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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1927

706 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 36

To Be Repaired Wickham Public School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 5

Wickham Council recently made representations to the Minister for Education to have Tighe's Hill public school repaired, and the council has…

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Newcastle Central School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1927 · page 8

The membership of the recently-formed parents and citizens' association in connection with Newcastle Central School non numbers about 200. At the last…

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Schoolboys' Howlers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 8

The following answers were given by schoolboys on examination questions:—Socrates died from an overdose of…

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Not Healthy Central School Grounds Conference Called

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 5

The Central school grounds are unhealthy, declares the Central School Parents and Citizens' Association. The association informed…

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School Swamp Aldermen to Inspect

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 5

Empire Day is to be observed in a practical, if novel, form this year at the Central School, Broadmeadow. Hamilton Council was last night…

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Schoolgirl "Howlers."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 5

In one of those amusing, exciting, and at the same lime instructive books for boys which made the late R. M. Ballantyne such a popular writer of stories for…

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Mayfield Fire School Storeroom Damaged

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 May 1927 · page 5

A fire occurred at 12.37 p.m. to-day at the Mayfield public school, and the store room and contents were severely damaged by fire. The colling…

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Exempted Land Church and School Property Waratah Objects

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 May 1927 · page 3

Waratah Council at its last meeting decided to enter a protest against amendments in the Local Government Act, by which church and school lands…

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Fire in School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1927 · page 5

Severe damage was done to the contents when a fire occurred in the storeroom at the Mayfield East Public School just after noon yesterday. The call was…

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Urgent Case Stockton Infants' School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 6

"In regard to your representations relative to the need for additions' to the Infants' department at the Stockton public school, I desire, to advise…

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Belmont School Repairs to be Made

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 6

At the request of the Belmont Parents and Citizens' Association (Mrs. A.E. Johnstone, hon. secretary), Mr. Connell, M.L.A., made repeated…

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Swampy Site Central School Complaints

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 6

"When Mr. P. Board was Director of Education," said Alderman Fogan, at the meeting of Wickham Council last night, "he was told that the site…

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Schools' Boat Race Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1927 · page 5

There was a record crowd at Goolong to-day, to witness the heats for the Head of the River race. Wesley beat Melbourne Grammar by a…

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Radio at School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 5

More than 300 pupils of Newcastle East (Bolton-street) School listened to the whole ceremony at Canberra to-day. This was made possible by…

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Central School Conference

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 6

Two representatives were appointed by the Newcastle City Council last night to attend the Central school conference, called by the Parents and…

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After Mutch's Scalp Plattsburg Parents Angry School Needs

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 4

Plattsburg Parents and Citizons' Association is angry with the Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch)…

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Wallsend. Plattsburg School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the parents and citizens' association of the Plattsburg School was held on Monday evening. Alderman S. M. Neal, the president,…

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Horse Sense Craze for Education Stray Haunts School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 7

East Maitland public school has been worried for the past fortnight by the attentions of on inquisitive creamy horse, which will insist on…

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"We Told' You So" Central School's Damp Land Lambton View

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 4

Lambton aldermen adapted a "we told you so" attitude last night with regard to the unsuitable nature of the ground at the Central School…

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Help Ourselves Central Parents' Slogan School Improvements

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 4

"Help ourselves" is the slogan of the Central School Parents and Citizens' Association. The "He occupied by the school…

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