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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1915

143 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 8

French Language. Encouragement in Schools. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 6

At the last presentation of prizes at the Girls High School, the French Consul, Monsiour Chayet, addressed the girls in French, and subsequently expressed his…

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Sunday-school Union. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 4

The annual mooting of the Newcastle Church of England Sunday School Union was held in the Cathedral Parish Hall last night, when Rev. A. G. King, [?]…

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School Playgrounds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 4

Before giving up the control of the State Department of Public Instruction last week Mr. Carmichael paid attention to the question of treed-planting…

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Kurri. Kurri Kurri School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 6

The year's record of examination results for the Kurri Kurri Superior Public School reflect credit on the head, master, Mr. Broome, and constitute a…

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St. Andrew's School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 5

Ideal weather favoured the annual Sunday school picnic of St. Andrew’s Church-Newcastle, which took place at Toronto on Saturday, and proved a most…

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The German Royal School. a Preparation for Barracks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 8

In a country where every able-bodied male expects as a matter of course to serve his term in the army, the school is naturally a preparatory stage for the [?]…

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Travelling School Hospitals. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 4

It is believed that the Federation Department's Travelling School Hospital is the only one in the world, and in his annual report on the work of the medical…

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Infectious Diseases in Schools. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 5

The annual report of the medical branch of the Education Department deals, among other things, with infectious diseases affecting schools…

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School Medical Inspection. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 5

In his annual report Dr. Willis, principal medical officer of the Public Instruction Department, mentions that the treatment of school children by the medical…

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For the Little Folks. the Chinese Schoolboy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 16

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

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The German Boy at School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 11

In a country where every able-bodied male expects as ,a matter of course to serve his term in the army, the school is naturally a preparatory stage for the…

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Junction. a Popular School Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 6

The members of the Parents and Citizens' Association and others who take an interest in the Newcastle South Public School, entertained Miss Cameron, who,…

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Baptist Sunday School. Anniversary Celebration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 5

The anniversary of the Newcastle Baptist Church Sabbath School was celebrated in the Tabernacle, Leman-street, throughout Sunday by a series of…

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High School Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 3

The fourth annual swimming carnival of the Newcastle High School was held in the Bogey Hole on Tuesday afternoon, under fairly favourable conditions. There…

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School Medical Examinations. Reply to Criticism. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 5

In connection with criticisms levelled by Dr. Grace Boolke, an ex-member of the school medical staff, at the alleged want of thoroughness in the medical…

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Reviving the School Boards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1915 · page 4

When the principle of local boards was embodied in the New South Wales Public Instruction Act 30 years ago. It was intended no doubt that the boards…

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Supply of Teachers. Still a Shortage. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 5

Although the teaching staff of the Education Department showed a not increase of 331 teachers last year over the figures for 1913, there is still a shortage,…

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Methodist Sunday-schools. District Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 5

A conference of Methodist Sunday school workers, in the Newcastle district, convened in connection with the Hanmilton-Wickham circult, was held in the…

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Methodist Sunday-school

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 5

The celebration of the fifty-fourth anniversary of the Hamilton Methodist Sunday-school, which was begun on Sunday was continued last night in the…

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Maitland District. Teachers' Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 May 1915 · page 6

There was a large gathering of members of the Maitland District Teachers' Association, at the West Maitland School of Arts, on Friday evening, when Mr. W…

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