scholars As Peacemakers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 15

The welfare of humanity depends upon an understanding between Great Britain and America—not the understanding of diplomacy, but the plain, everyday…

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District News Holmesville. Public School Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 7

A tartan fair, in connection with the Barnsley Public School piano fund, was opened yesterday, in the presence of a large number of people. The decorations…

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Continuation School Wanted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 5

A number of young people, who have passed through the primary schools, and entered into employment as wage-earners, are desirous of continuing their…

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The Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 5

The influx of now families into the town has increased the roll of the Dudley Public School, which is showing good progress. The building is a substantial…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 5

The Dudley School of Arts, which contains a fine hall and reading-rooms, and all the literature in books, periodicals magazines, and newspapers, is slightly on…

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Feeding of School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 3

"Feeding," said Mr. Jowett, the Labour member for Bradford, in moving the second reading of the bill to legalise the provision of meals to necessitous school…

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Teacher of Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 9

With a picture of the library of Columbia University as a heading, Dr. James E. Russell, dean of its teachers' college, starts an article in "Good Housekeeping"…

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Learners and Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 10

There are some people who enjoy learning, and some who enjoy teaching; but unfortunately—and this is one of the chief difficulties of education—those who enjoy…

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School for Brides

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 11

The Cincinnati Educational Department (U.S.A.) proposes to start a school for brides, where future housewives may learn the elements of their craft, and to that…

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Maitland District. Empire Day. School Celebrations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 6

At the Maitland Girls' High School addresses were delivered in the assembly rooms by the Mayor of West Maitland, Alderman Mannell. Lieutenant-colonel…

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