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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1920

364 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 19

School Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 1

The annual classes of [?]ustruction [?] swimming for school-children will [?] opened at the ocean baths on Mon[?] A change has been made in the [?]…

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America's Naval School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 5

A message from Annapolis says that Admiral Lord Jellicoe, in the course of a speech, said that Annapolis was one of the greatest naval school in the world…

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Young Piano School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 8

The Young Preparatory Pianoforte School, of which Mr. George H. Young in the principal, will open on Monday, February 2, at Paling's. The members of the…

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New High School Alderman Light's Action

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 4

Alderman Light has a notice of motion on the business paper for Monday night's meeting of the City Council, asking that a deputation be…

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Hamilton Kindergarten Teachers Appreciate Thanks

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 5

During the visit to Hamilton in November last of the Rev. J. G. Wheen, president of the Methodist Conference, he visited the Kindergarten…

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High School Scandal Deputation to Minister "Incubator" Room

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 5

A deputation has been arranged to wait on the Minister for Education, to urge the Immediate necessity for the construction of a new High School…

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Swimming School 902 Children Taught Farewell Felicity

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 5

After 10 days' instruction the swimming vacation school, under the Education Department, was to-day brought to a close. The success of…

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School Children's Vacation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 6

Sir,—I wish to express my views relative to the Christmas vacation allotted to the school children in this district. Reading through the papers almost daily one finds…

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School for Engineers Encouragement in Britain LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 1

In order to create a London centre of engineering, an appeal has been issued for £100,000 for the extension of engineering laboratories in…

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The School of Arts Subscriptions to be Raised

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 3

Soaring prices have affected the finances of the Newcastle School of Arts in common with other institutions. Books and magazines coat from…

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A Splendid Institution School of Arts Facts and Figures

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 2

Seventeen hundred members; 30,000 books In the library; 119,000 volumes issued to subscribers during…

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School Changes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 5

Thorp have been a number of changes among the teachers of schools In the Newcastle district. Mr. F. Neal, from Cook's Hill, has…

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Catholic Schools Closed SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 5

The Catholic ladles' boarding schools in New South Wales, which are controlled by the Sisters of Charity, have been closed by the…

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Boxing Boom Encouragement in School LONDON, Saturday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 1

Boxing is becoming the most [?] pastime in public schools. It [?] stated that the keenness of the [?] ful Carpentiers and Becketts is [?]…

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District News. Mayfield. the Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association in connection with the Mayfield public school discussion took place in regard to the new school building…

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Teachers' Living Allowance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 6

Sir,—There is considerable dissatisfaction among the Junior teachers since the announcement that a living allowance had been granted only to men and women…

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Newcastle School of Arts. Subscription Rate Raised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 5

A special meeting of members of the Newcastle School of Arts was held last night, Mr. J. Williams, president, in the chair, to consider a recommendation from…

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Subscriptions Raised School of Arts Changes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 6

A number of members attended the meeting of the school of arts last night, with the firm intention of having some "fun". They were out to…

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Boolaroo School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 1

The half-yearly meeting of the Boolaroo School of Arts was well attended. It was decided to upend £15 on new books, and to erect new…

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School Girl Drowned SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 3

While a number of girls attending the St. Bede's School, Pyrmont. were swimming at Pyrmont baths late yesterday afternoon, three of them went…

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