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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1932

1,102 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 56

League of Nations Addresses at High School Seeking World Peace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 4

Outlines of the principles of the League of Nations and its efforts to foster friendship between nation and nation were given by the Consul-General for Belgium (Mr…

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Double Desks for Islington School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 6

After six years of agitation, Islington Parents and citizens' Association has succeeded in having dual desks installed at the…

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High School Captain Election

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 7

Harold Jones was elected captain of the Newcastle High School yesterday for 1932. During the morning the ranks of…

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Technical School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 9

A parents and citizens' association has been formed in connection with the Cessnock technical school. The election of officers resulted as follows—President,…

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Schoolboy Killed Rail Fatality at Campsie SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 8

While crossing the railway line on the way home from school this afternoon. Leslie Vincent, 8, of Campsie, was killed by an electric train. The driver saw the…

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Wickham School "Might be Lost" Deputation to Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 8

A complaint that the standard of other schools was being advanced to the detriment of Wickham Public School was made by Ald. Grahame at the meeting of…

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High School Prize Distribution Speech Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 8

The prizes won during the year at the Newcastle Boys' High School were presented at a gathering of the teaching staff, scholars and parents and citizens,…

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High School Cricket Boys Too Good for Police Team

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 10

The Newcastle High School first eleven defeated the Newcastle Police at cricket yesterday at the Newcastle Sports-ground…

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Married Women Teachers Action Expected Shortly New Questionnaire

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 7

The sword of Damocles, which has been oscillating over the heads of married women teachers in the State Education…

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Primary Schools' Cricket Draw for To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 11

The following is the draw for the second round of the Primary Schools cricket competition, to bo played to-morrow…

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Boys' High School Speech Night Presentation Made to Mr. Harvey Creditable Past Year

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1932 · page 6

Scholars, old boys, masters, parents, citizens—in fact almost everybody with the interest of Newcastle Boys' High School at…

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School Sport Primary Cricket Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 15

The second round of the primary schools C grade fixtures will be played to-day. The fixtures are— A division: New Lambton v…

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RETRENCHMENT Married Women Teachers Finance the Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1932 · page 10

As soon as the Treasury is able to make the money available to enable married women teachers to be retrenched, the Minister for Education (Mr. W…

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Cessnock School Text-books

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1932 · page 9

The number of text-books supplied to the Cessnock Intermediate High School is considered by the teaching staff to be inadequate, so much so that it is…

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Junction Public School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1932 · page 3

The report of the Headmaster of Junction Public School (Mr. Norman Peek), submitted to the annual meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association on…

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Kerry Memorial Fund School Trophy Suggested Committee to Consider

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1932 · page 4

Mr. W. Brown, Secretary and Treasurer of the Kerry Memorial Fund, in addition to receiving a donation of £2/2/ to the fund from the Public Schools Amateur…

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Inter-convent School Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 6

A silver shield and a silver cup, open to competition to boys and girls of the convent schools of the State have been donated by Taree residents, on condition…

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Evening Continuation School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 9

The Kurri Kurri Evening Continuation School will resume operations to-night at the Public School, when the junior technical and commercial courses will be…

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Catholic Boys' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 2

The activities of the district Roman Catholic Boys' School Association are well appreciated, as was shown by the large attendance of parents and friends at the…

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State School Team Five Northern Players

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1932 · page 11

Five Newcastle boys are included in the team of 14 chosen to represent the New South Wales super-primary schools in the Filder Cup contests, to be played in…

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