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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1923

522 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 27

Memorial Dance Westy School Of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 5

Doctor Hocken presided over the last meeting of the West Wallsend School of Arts committee, when a request from the memorial committee for the free use…

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School Burned

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 1

Fire totally destroyed the public school and contents at McHenry's Creek, four miles from Young. The school was locked tho previous night…

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SCHOOLING Flying Over Hurdles SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 2

It would be hard to find a better style of jumper than Grand Malt. With C. Black in the saddle yesterday morning he fairly flew over three sets of hurdles. The…

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Basket Ball Hamilton School Club Court Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 4

The Hamilton Public School Basket Ball Club has a good team of players who practise in Gregson Park under the conductorship of Miss…

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Successful School Anglican Girls' Grammar

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 4

The animal report of the Church of England Grammar School for girls, Newcastle, submitted to the Diocesan Synod, stated that the examination results had…

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Schools' Bands

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 7

Waratah Council has agreed to cooperate with Hamilton in urging the continuance of the Government subsidy for the payment of the schools…

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Stockton School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 8

At last night's meeting of the Stockton Council a letter was received from the Department of Education, stating that advertisements inviting tenders for the…

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Glebe Methodists School Anniversary

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 8

A public meeting in connection with the anniversary of the Glebe Methodist Sunday School was held in the church on Monday night (Rev. M…

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Pupils' Concert

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 6

A concert was held in the School Hall of the Park-street Methodist Church last night, given by the pupils of Mrs. Oliver Jones, L.A.B. The programme was an…

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High School Pupil

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 1

Mr. Saxby, headmaster of the Newcastle High School, states that Leslie Smith, who was convicted at the police court yesterday for false…

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Rugby Schools League Match Results

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 2

In the A grade schools' league competition Hamilton defeated Newcastle High School, 293-0. The winners showed improved form. They are working with…

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Boxing Maguire's Pupils

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 4

"It is not often that I go out challenging in order to get fights for my boys," writes Tom Maguire (Hamilton), but as I have such a…

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Housewifery School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 13

Miss Beatrice Macdonald, the honorary secretary to the Domestic immigration Society, writes :—"The need for a house-wifery and cookery training school for…

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Swimming for Health Finest Exercise Plea for Schools Bath

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 3

The secretary of the Royal Life Saving Society of New South Wales, in asking Hamilton Council for endorsement of its action in…

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The Young Idea Movies in Schools Educational Films

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 4

The director of education, Mr. S. H. Smith, agreed to the request of a deputation from the council of the Teachers' Federation to form a central authority…

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Schoolhouse Blaze Seventy-six People Perish Remains Unrecognisable. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 5

An oil lamp fell from the ceiling during a school entertainment at the school house, Cleveland, South Carolina (U.S.A.), when the small building was packed…

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Baptist School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 5

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Newcastle Baptist Tabernacle took place yesterday afternoon. The Rev. 11. Gawthrop…

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Football. Rugby Union. High School Past and Present

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1923 · page 7

The annual fixture between the Old Boys and present pupils of the Newcastle High School will be played at the Show Ground on Wednesday, May 30. Last…

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Cardiff School Making More Room Under-Secretary's Promise

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 May 1923 · page 6

A report was received by Cardiff Progress Association from the deputation which waited upon the Department of Education, with reference to the public…

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Congewai. Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1923 · page 8

Mr. H. J. Connell, M.P., has received the following from the Under-Secretary for Education, dated 17th instant:—"In reply to your personal representations on…

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