Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Schools, all years

Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1930

1,025 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 52

Evening Continuation School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 3

The Hamilton Evening Continuation School will reopen at 7.30 p.m. on March 3. The classes will be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings in the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Continuation Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 4

Numerous inquiries are being made by parents of boys and girls whose places on the examination pass list are too low to admit them to High Schools, as to the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Teachers Welcomed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 4

Messrs. J. Gibson (Head Master of the Armidale High School) and Stove (Head Master of the Demonstration School), together with several new members of the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

First Day of Newcastle Show To-morrow ABSENT 150 School Children Kurri District "Cannot Pay 'Bus Fare's"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 6

Because their parents were unable to pay the additional sum necessary for them to travel to school by motor bus,…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Night Classes Hamilton Continuation School No Age Limit

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 4

The Hamilton evening continuation school will reopen at 7.30 p.m. on Monday, March 3. The classes will be held on Monday, Tuesday and…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Flames Menace School Evacuation at Wickham Women Faint

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 5

A thrilling story of how the pupils at Wiekham Public School were marshalled and conducted from the danger zone of the fire…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Belmont Additions to Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 5

The official ceremony of opening the new additions to the Belmont public school took place on Saturday afternoon. Mr. R. S. Abbot, President of the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Raising the School Age

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 6

The Assistant-Under-Secretary for Education (Mr. B. C. Harkness, M.A.), while in the United States was the guest of the Carnegie Corporation, and had…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Disliked School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 6

Because her mother found that she was a year younger than she thought, after she had allowed her to take a position in a Sydney restaurant, Edna Ellen Ryan,…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

School Cricket Fixtures for To-morrow Trials for Tours

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 9

Super-primary cricket games will he continued to-morrow. The A grade will conclude the following series: Platlaburg v. Cook's Hill. Hamilton v. Central L,…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Numerous Entries Judging of Schoolwork

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 10

Numerous entries were received in the majority of the sections devoted to school work, all branches of which were well represented. The judges (Messrs. G. D…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

New Lambton Baptist Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 9

The second anniversary celebrations of the New Lambton Baptist Sunday School were held on Sunday and Monday. The morning service was conducted by Mr. S…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Cessnock High School Students

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 9

Mr. Williams, who appeared for the Cessnock Municipal Council at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday morning, in a prosecution against Raymond Ryder,…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Conveyance to School Difficulty on Coalfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 7

Mr. J. M. Biddeley, M.L.A., has been informed by the Minister for Education, Mr. D. H. Drummond, in reply to his further representation relative to the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

No Relief Stranded Scholars SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Booth asked the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) whether he was aware that on Monday last some 150…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Schools' Bands Hamilton Successful

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 3

The school bands' competition provided a pleasant interlude in yesterday afternoon's entertainment at the Showground. Cook's Hill-Adamstown…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Schoolwork Wood Model Section

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 3

The judges in the wood model classes in the schoolwork section spoke in high praise of the general excellence of the exhibits, which made the task of judging…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 8

Wallsend School of Arts committee, at a special meeting on Tuesday night, with Mr. E. Truscott, presiding, accepted the tender of F. C. Fryer, of Lambton…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Nine Perish Fire In Girls' School Catholic Sister's Bravery Winnipeg, February 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 10

Sister Superior Margaret and eight Indian pupils, all under 9 years of age, perished last night in a fire which destroyed the Indian Girls' School at Cross…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

School Exhibits

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 7

The amazing creative ability of Newcastle and Maitland school pupils, many of them infants, Is strikingly demonstrated at the Show…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →