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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1923

522 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 27

Weston School

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 4

Candidates from the Weston public school who sat for the qualifying certificate examination with success were:— Eleanor Auld, Elizabeth Doyle, Alma…

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Garden Suburb School Congregational Forethought Foundation Stone Ceremony

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 4

The site of the new Congregational Sunday school in Kemp-street, in the Garden Suburb of Hamilton, is beautifully situated. It is surrounded by…

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Wickham School Qualifying Certificates

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 4

The following pupils of Wickham public school gained qualifying certificates:— Boys: C. Adamson, F. Akerman, E. Bell, R. Boyd, N. Brooks, J. Burgess…

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School Inspectors Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 6

A reorganisation of the [?] [?] in the [?] of Ednestion has been made. The following are included under the new…

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Fatal Bump Schoolboy's Death

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 6

Wilham Stewart, aged six years met his death in a tragic manner. While playing in the West Wallsend school grounds he collided with…

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Boxing Maguire's Success School's Popularity

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 2

Tom Maguire started training boxers in a small way only a few months ago, but so successful has he been that his gymnasium is now almost too…

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Women Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 5

The London Country Council, after three hours' debate, passed a resolution that henceforth all women teachers must resign on marriage, unless specially…

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The Young Idea Notes on Education Movies in School

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 2

The queensland Minister for Education has completed arrangement for introducing a new and interesting form of instruction for children in outback areas…

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Park-street Church Methodist School Prizes

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 5

The annual distribution of prizes to the scholars of the Park-street Methodist Sunday School took place yesterday afternoon. Alderman D. Huddow, Mayor…

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School Prizes School Presbyterians

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 4

The annual public meeting and distribution of prizes in connection with the Merewether Presbyterian Church Sunday School took place in the church last…

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Dough Nutt Esq., Enters the School Band for Great Contest at Showground Protest Against Disqualification

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 6

Dough Nutt, Esq., meets with his first peboff. He enters the whoop school band for the school band consest, and is disqualified. He todges A vigorous protest, and says he will bring the band to Newcastle to play shortland Park. We hope he does. Sunshine Plains,…

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The. Whoop Whoop School Band

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 6

Reading from left to right: On the ladder, taking a top note, Charlie Cheapnut, month organ: Franz O mehod, E[?] coam and saake; Dough Nutt, Esq. (conductor): Chris.. Cross solo mouth organ: Tim Pippin, solo soprano tin whlatle; Bo b Maino. solo concertina; Freddy Turnipseed. big drum and cymbals; Tom Tootle flute: sitting down with his ringers in his ears Henry Mu i Berry. of Come-by-Chance, a friend of the school: Jackie Bla ckie. bones; sooner, the dog, [?] howler…

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Scholars Cooped Up Stockton Overcrowding

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 4

At last night's meeting of Stockton council Alderman Rees moved that an urgent letter be sent to the Department of Public Instruction, asking them to…

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School Band Subsidy

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 4

As soon as Hamilton Council has money available, the subsidy of £25 placed on this year's estimated for the Hamilton School Band will be handed…

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Successful Pupils of St. Mary's Dominican (Primary) School, Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 4

[?] Sitting—[?]eima Morris (11 years), and Marion Colligan (12 years), winners of two Diocesan Bursaries, and two State Bursaries. Standing: Nellie Vale, Patricia Palmer, and Lena Morbello, winners of…

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Belmont School Teacher's Retirement

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 February 1923 · page 4

Mr. W. G. Hall who has been principal at Belmont school for a number of years is retiring. His further activities will be on his estate near…

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Schools' Dsplays

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 7

Sixteen schools of the two inspectional districts, under Inspectors L. Henry and J. W. Dunlop, B.A. are taking part in the general display of non-competitive…

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Schools' Band Contest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 7

The schools' band contest, which was conducted in the enclosure of the members' stand, occupied the attention of a large crowd during the afternoon…

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Mayfield. the Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 6

There was a good attendance at the annual meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association, held in the Mayfield Public School last evening. Mrs. W…

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"Devil Slopes Off" Why Ireland Is Peaceful! Belfast Revival Gunmen in Sunday School LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 March 1923 · page 1

Tho "Dally Mall's" Belfast correspondent reports that the religious revival started by a Presbyterian pasto[?] named Nicholson is now in full flame…

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