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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1917

468 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 24

Our Sydney Letter. the Strike.—celebrating the Wrong Date.—a Great Event Recalled.—higher Freights and Fares.—a Good Word for Bookmakers.—the Teachers.—and Something They Might Teach in Addition. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1917 · page 4

The public are going to be seriously inconvenienced by the railway strike. In fact, hints have been thrown out that some of them may be ruined. This is…

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Our Sydney Letter. More of the Teachers.—a Barnyard Story.—what of Our Fruit?—the Ships to Be.—is the Project to Lapse? Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1917 · page 4

Something more must be said about the school teachers. They are not satisfied. The other day there was a mass meeting at the Protestant Hall, when…

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Teralba School of Arts

Northern Times · Saturday 11 August 1917 · page 2

A special meeting of the Teralba School of Arts Committee was held on Friday night. The vice-president (Mr.W.W. Flanagan) occupied the…

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League Football. School Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1917 · page 10

In the senior grade, Technical College defeated Hamilton by 21 points to nil. For Hamilton, Green, Derkenne, and Thomas played well, while Massey (3 tries),…

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The Dancing School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1917 · page 16

Professor Zebra and his wife decided to start a dancing school, so they hung a notice about it on the gate They had not long, to wait. The first…

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Italian School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1917 · page 16

School life in Italy is taken very easily by the small scholars, but middle-class parents are anxious for their sons and daughters to distinguish themselves; and…

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Jesmond Public School

Northern Times · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 1

A meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association was held in the school room on Monday evening. Mr. W. J. Ritchie occupied the chair…

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Stockton Sunday School Meeting

Northern Times · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 4

The anniversary meeting of the Stockton Congregational Sunday School was held last night in the church. There was a splendid…

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Catherine Hill Bay School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1917 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of Tuesday I noticed a very straightforward and candid letter singed "Sahida Wahlia" expressing his opinion and his views concerning the…

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Hamilton School Band. Request for Subsidy

Northern Times · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 4

At the meeting of the Hamilton Council last night. Mr. J. H. Gamble, secretary of the Hamilton Parents and Citizens' Association, wrote, on behalf…

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Ignorant Public School Men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 7

I have had a large personal experience of teaching public school men, some, of whom I have found Ignorant of spelling and of the principal characters of history,…

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School Football

Northern Times · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 2

In the Newcastle Schools League football competition, B grade, yesterday, High School No. 1 defeated East Newcastle by 13 to nil, after a…

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Teralba School of Arts

Northern Times · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 5

The Teralba School of Arts Committee met in the hall, the president (Mr. H. Thornerott) in the chair. The ladies' committee were also present…

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Sunday School Chat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 13

Dr. John R. Mott recently said: "Forty million men and boys are now under arms in Europe, five million more suffering in hospitals, and six million prisoners." The…

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School Matches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 10

Cook's Hill (1) met Wickham on the Sports Ground. Cook's Hill kicked off Munny soon gained possession, and "carried the play to opponent's 25. From a…

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North Rothbury School. Assistant Teacher Coming

Northern Times · Tuesday 21 August 1917 · page 3

The under-secretary to the Education Department has written to the North Rothbury Parents and Citizens' Association, intimating that an…

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Catherine Hill Bay School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1917 · page 7

Sir,—In your issue of the 15th instant appears a letter signed "Fair Go" relative to the above matter, and supporting "Sahida Wahlia" measures of delusive…

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Catherine Hill Bay School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 4

Sir,—I notice in your issue of August 16th another letter re the above from "Sahida Wahlia." As both of his letters were based on progress matters, and "Sahida…

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BRANXTON. School of Arts Extension

Northern Times · Thursday 23 August 1917 · page 3

A plain and fancy dross ball, promoted with the object of celebrating the opening of an extension to the Branxton School of Arts hall met with…

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Catherine Hill Bay School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1917 · page 3

Sir,—I crave space to reply to "Sahida Wahlia's" letter of the 16th instant, as to the reason, some representative of the School of Arts or the committee was not…

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