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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1931

1,268 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 64

School Text Books City Council May Help Hamilton Criticised

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1931 · page 8

Hamilton Council was criticised at the City Council meeting last night for "turning down flat" the request of the Newcastle Girls'…

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School Sport Primary Inter-city Game Competition Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1931 · page 3

School Sport fixtures for to-morrow are— A GRADE Hamilton (3) v. Central I. (4). at…

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Japanese Consul Visit to Newcastle High School Function

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1931 · page 8

The Japanese Consul-General for Australia (Mr. Inoue), with the Secretary of the League of Nations Union (Mr. Watt) will visit Newcastle on…

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Boys' High School to Get Preference When Department Has Some Money Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1931 · page 5

When money is available Newcastle Boys High School would be one of the first to be rebuilt, declared…

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Speech Day Newcastle High School at Town Hall List of Best Examination Passes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 5

Speech day of the Newcastle Boys' High School will be held at the Town Hall, on Wednesday night, April 1, when the annual prices will be presented to the students. The list of the High School boys, who "came top" in each…

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Prize List For Newcastle Boys' High School : Speech Day Path Dotted with Pitfalls Wavering Support of Caucus Eyes on Recess Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 5

Members of the Scullin Government are to-day congratulating themselves on the narrow escape yesterday, but…

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The Schools Teachers' Sporting Events Tennis Club Formed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 2

The Teachers' Cricket Club failed to gain semi-final honors in its competition, and is now taking part in a series of social games…

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Annual Meeting Parents and Citizens' Association Newcastle High Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 3

The fourth-annual meeting of the Newcastle High School Parents and Citizens' Association was held in Bolton-street Public School last night…

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Attention Promised Newcastle High School Overcrowding Admitted Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for Education (Mr. Davies) if he were aware of the very dilapidated condition of the…

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Schoolboys' Match Newcastle v. Eastern Suburbs, Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 5

To play a return match against Newcastle schoolboys, a team of cricketers from the Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) primary schools arrived in Newcastle last…

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Parents' Association Boys' High School Officers Elected

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 7

Alderman Richardson was re-elected president of the Newcastle Boys' High school Parents and Citizens' Association last night at the annual…

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Boys' High School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1931 · page 4

THE Minister for Education has promised that, when money is available, a new Boys' High School for Newcastle would be one of the first to be built. This is no more than we are entitled to expect. The present building is shockingly inadequate and dilapidated, and the…

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School Sport Fixtures for To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 7

The Primary cricket fixtures for tomorrow (Friday) have been drawn up as follows— C Grade.—Division A: Adamstown…

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NEW P. & C. BODY East Newcastle School Officers Elected

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 8

An inaugural meeting of the P. and C. Association, connected with Newcastle East Public school, was held at the school last night…

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High School Wanted Tighe's Hill Agitation

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 4

Claiming that tho population of Islington, Maryville, Smedmore, Tighe's Hill, Mayfield and the Hexham district was between 25,000 and…

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Islington School Needs Books Appeal to Citizens

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 8

THE decision or the Islington Parents and Citizens' Association to provide class libraries at the school has been well received…

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Girls' High School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 5

"Let them come and talk to us" was the answer of New Lambton Council last night, when a letter from the Girls' High School Parents and…

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Newcastle High School Girls Hold Annual Swimming Carnival To-day Amalgamation Move Opposed Industries League Opinions Meetings To-night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1931 · page 5

Another attempt will be made by the Travel Promotion Association to-night to get the Newcastle Industries…

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Charlestown Public School Staff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 10

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Minister for Education, Mr. W. Davies: "Following on your personal representations and the…

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Schoolgirl Killed Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 8

Running across the road on her way home from school. Joan Pettigrew, aged five years, of Albion, was knocked down and killed by a motor car, which,…

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