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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1930

1,025 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 52

Schools' Exhibition Commendable Display

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 7

The very fine display provided by the Maitland branch of the Teachers' Federation, in the home industries' pavilion, was a centre of attraction during the…

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Girls' High School Opened by Minister for Education Parents Attend Reminder of the Needs of the Boys

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 7

In the presence of 500 parents, the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) officially opened the new Girls High School, at Hamilton South this afternoon. After the ceremony large numbers inspected the new…

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"Depends on Finance" New Boys' High School Minister's Statement

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 3

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond), on his arrival in Newcastle to-day, held out little or no hope of…

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School Cricket Team for Queensland Newcastle's Three

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 5

Three Newcastle schoolboys have been included in the N.S.W. team which Is to visit Queensland. Mr. E. Murphy, who represented the…

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School of Arts Newcastle Improvements

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 5

A great deal of attention, has been directed to the improvements being carried out by the School of Arts in Wolfe and Hunter streets, and . the…

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Official Opening New Girls' High School at Hamilton Minister Performs Ceremony Educational Policy for State; Newcastle's Needs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 8

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) officially opened the newly erected Girls' High School, at Hamilton, on Saturday afternoon. The ceremony served as the culmination of an agitation…

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Reform Society Address by Dr. Gleeson Lack of Parental Control Adamstown School Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 8

"We must get back to the Christian idea of home authority and example, and home practices of piety, and the result will be a general reform of society," said…

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Many Requests School Deputations Minister Sympathetic Complaints of Overcrowding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 7

Four deputations, which waited on the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Druammond) on Saturday afternoon, sought news schools or extensions to overcome present…

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Million Bricks Newcastle Girls' School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2

Over a million bricks were used in the construction of the girls high school, opened at Hamilton South on Saturday. Though completely built of…

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Cardiff's Need New Infants' School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 2

The rapidly growing demands of Cardiff's population may necessitate a new infants' school. The present school, in accordance with the…

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Immediate Action Result of Minister's Visit School Approaches

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 5

Immediate action is to be taken as a result of the Newcastle visit of the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) in improving the…

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SCHOOLS & PASSES Value of Matriculation Views of English Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 7

The chief subject discussed by the Association of Assistant Masters in Secondary Schools, at Bristol, England, on January 3, was that of examinations…

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Archbishop Farewelled Gift From School Children SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 5

His Grace Archbishop Kelly, who in to leave Sydney on Wednesday, on a visit to Rome, was entertained at luncheon to-day by State Ministers. His Grace will…

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School Sport Primary Cricket Games Inter City Match

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 3

Super primary cricket A grade second series will be completed tomorrow. The following are the fixtures:--Hamilton v. plattsburg…

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"A Disgrace" Plattsburg High School "Going to Ruin"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 7

"It is a disgrace to sec a' school going to ruin through it receiving less consideration as an intermediate high school than when it was an ordinary…

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School Approaches Association Gratified

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 7

The secretary of the P. and C. Association (Mr. Jones) said that he was gratified that the Minister and the Mayor had come to an amicable…

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Text Books Wanted Girls' High School P. AND C. REQUEST

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 4

The secretary of the Newcastle P. and C. Association (Mr. Jones) wrote to the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) to-day. urging that an…

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Teachers' College Further Scholarships SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 6

A further list of scholarships, tenable at the Sydney Teachers' College was made available by the Education Department to-night…

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Girls' High School Shortage of Text Books Reference in Assembly Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon. Mr. Connell asked the Minister for Education if it was a fact that work in the fifth year at the Newcastle Girls'…

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Weston Transport of Scholars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 9

A meeting of the Weston Progress Association was held on Tuesday evening, when the question of the transport of scholars to the High Schools was discussed…

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