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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1921

603 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 31

Waratah Gala Popular Sports School of Arts Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2

Real Carnival weather favored the promoters of the sports in aid of the School of Arts building fund, held on Waratah park yesterday afternoon…

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PASTS v. PRESENTS High School Footballers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 7

To-morrow afternoon an interesting football fixture will be decided at the Newcastle show ground. Present pupils of the Newcastle High School…

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Found Hanging Boy's Tragic End Troubled Over School SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 5

Robert George Douglas Riley, aged 14, who lived with his grandmother in Russell-avenue. Doll's Point, sandringham, was found this morning by…

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Hunt for Youth School Ground Affray

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 2

A tall, thin youth of 18, dressed in dark clothes, and of dirty appearance, was the subject of a search by Scotland Yard…

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Homeville Public School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 3

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has been informed that funds are not yet available for the proposed work at the Homeville public school, but that a…

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A Furious Ford "Like a Schoolboy" Speed of 25 Miles an Hour

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 6

Inspector Kenny told the Newcastle Court to-day that he saw a motor lorry racing a motor cycle along Hunter-street at a speed of 25 miles an hour…

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Waratah Wants £5000 School of Arts £1500 At Union Proposed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 8

Waratah wants many things before its go-ahead citizens will be satisfied. One of its greatest wants at the present time is a school of arts,…

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Teachers' Federation Preference Application Arguments in Court SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 8

The Public School Teachers' Federation applied in the industrial Court yesterday for an award for technical school teachers and for a variation of…

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The Young Idea Notes from the Schools Soldiers' Children

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 3

The Educational Board appointed by the Repatriation Department to supervise the education of the children of soldiers who were killed in the war, is…

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New Commandments Communist School Songs of William Morris SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 5

A Sunday school conducted under unique conditions has been started by the Communist party of Australia, whose headquarters are at Rawson…

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Bulba the Beautiful Visited by Minister Accompanied by Teachers Interesting the Children

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 5

Without being [?]ensorious, it must be admitted that Newcastle people have not in the past made sufficient fuss about their natural beauty places…

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Two-up Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 6

Sir,—Taking a walk on Sunday morning I came across what seemed to me a sad sight. I met young men and about a dozen boys, ranging from 9 to 16, at a two-up…

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District News. Mayfield. Presentations to Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 6

Four teachers who until recently were connected with the Mayfield Public School were the guests at a public gathering held in one of the school classrooms last night,…

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Transferred Teachers Mayfield Presentations

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 2

Four teachers who have recently removed from the staff of the Mayfield, public school were last night farewelled and presented with gifts by the Parents…

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Hamilton School Parents and Citizens

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 3

The result of the recent continental promoted by the teaching staff of Hamilton intermediate High School, assisted by a committee of local…

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Education Department and School Construction

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 4

The decision of the Minister for Education to go on with school building in the Newcastle district is a worthy one. Two new schools are to be erected; one in New Lambton, and the other at Adamstown, the correct amount allowed for the work being…

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Up Five Stories New School of Arts Ambitious Building Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 5

The committee of the Newcastle School of Arts contemplates the complete remodelling of the present buill[?]ing. It is proposed to…

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Lambton Council Overcrowding at School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 6

At Lambton Council meeting last night reference was made by Alderman Hardy to the over-crowding at Lambton public school. The building was…

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New Schools N. Lambton and Adamstown

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 6

Messrs. Connell and Kearsdey, M.L.A., have been informed by Mr. Mutch Minister for Education, that he has accepted a tender for the…

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School Football a Grade Rugby Yesterday's Fixtures Premiership Table

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 2

P[?]s. Comp. P.W.By[?] L. D. F. A. Pts. Wickham [?] 4 4 1 — 72 5 10 Cook's Hill [?] 3 1 1 — 134 19 8…

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