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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1925

576 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 29

Schools and Evolution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 7

A telegram from Vancouver states that overwhelming defeat met an amendment in the House of Representives at Atlanta, providing that any…

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Stockton Ball Help for Sunday School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 5

To provide prizes and equipment for the St. Paul's Sunday school, Stockton, the teachers held a fancy dress ball in the local Masonic Hall last night…

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South School Frolic

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 10

A frollo was held in connection with the Newcastle South Public School in the Oddfellows' Hall, Auckland-street, last night. The function was held…

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Remodelled School Carrington £4000 Job

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 6

In a fortnight the 300 children of the Carrington Public School, who have been housed in the School of Arts and the Pariah Hall, pending…

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Cannot Sack Them Married Women Teachers English Decision London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 1

Married women teachers won a great victory in the Court of Chancery. Mr. Justice Romer, in deciding a test case, declared that the Poole…

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"Abolish It" Saluting Union Jack Teachers' Request Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 2

"Abolish the rule ordering the compulsory saluting of the Union Jack every Monday morning," is the request of the council of the Teachers'…

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Islington School Improvements Needed

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 4

About 60 people attended the first meeting of the Islington Parents and Citizens' Association, which has been re-formed after a lapse of 15 years…

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Saluting the Flag Teachers' Decision Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 5

The Council of the Teachers' Federaton yesterday gave lengthy consideration to the question as to whether the saluting of the flag by the children in Public Schools…

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Stockton Sensation Woman Assaulted with Axe Schoolboy in Custody

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 5

Miss Doris Maher, a resident of Dunbar-street, Stockton, was the victim of a murderous attack on Saturday, as a result of which she is now an inmate of Newcastle…

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Optional to Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 5

Mr. Mutch, the Minister for Education, when informed of the terms of the resolution, stated that so far as he was concerned, he intended to allow the practice…

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Teachers and Marriage London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 5

Justice Sir Mark Romer decided in a test case in the Chancery division of the High Court that women teachers must not be dismissed because they marry…

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Trade Schools Bricklaying and Plastering

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 3

About two and a half yearn ago the Master Builders' Association established a bricklaying trade school in Edinburgh-road. Marrickville…

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Loyalty in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 4

The introduction of a system to inculcate a spirit of loyalty in the children attending the State schools throughout New South Wales was…

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Crowded Out Hamilton School Congestion

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 6

Hamilton public school has an enrolment of 2400, but accommodation for only 1400. In consequence of that condition of affairs, many…

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No Referees Maitland School Football

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 5

Difficulty is being experienced by Maitland public schools in securing the services of referees in their Rugby League competition. The matches are…

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School on Fire Rylestone

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 5

The Rylestone public school was gutted by fire this morning, owing to a stove pipe setting the celling alight. There were 200 children in the…

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Fire Destroys School Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 4

Owing, to the over-heating of a fuel stove, Rylstone Public School was destroyed by fire to-day. Fortunately the scholars remained calm, and were…

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"Political Schools"

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 5

"Our public schools are becoming schools for political thought," said Mr. Hill. M.L.A., who opened the new Willlamtown school this…

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Radio in Schools Lessons by Wireless Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 4

A suggestion intended to lead to the installing of a wireless set in each school in New South Wales is made by the Radio Broadcast Bureau, an organisation…

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School Children Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 5

It is reported from Paris that a party of 35 school children, were bathing near Roubaix, when a huge wave broke over the beach…

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