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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1920

364 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 19

Public School Piano Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1920 · page 5

A bazaar was opened at the Merewether School of Arts yesterday afternoon in [?] of the piano fund of the local public school. Members of the Parents and…

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The Young Idea Notes from the Schools (Conducted by "Longfollow")

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 October 1920 · page 6

Teaching Swimming Lost week mention was made in this coh[?] of the vital necessity of teaching swimming to school children. The…

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Works Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1920 · page 4

Works schools, which are dealt with in a pamphlet recently issued by the Board of Trade, are not designed to in any way supersede a system of…

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Swimming Schools

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

In recent years the New South Wales Education Department has done excellent work in organising summer schools to teach children to swim…

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School of Arts' Subsidy

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 November 1920 · page 4

West Maitland School of Arts is in a bad way financially, and the committee has requested the council to subsidise the institution. A communication…

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Cardiff School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 4

A special meeting of the committee of Cardiff School of Arts was held last night when the secretary, Mr. Mannefield, submitted a report on the…

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The Young Idea Notes from the Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 8

The "Inter" High school students all oyer N.S.W. are "fagging" at high pressure to prepare themselves for the strenuous trials of the much-dreaded intermediate…

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Women Teachers' Complaint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1920 · page 5

Thousands of women teachers from London and provincial schools demonstrated in Trafalgar Square during a dense fog, demanding equal pay for equal work. They…

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Changes at the Schools Transfers and Appointments

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 4

A number of appointments and transfers of school teachers in connection with the schools of the northern districts are announced…

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School Teachers' Pay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1920 · page 5

An application was made yesterday, before Mr. Justice Edmunds in the Industrial Court, in Sydney, by the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation…

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Marist Brothers' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1920 · page 7

At the Marist Brothers' school, Newcastle, yesterday morning, a reception was given to the Rev. Brother Columbanus, an assistant-general of the…

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School Inspectors' Pay. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 6

Mr. Justice M'Cawley, the President of the State Arbitration Court, to-day reserved decision on the application of the school inspectors for better salaries. It…

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Cessnock Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1920 · page 8

A rehearsal in connection with "Education Week" was held at the Cessnock Public School. Lieutenant Cahill, drill supervisor, Newcastle and Maitland…

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New Lambton School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the New Lambton Parents and citizens' Association was held last night Mr. Auckett (secretary) gave a resume of…

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Teachers' Pay The December Cheques

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 1

Public school teachers will bo glad to hear that too accountant of the Public Instruction Department has arranged to pay their December…

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At the Training Schools Tom Maguire's Budget

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 6

Frank Burns will be seen in action again on Saturday. December 11, Frank is boxing well alter his spell, and he looks like showing up better…

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The Young Idea Notes from the Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 7

The "Leaving" The intermediate certificate examination will end on Friday, and on November 29 the leaving certificate…

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School Sport

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 November 1920 · page 7

Vigoro Cook's Hill Vigoro teams played an exhibition match at Sheddon Park on November 12 to initiate Stockton girls…

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Baptist Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 November 1920 · page 5
Also in The Newcastle Sun

The first Sunday schools' demonstration under the auspices of the Newcastle and Northern District Baptist Association to be held since 1912, took place in two…

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