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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1929

920 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 46

New Convent School Opening on

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 8

The new San Clemente Convent at Mayfield will be officially opened on Sunday afternoon by the Bishop of Maitland (Dr. Dwyer), who will also…

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To Help Children Teachers' Federation Plan Sewing Bees Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 6

A scheme to provide clothing to children of parents in distressed circumstances has been prepared by Newcastle Teachers' Federation…

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Broken Up "Last of the Mohicans" "HILL 60 SCHOOL"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1929 · page 7

Hill 60 two-up school is no more! The rom[?]ants of the school, Cornelius Davies, 53. clerk; Leal[?]e James Haynes, 40, laborer, and Albert…

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Lambton the Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 3

A meeting of the Parents and Citizens Association was held in the council chambers on Monday evening. Ald. Charlton (the Mayor), in…

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Maryville Presbyterian Sunday-school

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 7

The 19th anniversary of the Maryville Presbyterian Sunday-school was celebrated on Sunday, April 28, and the services were well attended by parents and…

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Site Not Fixed Boys' District High School I

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 May 1929 · page 4

Erection of the proposed Newcastle Boys' High School is still held up, pending selection of a site. Having in view slackness in…

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Dominican Nuns New Mayfield School "San Clemente" Convent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 3

Overlooking the Hunter River, and situated in spacious grounds comprising seven acres in area, the new secondary and boarding school erected for the…

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School Football

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 May 1929 · page 8

The High Schools' Rugby Union competition, arranged by the Newcastle and Maitland High Schools, was commenced yesterday…

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Tarro-beresford the Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 5

A well attended meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association was held in the school on Monday night. The Treasurer's accounts in connection with the opening…

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Commercial School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 3

With one or two exceptions, the teachers who last year constituted the staff of Wallsend Commercial School have been transferred to other schools, and their…

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Tragic Tornado High School Wrecked 250 Children Trapped Twelve Dead; 90 INJURED (Australian Press Association.) Clinch Port (Virginia)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 5

Many school children were killed and a number injured when a tornado demolished a two-storey frame High School at Rye Cove, a village…

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Teachers and Arbitration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 4

The council of the Teachers' Federation, at a meeting held in Sydney on Saturday, decided to leave no stone unturned in endeavouring to have the decision of the…

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America's Way Taking Children to School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 8

The value of education is fully realised in America and every State makes, provision for transporting pupils to the schools…

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School Football Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 6

Super Primary Schools' Rugby League football fixtures for to-morrow are:— A Grade: Cook's Hill v. Central (1). at No. 2 Sports Ground: Hamilton v…

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Kurri Children Conveyance to School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 8

Consequent on the cessation of the passenger service on the South Maitland Railway, between West Maitland and Kurri Kurri, last month, Mr. G. Booth,…

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Yesterday's Casualties Schoolboy Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 6

While playing at school yesterday Jack Jones, aged 18, of Queen-street. Tighe's Hill, fell over and received a fracture of the right forearm. He was taken by the…

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Popular Hamilton Teacher

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 4

At a representative meeting of Hamilton residents last night, initial arrangements were made for a presentation to Mr. J. E. Layton, recently…

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RAISED £154 Merewether School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 5

Merewether School of Arts committee will receive a cheque to-night for £154 8s from the citizens committee. In eight weeks it has raised…

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Subsidy Granted High School Pupils at Kurri Travel by 'Bus

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 May 1929 · page 7

Because the train service from Kurri to Maitland is inconvenient for Kurri pupils attending Maitland High School, the Minister for Education has…

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Catherine Hill Bay the Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1929 · page 3

The annual picnic in connection with the public school will be held on May 25, under the auspices of the Parents and Citizens' Association, members of which…

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