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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1931

1,268 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 64

Schoolboy's Feat Broke Swimming Record Combined Schools' Carnival Sydney

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

A large crowd attended the combined Boys' High Schools' swimming carnival at the Domain Baths to-day. The most outstanding performer of the…

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Methodist Sunday School

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

For the Methodist Sunday School anniversary the Church was nicely decorated with flowers. The singing by the children was good. Rev. P. Williams, of…

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Newcastle East Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 6

The inaugural meeting of the Parents end Citizens' Association connected with Newcastle East Public School was held at the school on Wednesday night. The…

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Fell From 'Bus Schoolgirl Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 7

Overbalancing when a 'bus turned a corner at the Junction this morning, Grace Merchant, a 16-year-old school girl, fell to the roadway…

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Minister's Promise Free School Books Not Yet Redeemed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 6

The Newcastle Girls' High School Parents and Citizens' Association wants the Minister for Education (Mr. Davies) to…

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Ancient Ur Reveals Its Story Grain Merchant Who Worried School Slates London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 8

The letters of a grain merchant living in Abraham's time, who had difficulties with his creditors, and also copy…

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Parents Complain Islington School No Kindergarten Now

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 March 1931 · page 6

The decision of the Education Department to cancel the kindergarten section of the Islington school has brought a strong…

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Girls' High School Dance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 11

The Parents and Citizens' Association of the Newcastle Girls' High School will hold a dance in the Assembly Hall of the school to-night…

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Schools' Championships Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 6

At a conference between the committee of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association and representatives of bodies associated with school tennis, decisions of…

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Schoolgirls Rescued Taree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 7

While High School girls were at the baths, Joan Drury and Ruby Gee got into difficulties through slipping into about 15ft of water. Ruby Gee was the first noticed,…

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A London Letter Byrd's Polar Flight—Safety in the Air—How the War Should Have Been Fought—"Talkies" in Schools. LONDON, February 5. by Aeroplane to the South Pole

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 5

Admiral Byrd is the man who has flown over both Poles—the North Pole in 1926, and the South Pole in 1929. The South Pole he…

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Talking Films in School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1931 · page 5

The first carefully-planned attempt to determine the value of the use of talking pictures as part of the educational system of Great Britain will be inaugurated…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1931 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the School of Arts Committee was held in the library on Friday night. Mr. D. R. Steel presided over a good a attendance. The…

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Catherine Hill Bay Methodist Sunday School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 6

The inclement weather interfered on Saturday with the picnic of the Methodist Sunday School, which was held after a Janse of several years. The picnic was…

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School Sport Queensland Team's Visit Match on

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 8

The Queensland school cricket team will arrive in Newcastle on Sunday at 5.16 p.m., and will remain in Newcastle overnight, playing Newcastle on…

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Schools' Sport Interstate Cricket Teachers Have Win

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 7

(HB) To-night at 3 p.m. the annual meeting of the P.S.A.A.A. will be held at Hamilton I.H.S. The…

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High School Cricket Teachers v. Students To-day's Match

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 5

Newcastle High School teachers played the Newcastle High School boys at the Sports Ground No. 1 this afternoon. Teams—…

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Schoolgirl Hurt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 6

Falling at Cardiff School yesterday Marjory Hunt, 6, of View-street, Cardiff, suffered an incised wound of the right knee. Newcastle Ambulance conveyed her to…

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School Text Books

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 9

Recently Mr. W. F. O'Hearn. M.L A., brought under the notice of the Minister for Education, Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., a request, made by the Homesville. Telarah,…

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Wallsend Rural School Matters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Wallsend Rural School Parents and Citizens' Association last night, the Treasurer (Mr. N. Mansfield) submitted a report showing…

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