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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1916

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Patriotism Taught in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 15

I am satisfied that the spirit which has prompted millions of men in all classes to volunteer for service is in large measure due to that love of country which…

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Schools' Games

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 10

On the Sports Gound yesterday, High School B defeated Newcastle East by 14—0. Paddock (1), Cummings (1), and Howell (2) scored for High School. Cumimngs…

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Dora Creek Fire at Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 5

The public school at Dora Creek, a Weatherboard building, was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Sunday morning. At about three o'clock Mr. Adam, the head…

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Hamilton Public School. Overcrowded Buildings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 9

The accommodation of the Hamilton Superior Public School, the style of several of the buildings, and the condition of the grounds, demand action by the…

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The Zeppelin School. Training Young Pilots

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 2

Along the shores of Lake Constance, on the German side, there are numerous small islands, all of them of a remarkable similarity in shape. They are huge…

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Dora Creek School Fire. Children's Peculiar Escapade. the Coroner's Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 3

An inquest was held at the Newcastle Courthouse on Saturday morning into the circumstances relating to a fire which occurred at the Dora Creek Public School…

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Marist Brothers' School. Visit by Mayor of Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 6

The Marist Brothers' School, Newcastle, had an official visit yesterday morning from Alderman Moroney, the Mayor of Newcastle, the Mayoress and party…

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Denominational Schools. Claim in South Australia. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 5

Certain matters in connection with the regulations under the new Education Act, affecting the Roman Catholic schools, were brought under the notice of the Minister…

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French Spirit. Men Were Like Schoolboys. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 7

The hospitals are filling. The spirit of the wounded is wonderful. They realise they have suffered upon the field of victory…

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State School Bursaries. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 4

At the request of Mr. Holman, the State Premier, the Education Department has furnished an exhaustive report upon the first bursaries awarded under the Bursary…

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Half-holiday for the Schools. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1916 · page 5

Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald, the Acting Minister for Education, annouces that teachers and pupils of all Public Schools will take part in celebrating French National…

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State Aviation School. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 5

The two pilot instructors engaged by the State Government in connection with the Aviation School at Richmond, are due to arrive at Hobart in the Rotorua…

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Schools' Medical Inspection. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 5

Within the next few days the medical branch of the Education Department will have completed the inspection of practically every school in the State…

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Merewether. Baptist Sabbath School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1916 · page 9

The anniversary services of the Baptist Sabbath School were conducted by Pastor Complin on Sunday. Anniversary hymns were rendered by the children, and…

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For the Little Folks. School Children's Pet

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

Children in some of the schools in New York are allowed to play with animals and even, to take them name, in order that they may be taught to be kind to…

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Public School Teachers. Association Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 2

The twenty-first annual meeting of the Newcastle District Public Schools' Association was held at the Bolton-street School on Saturday morning. The…

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Pupils and Pictures

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

From time to time reports have been furnished by inspectors and teachers to the Education Department, about the pernicious influence of the cow upon the…

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District News. Wickham. School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Wickham School of Arts was held in the institution last evening. Mr. R. J. Bond, president, in the choir. The committee, in the annual report, sold…

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Schools' Game

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 August 1916 · page 7

In the Schools' B grade competition at the Sports Ground, Cook's Hill B defeated High School B by 37 points to 5. For the winners, Driscoll (6), Brien,…

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German Schools in Victoria. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1916 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Lawson, the Minister for Education, moved the second reading of the Education, Bill, empowering the Government to…

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