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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1925

576 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 29

The Country School House

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 8

On the billside near the green. A tiny school house can be seen. Surrounding it are tall gum trees Whose leaves do flutter in the breeze…

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Stockton School Work of the Parents

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 6

There was a full attendance, last night at the Parents and Citizens' Association meeting at Stockton. Mr. Walter Ball presided…

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School of Arts Fees

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 6

At a special meeting of the Merewether School of Arts last night an attempt was made to raise the rates of subscription, but after considerable…

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School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 6

Sir.—It would be a distinct advantage if a vehicle could be procured to convey the children of the Stockton Garden Village, and beyond to school…

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Governor's Visit Will Attend Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 5

The State Governor (Sir Dudley de Chair) will be in Maitland on March 12 and 13. On the first day he will officially open the Maitland…

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Nearing Completion Weston School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 6

The new School of Arts, Weston, is nearing completion, the men working day and night — and Sunday — to be ready for the opening on Wednesday…

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A School Without Walls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 15

A London paper contains this on a new type of schoolhouse— North Wingfield, a village in Derbyshire, has acquired renown almost of a…

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Bellbird Memorial Cessnock School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 8

Mr. Alfred Kirk, president of the president of the Cessnock School of Arts, conferred with Mr. John Brown the administrator of the Cessnock Shire, this…

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Singleton School Parents' Activities SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 8

Singleton Parents and Citizens' Association has been resuscitated, with the Mayor (Alderman J. W. B. Waterhouse) as president. Mr. B. Bartrop as…

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Advance Pindimar! Church and School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 9

The Minister for Education (Mr. Bruntnell). has officially accepted a grant of land, valued at over £400. from the Pindimar Company, at…

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Not Drunkproof Wickham School Fence Parents Complain

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 12

Though full bottles of rum have been found in the grounds of the infants school at Wickham, it is not believed that they were placed there…

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New Dogma Learning by Doing School Displays

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 12

"Learning by doing" is now the accepted dogma in modern education. That a high standard of workmanship has been attained by the…

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Schools Exhibits Highly Creditable Display

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 7

The schools this year have put for ward the most creditable display of any Newcastle Show, nearly every school in the district being represented…

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Strides in Science Exhibits at the Show School Work

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 7

A prominent phase of modern education. which has made phenomenal strides, is science work. An exceptionally good display at…

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School Bands Wickham the Smartest

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 7

The school bands' competition was one of the main features of the day. Five schools were represented, and the boys won the admiration of all…

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Schools' Band Contest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

The schools' band contest had attracted entries from Adamstown, Cook's Hill, Hamilton, Mayfield, and Wickham schools. The contest took place in front of the…

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School Fees Minister for Education In Defence Primary Needs Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 12

The Minister for Education, Mr. Brantncll, has made an important statement in defence of the system of fees for High Schools' education. "At Kurri recently." said Mr. Bruntnell, Minister for Education. "Mr. H…

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School Section

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 7

Business Principles and Book-keeping:—Section 27: E. Robson (Hamilton Boys' Intermediate High), 1; G. Baker (Hamilton Intermediate High),…

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In the Nude Peculiar School England Startled London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 8

Consternation has been caused throughout England owing to the disclosure of an ex-officer's private school in Suffolk…

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School Bands Competition Music at the Show Adjudicator's Review

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 3

The adjudicator gave a comprehensive review on the music of the school bands in the Newcastle Show competition. COOK'S HILL BAND Quick March: Good attack, nice…

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