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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1928

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Schoolboys on Tour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 5

Forty-three public school boys have started on a three months tour of South Africa, under the auspices of the Empire Tour Committee…

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Parish Schools Secondary Training Scheme Site at Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 4

Secondary school training, for pupils from the nine parochial schools of the Newcastle District, will be provided by a control school which will be…

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Diocese of Maitland District Boys' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 7

The Newcastle district now comprises nine parochial districts, each of which is well provided with parochial schools, but the need has been felt for some time…

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Cardiff School Inadequate Shelter

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 6

The absence of shelter sheds at Cardiff public school was the subject of adverse comment at the annual meeting of Cardiff Town Improvement…

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The School on Wheels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 12

This report in an American paper provides a sharp sidelight as to how things stand in certain States— The Southland's "School on Wheels,"…

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Newcastle High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 7

Sir,—I would like to draw attention to the matter of the Newcastle High School. I have been living in this town for the last five years, and during that period…

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Newcastle High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 5

At a meeting of the Newcastle Council last night a letter was received from Mr. S. H. Smith. Under-Secretary, stating, with reference to the letter of the council…

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High School Plans Preparation Approved Building for Girls

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 5

Preparation of plans and specifications for the erection of a new high school for girls in Newcastle has been approved by the Minister for…

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What About Boys? New High School Building Parents Active

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

"All right so far as it goes—but what about the boys?" said Rev. A. R. McVittie to-day, regarding the erection of a new high school for girls…

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Going for the School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 8

Four o'clock—school's let out! I grab my cap with a merry shout, And to the shop in Eilzabeth-street I make my way with hurrying feet…

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School Tennis Tighe's Hill Request Granted

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 2

The girls attending the Tighe's Hill school will in future be able to use the tennis courts in Islington Park. Wickham Council decided last night…

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School for Ladies Heaven Vibrations—Love Los Angeles

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 9

Several Hollywood husbands have appealed to the District Attorney to investigate two "holy men" from India who call themselves Hindu…

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Newcastle High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

In accordance with the decision of the Newcastle council arrived at before the holidays, Alderman R. Gibson, the Mayor, has made arrangements for the…

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Thou Shalt Not! High School Students May Suffer Building Overcrowded Department Seeks Temporary Accommodation

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 7

When Newcastle High School resumes in less than a fortnight, it will be to face a very serious position. The Department of Education is making frantic efforts in Newcastle to acquire temporary accommodation, and unless this…

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Science in the Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 5

Exceptional importance attaches to the judgment passed by the Master of Trinity. Cambridge, upon the present state of science in the educational systems of…

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New High School Scheme Held Up by Site Dispute Deputation to Minister Mayor Hopes for Early Settlement SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 7

Although the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) was assured to-day by a deputation from Newcastle that the present High School buildings are a menace to health, he repeated his previous statement that no move would be made…

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Newcastle High School Minister to Inspect. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 5

A deputation from Newcastle waited upon Mr. Drummond, Minister for Education, to-day in regard to the Newcastle High School. Alderman R. Gibson,…

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Ellalong Public School. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 8

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., has received from Mr. Drummond, Minister for Education, a reply to his representations regarding additions at the Ellalong…

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Cessnock West School. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 8

In reply to his representations, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.P., has received a communication from Mr. Drummond, Minister for Education, intimating that…

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Classes in Sheds Crowded Islington School Attendance Doubled

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 4

"Unless the Minister for Education agrees to remodel the present buildings, Islington school will surfer," said the president of the Parents and…

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