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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1917

468 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 24

Aviation School

Northern Times · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 4

When the State aviation school at Richmond was first proposed, a committee of control was appointed to make the necessary arrangements and…

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Cricket. Schools Competition

Northern Times · Saturday 24 February 1917 · page 3

In the second round of the Newcastle district, schools' competition, yesterday, Marist Brothers defeated Newcastle Collegiate by four wickets and…

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C. E. Sunday-school Union. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 6

A special service of intercession, conducted by the Very Rev. H. K. Archdall, the Dean of Newcastle, and the Rev. E. A. North-Ash, was held in the…

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School Inspector D. Fraser. Farewelled by Teachers

Northern Times · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 4

At Toronto on Saturday, the members of the Newcastle School Teachers' Association ferewelled Mr. Donald Fraser, who was a number of years…

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Childrens' Drinking Water. Stockton School Matter

Northern Times · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 4

Among the correspondence read at a meeting of the Stockton Council last night was a letter from the Department of Education formally…

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School of Arts Meeting

Northern Times · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 6

A special general meeting of the members of the Newcastle School of Arts will be held in the Lecture Hall to-night, commencing at eight o'clock…

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Hexham Public School

Northern Times · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 4

As an indication of what is being done in the schools to instil a knowledge of agriculture in the minds of the pupils, the Hexham school has a…

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Schools' Pavilion

Northern Times · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 4

The pavilion specially set apart for the exhibition of Newcastle district schools' work, arranged under the auspices of the School Teachers'…

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Boolaroo School of Arts

Northern Times · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 1

The latest report and balance sheet of the Boolaroo School of Arts, reveals a highly satisfactory position. For some years the institution just…

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A Menace to Health. Stockton Public School. Some Straight Talk

Northern Times · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 3

The administration of the Health Act, if such an anomaly can be called an "Act," seems subject to weird and queer anomalies so far as local…

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School Examinations. Junior Technical Course. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 5

The results were made available to-day of the examination held in December for the Superior Public School certificate. The examination is based on the…

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Cricket. Senior Grade. Dockyard v. TEACHERS

Northern Times · Monday 5 March 1917 · page 2

Dockyard concluded the match against Teachers by defeating them by one innings and 67 runs. The feature was the partnership of Taylor and…

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School Site Wrong

Northern Times · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 2

Cr. Brunner pointed out to yesterday's meeting of the Cessnock Shire Council that the position of the proposed school site at North Rotboury…

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Kurri Continuation School

Northern Times · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 4

The Kurri Kurri Evening Continuation School commenced its 1917 term on Monday evening with 50 pupils enrofled. This number is in excess of…

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School Examinations. Superior Public Schools. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 8

The results of the third examination for the Superior Public School certificate, held last December, were announced to-day. The examination is based on the…

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Teacher on Sick Leave

Northern Times · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

Miss I. Worgam, head mistress of the infanta' department of the Cessnock Public School, left yesterday, having been granted three months'…

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School Buildings for Polling. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

The Education Department announces that it has been decided to allow the use of school buildings for polling purposes on the 24th March, on the understanding…

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School Show Display. Trade Commissioner's Appreciation

Northern Times · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 6

As a result of a visit to the school pavilion at the Newcastle Show, Mr. G. T. Milne, H.M. Trade Commissioner in Australia, the following letter has…

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District Teachers Confer. Requests for Better Conditions. Gathering at Cessnock

Northern Times · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 2

The first annual meeting of the Cessnock District Teachers' Association was held at the Cessnock Public School on Saturday morning. Besides…

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Stockton Public School. Water Supply and Urinals. Drastic Action by Council

Northern Times · Wednesday 14 March 1917 · page 4

At the Stockton Municipal Council meeting last night a recent article in "The Northern Times," dealing with the unsatisfactory state of the water…

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