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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1920

364 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 19

School Football Maitland Final

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 3

The final of the Public Schools" Rugby Union competition was played on Saturday, when West Maitland Superior Public School beat East…

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Mayfield. Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 6

A meeting of the Mayfield Parents and Citizens' Association was held in the old school building last evening, for the purpose of making arrangements for the…

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Mayfield School Opening on

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 September 1920 · page 2

Owing to the illness of Mr. Mutch, Minister of Education, wrote Mr. P. Board, chief Inspector of schools, to the meeting of the Mayfield Parents…

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Football. Soccer Code. Catholic Schools' Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 3

Hamilton C. playing Marist A, opened the B grade games yesterday afternoon. Hamilton battled hard from start to finish, but were defeated by their…

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Maitland District. High School Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 6

The Maitland Girls' Public High School sports were held on the Maitland Showground yesterday, when there was a large attendance of parents and…

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Westy School of Aria

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 1

The usual fortnightly meeting of the West Wallsend School of Arts committee was held in the library last night. Doctor Hocken occupied the…

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Mayfield School Opening of New Building

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 5

Mr. P. Board, Director of Education, visited Newcastle to-day, and this afternoon performed the official ceremony in connection with the…

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District News. Mayfield. New School Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1920 · page 6

The new buildings of the Mayfield Public School were opened on Saturday by Mr. P. Board, Director of Education. Mr. Board was accompanied by…

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Teachers' Salaries Cabinet Consideration SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 September 1920 · page 5

The State Cabinet is to-day considering the scheme which was approved of by the Public Service Board for increases in the salaries of State School…

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Parents and Teachers Unity of Purpose

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 3

Parents, citizens and teachers of Hamilton met in the Hamilton Council Chambers last night, under the presidency of the Mayor (Ald. Alexander),…

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The School Age

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 4

The age at which a boy should be allowed to leave school has again become a subject of discussion. It is asserted that a great deal of the crime…

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Catholic Schools' Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon the teams of both grades played for places in the semi-finals, which are to be played next week. In B grade Hamilton B defeated Hamilton C by 6-0,…

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Disputed Boundaries Junction School Position

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 5

The Department of Local Government wrote to Merewether Council last night with reference to some places where the existing boundaries…

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Political Schoolboys

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

"After listening to some of the speeches which have been made. I think it is about time that we closed the debate," said Mr. Kearsley, from…

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School Sport Rugby League

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 7

A team selected from East and West Maitland Public Schools visited Newcastle yesterday, and met Cook's Hill A grade team at the Old Racecourse,…

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The Young Idea Notes from the Schools Wickham Old Boys

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 7

Arrangements have been finalised by the 1913-14 Old Boys of the Wickham junior technical superior public school for the holding of a re-union on…

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Carrington St. Joseph's School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 6

A select dance will take place in the Carrington School of Arts to-morrow night.,in aid of the Carrington Fair stall, Australia (Carrington St…

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Newcastle School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 4

Mr. R. C. Huntley, the president, presided at a well-attended meeting of members of the Newcastle School of Arts last night. At the recent annual meeting the…

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Teachers' Award

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 5

In the Industrial Court, Sydney, yesterday, Mr. Justice Edmunds had before him a proposed award, by consent, for the New South Wales School Teachers'…

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Queensland Teachers Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 6

The State school teachers applied for a new award to-day, also for equal pay to male and female teachers. Mr. Justice McCawley declined to consider the latter…

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