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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1917

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Schoolgirls' "Howlers."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 7

An examination to test the " general knowledge" of a class of girls, aged twelve years, in a public school, was responsible for the following collection of…

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South Maitland Notes. Kurri School of Arts

Northern Times · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 4

To arrange for paying off the mortgage of £100 on the Kurri Kurri School of Arts, a meeting of subscribers was held at the institute on…

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Teralba School of Arts. Electric Light Completed

Northern Times · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 5

The annual meeting of the members of the Teralba School of Arts will be held on Wednesday next, when the election of officers will take…

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Visit of Sydney Combined Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 7

Saturday was the red-letter day of the season so far as school Soccer football was concerned, the occasion being the visit of three teams of Sydney combined schools to try…

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Popular School Teacher. Presentation From Pupils and Staff

Northern Times · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 3

Pupils and the staff of the Abermain public School on Friday afternoon made a presentation to Mr. George Morrow, who fur the past six…

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Abermain School of Arts. First Annual Meeting

Northern Times · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 3

The first annual meeting of members of the Abermain School of Arts was held last night at the institute, the president Mr. R. Howe, being in…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 4

The annual meeting of the subscribers of the Newcastle School of Arts was held in the lecture-room of the institution lost evening. Mr. W. Williams, the President,…

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Teralba School of Arts

Northern Times · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Teralba School of Arts was held on Wednesday night, the president (Mr. H. Thornejo[?]t) in the chair. He pointed…

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A Progressive Body. Teralba School of Arts

Northern Times · Friday 3 August 1917 · page 2

At the annual meeting of members of Teralba School of Arts in Wednesday night, Mr. P.B. Duegen spoke of the good work done by the…

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Wickham Patriotic Committee. Wattle Day and Schools' Efforts

Northern Times · Friday 3 August 1917 · page 3

The Mayor (Ald. R.J. Bond) presided over a meeting of the Wickham Patriotic Committee last night. In connection with Wattle Day it…

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Northern School Teachers. Establishing a Federation, the Planks and Constitution

Northern Times · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 5

A further conference of Newcastle and Hunter District School Teachers' Association was held in the Bolton Street Public School this morning, to…

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Football. School Competition

Northern Times · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 7

East defeated Cook's Hill yesterday by six to three. For the winners, tries were scored by Hopwood, and Slander scored for the losers. Perking and…

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The Training School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 15

I would send over minister to France for three months; he would learns more there than at college…

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School Football Senior Grade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 10

After an even and strenuous game Technical College had the satisfaction of defeating High School by 8 points to 6. Massey and Hogan (who concerted his try)…

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Football. Schools' Soccer Competition. Visit to Sydney Postponed

Northern Times · Monday 6 August 1917 · page 2

The forty odd boys who were to have travelled to Sydney on Saturday next would hardly be human boys if they failed to have a grievance…

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Presentation to School Mistress. Cessnock Girls' School

Northern Times · Monday 6 August 1917 · page 5

To mark the esteem in which she was held by teachers and pupils, several presentations were made to Miss A. C. Mitebell [?]tress of the…

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Schools' Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 August 1917 · page 3

With only three weeks to run to complete the home and home competition games, and to decide the two leaders in each district to take part in the final…

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Public School Teachers' Grievances Meeting at Hamilton

Northern Times · Tuesday 7 August 1917 · page 4

A special meeting of members of the Newcastle District Public Schools' Association was held last night of the classrooms of the Hamilton…

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Cessnock Girls' School

Northern Times · Tuesday 7 August 1917 · page 3

Miss G. M. North, B.A., assumed charge of the girls' department of the Cessnock Superior Public School yesterday. Miss North comes from the…

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Teachers' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1917 · page 6

A conference of delegates from the Newcastle and Maitland High Schools Teachers' Associations, and from the Newcastle, Maitland, Cessnock, and Charlestown…

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