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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1929

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Homeville School Complaint to Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 5

The unsatisfactory conditions and lack of accommodation at the Homeville school was brought under the notice of the Minister for Education…

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Show Holiday School Teachers' Criticism

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 5

Members of Newcastle Teachers' Federation consider that next Thursday should not be the Show holiday. The matter was discussed at the…

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Carrington the School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 10

At a meeting of the newly-elected committee of Carrington School of Arts, Mr. E. Purkiss, the President, stated that certain alterations have to be carried out to…

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Central School Playing Area

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 4

Mr. J. E. Smith, M.P., on visiting the Central School Broadmeadow, observed that the playing area was under water. He brought the matter under the notice…

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Maitland District New Boys' School Officially Opened by Mr. H. D. Drummond

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 6

The new boy's Superior Public School, on the corner of Elgin and Scotia Streets, West Maitland, was officially opened yesterday afternoon by Mr. D. H…

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New Girls' School

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 4

The Education Department has notified New Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association that it will double the accommodation for the infants,…

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Teachers' Club Big Sydney Project Newcastle Approached

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 6

The chairman of the Provisional Directors of the Teachers' Federation Club, Ltd. (Mr. F. T. Berman) accompanied by a vice-president of the…

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Teachers Confer Federation Club Scheme Newcastle Attitude

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 3

Matters affecting the welfare of school teachers generally, were discussed at the 33rd annual meeting of the Newcastle Teachers' Federation, held in the…

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School Bands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 4

A conference of representatives of parents and citizens' associations, municipal councils, and band committees will be held in Hamilton School to-morrow evening, to…

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Tighe's Hill the Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 4

Mr. Wilson, the President, occupied the chair at the annual meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association of Tighe's Hill Public School…

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Newcastle High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 6

The first meeting of the year of the Newcastle High School Parents and Citizens' Association will be held this evening at the Bolton-street School…

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Islington School Parents' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 9

Mr. A. B. Colley, the President, presided over a large attendance at the annual meeting of the Islington Parents and Citizens' Association last night, in the…

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Good—but Not Enough School Competitions

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 7

Mr. Cutland, Inspector of the Education Department and one of the Judges of the school work, said that the quality of the work was very…

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Islington School Three New Class Rooms

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 5

So great is the number of pupils now attending the islington school that the department has found it necessary to provide three new class…

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Newcastle High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 6

Rev. A. R. M'Vittie, President of Newcastle High School Parents and Citizens' Association presided at a meeting held in Newcastle East School last night, when…

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School Bands to Be Maintained

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 8

For the purpose of discussing the maintenance of Public School Bands in Newcastle district, a conference of representatives of councils, bans, schools, and…

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New Lambton Baptist Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 9

The first anniversary services of New Lambton Baptist Sunday School was held on Sunday, and were presided over by Mr. R. Curry (President of the…

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Appeal to Councils Help for School Bands Lost Subsidy

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 4

At a conference called at the instance of Merewether Municipal Band Committee in Hamilton School last night, it was…

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Changing Teachers Not in Students' Interests Association Objects

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 4

Objection was taken at a meeting of Newcastle Parents and Citizen.' Association last night to the frequent changes of start at the High School…

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High School Site Minister's Statement Wanted Newcastle Fears

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 6

What steps, if any, have been taken by the Department of Education concerning the acquirement of a site for the proposed boys' high school?…

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