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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1920

364 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 19

St. Andrew's Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 6

The annual distribution of prizes to the scholars of St, Andrew's Presbyterlan Sunday-school took place at a concert in the school hall, Laman-street,…

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Maitland District. Maitland High Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 6

The annual speech day and presentation of prizes of the Maitland boys and girls' high schools took place in the Town Hall yesterday. The Mayor of West Maitland,…

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Newcastle High School. Conference to Be Held

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 4

Several weeks ago Alderman Light, at a meeting of the Newcastle Council, directed attention to the inadequate accommodation at the Newcastle High…

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Some School Puzzles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 6

At the conference of Educational Associations at University College, England, Dr. P. B. Ballard gave an address to the Education Section of the British…

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Victorian Teachers. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 5

Mr. Prendergast, M.P., addressing the annual conference of the Victorian State School Teachers' Union delivered an address on direct action. He said they…

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Hamilton Public School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 4

At the request of the Hamilton Parents and Citizens' Association, Hamilton Council last night agreed to cooperate in urging the Department of…

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Teachers' Wages. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

At the Teachers' Union Conference to-day, speakers contended that teachers were receiving less wages than manual workers, consequently they were…

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Needs of the Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 4

Hamilton school authorities, in cooperation with the Parents and Citizens' Association, are already on the alert to impress the new Ministry with the necessity of spending money in this district. The particular request from Hamilton is for the extension and improvement of the…

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Hamilton School Appeal to New Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 2

The Mayor of Hamilton (Ald. Alexander) has lost little time in getting in touch with the members of Parliament for the Newcastle district in…

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Public Schools' Regatta. a Chapter of Accidents. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 4

The chief event at the Great Public Schools' regatta, held on the Parramatta River yesterday—the eights—had an unsatisfactory ending, owing to a foul…

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Westy School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 4

Dr. J. P. Hocken presided over a meeting of the West Wallsend School of Arts committee on Saturday evening. The secretary reported…

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Public Schools' Regatta. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1920 · page 5

Owing to the unfortunate foul which occurred on Saturday, the chief event at the Great Public Schools Regatta—the eights—was re-rowed on the Parramatta…

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The School Eights

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 3

In the race for the school eights, which had to be rerowed on the Parramatta, a great finish resulted. King's School defeated Sydney Grammar School by a…

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Hamilton School. Need for Improvements Placed Before the Minister Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 4

A deputation, representing the municipal council and the parents and citizens' association, of Hamilton, waited on Mr. Mutch, the Minister for Education,…

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Sunday School Prizes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 April 1920 · page 4

A distribution of Sunday school prizes was made in the Berner-street Baptist Church, Merewether, last night. Mr. W. Piper presided, and…

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Carrington Public School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 3

The election of Mr. H. J. Connell as one of the five candidates to represent Newcastle in the State Parliament caused a vacancy in the…

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School Transfers Hamilton Headmaster

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 5

The transfer is announced of Mr. J. M. Mackay from tho position of headmaster at the Hamilton school to a similar position at Parramatta. He will be…

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Tighe's Hill. Overcrowded School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 3

At the opening of the additions to the Hamilton Public School two years ago, Mr. James, the then Minister for Education, stated that the next school in the…

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Latest School "Howlers."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 3

"Pompeii was destroyed by an eruption from the Vatican.” ‘The Gorgons were three sisters that looked like women, only more horrible."…

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School Collections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 6

Mr. Mutch, the Minister for Education, has given instructions that collections organised in connection with public schools are to cease. In making…

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