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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1917

468 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 24

South Maitland Schools

Northern Times · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 3

At Cessnock a picnic was held for the Cessnock, Kearsley, Kitchener and Bellbird school children, and speeches were delivered by Mr. W. Kearsley,…

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Maitland School Flag

Northern Times · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 4

At the Empire Day celebrations at West Maitland yesterday the Mayor [?] over to the [?] of the superior Public School a Commonwealth…

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The Schools. High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 4

The staff and pupils met in the assembly room at the Newcastle High School. The National Anthem was first sung and then the principal shortly;…

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Sunday School News

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 13

Of late satisfactory progress, has been made in kindergarten work among the Sunday schools of many denominations in Melbourne, and the task of finding…

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Religious Topics. Sunday School Study. Reading—John xv.:26—xvi.:14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 13

The Work of the Holy Spirit.—The Spirit as a Person. Notice that Jesus speaks of Him as "He." Compare with the doctrine of the personality of the Spirit,…

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Schools' Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 10

In the A grade competition, Technical College defeated Wickham School by 22 points to nil. Faulk, Fitzgerald, Wright, and Hodges scored for Technical College…

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Football. Schools' Competition

Northern Times · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 2

Newcastle High School defeated Collegiate School by 18 points to nil in the schools senier competition. Egan (captain). Little, Brown and Terry scored…

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Teralba School of Arts

Northern Times · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 3

The Teralba School of Arts concert committee met on Monday night. Mr. H. Thorncroft presiding. The chief business was to settle accounts of the vandeville…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 6

Despite the many restricting conditions, the school of arts is managing to keep its membership together. The building stands in a central position, at the…

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Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 6

At the Young Wallsend Public School on Empire Day the pupils contributed national songs and recitations, and listened to addresses delivered by Mr. J…

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Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 6

The Dudley Public School is working steadily will out an appreciable change in numbers. Empire Day was celebrated by the scholars in the usual patriotic…

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School Football

Northern Times · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 5

Cook's Hill School No, 1 team yesterday, defeated wickham on Sports A Ground in a League game by 28 to nil. For the winners J. Muncaster (captain)…

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School of Arts Tourney. Abermain Men at Weston

Northern Times · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 1

Members of the Weston and Abermain Schools of Art last night played a card tournament at Weston. Twenty-two Abermain players went to…

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Greta Public School

Northern Times · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 4

Empire Day was celebrated at the Greta Public School by an assemblage of parents and residents, with the scholars. Dr. Walker, president of…

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At Kurri Kurri School

Northern Times · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 5

Dy the sale of the special school button. It is anticipated that the girls' department of Kurri Kurri Public School will raise £5 for Red Triangle…

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Hamilton Collections. School Girls at Work

Northern Times · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 4

Tho efforts at Hamilton comprise the conduct of a street stall for general produce and other roods, placed outside the Council Chambers in…

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Kurri School. Patriotic Efforts

Northern Times · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 4

Pupils of the 6A class of the Kurri Kurri Public School have sent a parcel of comforts to Corporal Hubert Thrower, an ex-pupil of that class,…

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Women Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 12

We have 20,000 teachers from our State schools serving at the front, and Lord Derby is calling for more; and it is quite clear therefore that in the education of…

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Religious Topics. Sunday-school Study

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 13

Reading—John xviii, 1—18. Jesus Betrayed and Denied.—Notice that Jesus had a regular place of prayer—a garden. As fixed times are needed for food…

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Mayfield's New Schoolmaster. Farewelled at Casino

Northern Times · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 5

On the occasion of his promotion to Mayfield, Mr. F. R. Wigg, headmaster of the Casino Public School, was entertained and made the recipient of a…

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