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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1929

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45 Years a Teacher Mr. T. D. Cragg Retires Teralba Send-off

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 4

After 45 years' service in the Department of Education. Mr. Thomas D. Crage, headmaster of public school. Teralba, retired on Friday. On…

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Wallsend Commercial School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 3

Mr. King formerly of South Grafton, who succeeds Mr. J. A. Hanney as Head Master of Wallsend Commercial School, was welcomed last week by the…

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Mulbring School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 8

Mr. G. Booth, M.P., has interviewed the Under Secretary for Education, Mr. E. G. Harkness, on behalf of the Trustees of the School of Arts at…

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Catholic Schools Bishop Dwyer's Demand

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 4

The claim for Government aid to Catholic School was made by Bishop Dwyer at Lambton yesterday afternoon…

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Avoiding Accidents School Boys Help Motor Traffic Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 8

Figures to hand from America show that there has been a decrease in motor fatalities in San Francisco of 6 per cent. for the first three months of the year in…

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School Football Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 6

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

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Islington School Library

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 4

"In the interest of the pupils the school library should be kept up to date. Reference books should be available to students requiring them,…

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Memorial Library New Lambton Honors Teacher

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 4

A library in memory of the late Mr. H. Williams, who, for many years, was headmaster, has been installed at New Lambton public School…

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Central School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 4

At the request of the Parents and Citizens' Association of Newcastle Central School. Mr. Connell, M.P., recently brought under the notice of the…

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Needy School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 8

A Ladies' Committee met at the public school on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of devising ways and means of providing clothing for needy school children…

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Mr. Booth's Appeal Milk for School Children

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 10

Mr. Booth, M.L.A., has addressed the following appeal to the Minister for Health (Dr. Arthur), concerning milk for school children:…

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Empire Day High School Celebrations Students' Speeches

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 6

A feature of Newcastle High Schools' Empire Day celebrations at Central Mission Hall to-morrow will be four-minute speeches by six of…

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New Lambton Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 12

The Parents and Citizens' Association met at the public school on Tuesday evening, the Rev. F. Walker, President, in the chair…

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W.e.a. Summer School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 4

At the W.E.A. summer school, to be held at Newport from June 1 to 3, the Northern District Branch will supply the intellectual side of the programme,…

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"SCANDAL" Private Schools Attacked London Play London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 1

Keepers of Youth, a play written by Arnold Ridley, the author of The Ghost Train and The Wrecker, both of which have…

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Plea for Peace Governor's Empire Day Speech Industrial Turmoil Northern District Schools Celebrate SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 5

"I would ask you, though peac e to-day reigns throughout the world, to be ever on the alert," said the State Governor (Sir Dudley de Chair), speaking at the Empire Day celebrations in Sydney to-day. "I wish, from the bottom of my heart, that this peace resigned…

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Waratah School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 5

Empire Day was observed by the ceremony of saluting the flah, songs and speeches at Waratah school. The headmaster (Mr. Giles), in a…

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Central School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 5

Empire Day celebrations were very successfully carried out at Central School this morning in the presence of a large number of parents and…

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Maitland District Empire Day Addresses and Sports Schools' Demonstrations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 6

Empire Day was celebrated at all of the schools in the Maitland district yesterday. Part of the morning was devoted to addresses at each of the schools, and…

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Popular School Boy Bede Quinn Wins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 6

The popular schoolboy competition conducted in connection with St. Patrick's Day celebrations was brought to a conclusion at a euchre party in the Catholic…

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