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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1916

192 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 10

An Open-air School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 2

The Education Department recently initiated what should be a very valuable experiment at Blackburn, one of Melbourne's most healthy outer suburbs…

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German School for Spies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 6

As a contrast to the technical offence of which Miss Cavell was guilty come revelations of the German system of espionage with foreign countries. A telegram…

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Teachers in the Country. Address by Mr. Board. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 4

The annual reunion of the Hereford House students was held at Hereford House, Glebe, this morning. Mr. Board, Director of Education, in…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Wonderful Harvest.—burglars in the Suburbs.—the Prime Minister on Anti-recruiters.—"arrests" on Saturday Night.—at the School of Arts.—mr. Haynes and Soldiers' Fares. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 4

What a harvest? Truly, Australia is a great country, and this State the greatest of all. Consider last time—4,158,000 acres sown: 2,719,000 reaped: 4,262,000…

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The War in the Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 13

The burdens of the war will bear heavily on those to come, and it is necessary they should take into manhood and womanhood some clear idea of the causes…

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Doctors and the Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 4

When the system of medical inspection of school children came into force a few years ago it was generally admitted that it was but the introduction…

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Primary Schools. Interview with Mr. Griffith. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 5

Mr. Griffith, the Minister for Education, had something to say yesterday regarding educational matters. "On Monday morning," he said, "the…

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School of Arts. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 4

The annual meeting of members of the Newcastle School of Arts was held in the lecture hall last evening. Dr. Nickson, the president, occupied the chair, and…

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Baptist School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 5

The annual picnic, of the Baptist Tabernacle and Merewether Branch Sunday School took place yesterday at Tomago, and passed off successfully. The steamer…

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Ladies' Column. Women Teachers of Cooking

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 16

London has become the world's greatest cookery university. More Loan 100 London County Council schools and similar institutions are its colleges. Its…

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Merewether. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of the Merewether School of Arts was held on Tuesday evening, the president, Mr. T. Adams, in the chair…

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Poor Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 16

A new teacher had arrived at the school, and the first lesson was to be on natural history. The teacher had chosen the interesting subject of the cat…

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Sunday-school Union. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 5

The annual meeting in connection with the Newcastle Church of England Sunday School Union was held in the Cathedred Parish Hall last night in the unavoidable…

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School Agriculture. Extension of Present System. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 5

Mr. Griffith, the Minister of Education, has been giving his attention to the question of extending the opportunities for agricultural education in connection with…

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District News. Hamilton. Public School Accommodation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 6

The members of the Hamilton Parents and Citizens' Association met last night, in the council chambers, under the presidency of the Mayor, Alderman T…

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Abermain. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 6

Saturday last was a red-letter day for the people of Abermain, the occasion being the laying, of the foundation-stone of a school of arts, for the establishment of…

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The Devil in the School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 15

The devil in the scno[?]astic world has assumed the form of a general education, consisting of scraps of a large number of disconnected subjects.—Professor A…

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School of Aviation. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1916 · page 5

The erection of the hangar has been commenced at Richmond; and efforts are being made to get the New South Wales Aviation School into full working order…

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Football in England. Australians v. Schools. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1916 · page 5

"A football match was played at Richmond yesterday between twelve Australians and an eleven representing the public schools. The ground was wet and…

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St. Andrew's Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 9

The annual Sabbath school picnic in connection with St. Andrew's Church was held at Toronto on Saturday, and proved a most successful and enjoyable outing…

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