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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1927

706 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 36

Schools' Demonstration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 8

Special features of the grand march from Hamilton School to the showground, and massed displays by over 1000 children beautifully robed, a magnificent…

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Combined Schools Band

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 6

The Newcastle Combined Public Schools Band which will leave for Sydney on Monday, to assist at the Public Schools' welcome to the Royal visitors will give…

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Schools' Eisteddfod

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 6

A school eisteddfod under the direction of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association will commence in the Newcastle district on June 13. Schedules are…

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Schools' Boxing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 10

Semi-finals and finals of the schools boxing championship will be carried through at the Newcastle Stadium on Monday night. The heats, in which over…

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St. Patrick's Fete Schools' Demonstration Sports at Showground

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 7

"A beautiful spectacle! The bast yet seen in the Newcastle district." was the opinion generally expressed regarding the procession of Catholic…

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Flying School Opened. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 4

The flying school, promoted by the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, Limited, was opened in Brisbane on Saturday, under the most auspicious…

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Big Church-school St. Columba's, Mayfield

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 3

The school church of St. Columba at Mayfield was recently enlarged, and now given scating accommodation for a thousand persons…

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School and Church Foundation Stone Laid SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 5

The foundation stone of tho Catholic school-church in Bathurst-street, South Singleton, was laid and blessed yetesrday afternoon by Monslgnor…

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Schoolboy Boxers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 6

The remainder of the boxing contests in connection with the St. Patrick's Day sports held on Newcastle Showground on Saturday were staged at the Newcastle…

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Schools' Celebrations Inspiring Scenes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 7

After leaving the Wentworth Hotel, the Duke and Duchess proceeded to States Government House through lines of cheering people. After a short interval they…

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His Day Off Duke Visits Factories School Holidays Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1927 · page 5

The public schools will have an extra week's Easter holidays to celebrate the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York…

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District News Broadmeadow. Central School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 3

A meeting convened by the principal of the above school, Mr. Morgan, was held on Tuesday evening to inaugurate a parents and citizens' association in…

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Extra Holidays for School Children. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 4

So great was the Pleasure of the Duke and duchess of York at yesterday's [?]ageant at the Sydney Cricket Ground, when 10,000 school children took part…

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In the Social Circle Birthday Gathering' Carrington School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 5

Alderman H. Purkiss presided over a large gathering of institute members and visitors at Carrington School of Arts last night, to celebrate the…

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Central School New P. and C. Association

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 4

At a meeting convened by the principal of Newcastle Central School (Mr. Morgan) to inaugurate a Parents and Citizens' Association, the…

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Tommy at School

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 8

Tommy's work was always bad; Nearly drove his teacher Once he nearly did it well, And his head began to…

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Mayfield. a Popular Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 2

The members of the parents and citizens' association of Mayfield East gathered at the school on Saturday evening to bid farewell to Miss Wicht, the head…

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New Lambton. School Continental

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 2

The continental, under the auspices of the parents and citizens' association, was held in the school grounds on Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately the weather…

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Not Big Enough Carrington School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 2

At a meeting Carrington School of Arts members, the president, Mr. G. Reeves, said that the committee was considering the advisability of…

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Tighe's Hill School Question of Drainage

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 April 1927 · page 5

At Wickham Council meeting last night, the Mayor (Alderman Toll), in a minute, informed the council that, in company with the overseer, he…

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