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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1918

237 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 12

School Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1918 · page 5

2On the Lambton Park, East Newcastle were defeated by Lambton by 25 points to nil. A. Taylor (1), W. Kerr (1), S. Griffin(3), J. Robinson (1) scored tries, while J. Brogden…

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Schools' Competitions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1918 · page 7

On Federal Park, Plattsburg, "A" beat Hamilton. 7 to nil. Lean (3), Hardes, Roberts, Horne, and Smith (one each), scored the goals. Plattsburg "B"…

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Schoolboys' Strike Question of Holidays SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 6

The strike microbe has affected the school boys of Petersham central commercial school. Practically all the third-year students have refused duty. The trouble has…

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Here and There Wickham School Honor Rolk

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 June 1918 · page 5

The Wickham Superior Public School honor roll, it is Intended, will be one of the finest in the Newcastle district. Mr. F. Neal,…

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Rugby League Public Schools' Competition

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 June 1918 · page 4

On Friday next, on the Sports Ground, commencing at 1.30 p.m.. a Knock-out Competition will be played. The matches will be of 30 minutes' duration. The following is the draw:…

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Patriotic School Girls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 6

The last month has been a very busy one at the Kurri Kurri Girls' school, the pupils having knitted very energetically in response to the War Chest appeal for…

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League Rules. Public Schools' Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 3

On Friday, on the Sports Ground, commencing at 1.30 p.m., a "knockout" competition will be put through. The matches will be of 20 minutes' duration. The…

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High School Sports Annual Review

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 3

The annual report of the High School Sports' Union states:— The year's operations included regular work in all the sports and pastimes arranged for in…

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Music Teachers Proposal to Register

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 2

The 'Newcastle Labor Council recently sent a letter to Mr. James. (Minister for Education) asking him to consider the advisableness of registering music teachers…

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Lambton. the Methodist Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1918 · page 3

The celebration of the anniversary of the Lambton Methodist Sunday School was continued on Tuesday evening, when a public meeting, presided over by the…

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School Sports

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 July 1918 · page 5

The league competition is in full swing, and though only six rounds have been played two teams only are undefeated . These are Cook's Hill A and Hamilton, both of which met in…

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Tighe's Hill School

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 8

At the latest meeting of the T'ghe's Hill Parents and Citizens' Association mention was made of the definite promise by the Minister for Education to acquire more…

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Military Scholars Sydney Soldier's Success LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 July 1918 · page 1

Driver R. Bruce, of Sydney, is the first Dominion soldier to score marked success under the Dominions' scholarship scheme. In half the average period he won a…

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Schools Soccer Visit of Sydney Boys

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 4

There will be invasion of Newcastle at the week-end, when 50 schoolboys from the metropolitan schools accompanied by half-a-dozen teachers will make a soccer onslaught on the…

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Soldier Scholars Splendid Scheme Many Anzacs Benefit LONDON, Wednesday night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 1

Considerable progress is being made in respect to the oversea sailor and soldier scholarships' scheme, the donors of which are the Rhodes Trust and the Kitchener…

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FOOTBALL Schools' Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 5

Two teams of school footballers from Sydnew visited Newcastle to-day, and matches were played at the Showground against Newcastle schoolboys. The local youngsters…

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St. John's High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 July 1918 · page 6

The new High School recently erected in Charles-street, West Maitland, near St. John's Cathedral, for the Marist Brothers, was blessed and opened by the…

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National Guilds. Lecture at the School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 6

Mr. P. H. Monkley presided over a large gathering in the lecture room of the Newcastle School of Arts last evening, when an address was delivered by Mr. G. V…

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Marist Brothers School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 2

With renewed earnestness the second round of the league und soccer color competitions was begun yesterday afternoon. A pleasing feature of the games was the all-round showing-up in…

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New Church School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 7

The new Church of England Grammar School for Girls, situated at the corner of Newcomen and Church streets, Newcastle, is to be opened by the Bishop of…

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