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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1926

697 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 35

Mary's Teacher

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 April 1926 · page 8

"How do you like your teacher, dear?" little Mary was asked after her first day at school. "I like her very much," said Mary,…

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Cook's Hill School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 6

At Cook's Hill Intermediate High School on Friday, reference was made to the pant played by Australians in the war, and prior to dismissal of the…

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St. Patrick's Schools' Gala

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 6

The St. Patrick's schools' demonstration, which is to be held on the Newcastle Show Ground to-day will open with a procession of children headed by a band…

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Tuckshop Burglary Laborer Goes to School SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 6

Forth boxes of chocoaltes, worth £10, are missing from the tuckshop of St. Thomas's Roman Catholic boys' primary school at Lewisham. They…

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Charlestown School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 3

The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) has approved of invitation of tenders for additions and alterations to the public school at…

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St. Patrick's Fete Catholic Schools' Display

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 5

"One of the most picturesque processions seen in the Newcastle district," was the general opinion expressed in regard to St. Patrick's fete…

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Training for the Public Schools Regatta— Great Race in Sydney Next

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 8

FAVORITES AGAIN.—The crew that is out to retain the premiership for Sydney. High School. The annual regatta will take place…

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School's Demonstration Spectacle at Showground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1926 · page 4

Over 1000 children attending seventeen Roman Catholic schools in the Newcastle district participated in the St. Patrick's fete and demonstration held yesterday…

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Not This Year Ash Island School Repairs

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 4

No improvements will be made to Ash Island public school this year, but there is a possibility that the necessary repairs will be carried out…

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Stockton School Fences

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 5

Mr. Connell, M.L.A., has been informed by the Minister for Education with reference to his representations on the necessity for repairs to the…

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School Continental Wickham Parents Busy Equipment Fund

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 5

A continental, organised by the Wickham Parents and Citizens Association, was opened by Mrs. John L. Fogan in the grounds of the…

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Charlestown School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 3

Sir.—A public meeting of the parents of the children attending the Public School at Charlestown was called to be held in the School of Arts, on Tuesday evening,…

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Schoolboy Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 1

While playing in the grounds of Adamstown school this morning, Sumuel Mitchell, five, fell, breaking a bone in his left thigh…

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No Adventurers Stay-at-Home Scholars Disgusted Benefactor Trip to Australia Declined

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 1

When a wealthy migration enthusiast offered £300 to be competed for by the scholars of a large London school, for the purpose of…

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Newcastle Central School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 8

At a meeting or the committee of the Mothers' Club, in connection with the Newcastle Central School, it was decided that a popular girl competition…

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The Art of the Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 9

"Let any person unpractised in this difficult art take a school class in a subject in which he is technically proficient," writes S.J.C. in the…

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School for Stealing Courses in Shop-lifting Gang of Women Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 5

One member of the Retail Traders' Association said at the meeting to-day that he had definite information that there was a school for…

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Social Circle Central School Needs Mothers Busy

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 2

At a meeting of the committee of the Newcastle Central School Mothers' Club it was decided that a popular girl competition should be held during…

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Head of River King's School Double Congested Course Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 5

The Great Public Schools' annual rowing carnival was continued to-day on the Parramatta River. Before the start of the first fours,…

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Kurri. School of Arts Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 May 1926 · page 6

The newly erected hall of the Kurri Kurri School of Arts was officially opened on Friday evening by Mr. G. Booth, M.P, in the presence or a large…

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