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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1934

1,530 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 77

Marist Brothers' Speech Night Bishop of Maitland Addresses Pupils Distribution of Prizes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 2

The record of a year's progress and scholastic achievement was read by the Principal of the Hamilton Marist Brothers' High School…

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50,000 Miles to Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 8

The Anglican Diocesan Synod decided yesterday to place on record its appreciation of the services of Mr. John Hayes and express the regret that ill-health had…

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Diphtheria Outbreak Not Practice to Close School Reply to Lake Shire Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 8

The Director of Education, replying to Lake Macquaire Shire Council's telegram urging that in view of the diphtheria outbreak at Eraring the public school be…

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Flying School To-morrow Instruction Starts at District Park Visit of Airmen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 8

Evidence that Newcastle's importance on the air map is rapidly gaining recognition will be forthcoming to-morrow, when, at…

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Newcastle's School Athletes Successful Against Allcomers P.s.a.a.a. Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 8

The fact that Newcastle schoolboys can hold their own against allcomers in all branches of sport is indicated by the list of successes tabulated in the…

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School Holidays for Autumn Fortnight's Vacation Starts May 2

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 12

May 2 is the outstanding date connected with school life at present, for it then will "break up" for the autumn vacation…

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Teachers' Salary Restorations

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 7

The Hunter River District Secondary Teachers' Association decided at its annual meeting to communicate with the local…

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Safety Signs Near School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 9

To lessen the danger to children walking to Junction school, the Junction Parents and Citizens' Association has requested Merewether…

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Plea to Forego Claim for Works rORONTC School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 9

That it would be creating a precedent likely to be costly was the reason given by Lake Macquaria shire councillors last night for…

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Junction School Conditions P. and C. Association Complains No Staff Room

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 9

Merewether Council will take up the matter of providing a staff room for The Junction School with the Minister for Education…

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Schools' Music Week Concert Performers Selected Last Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 12

An attractive choral programme was drawn up for the Schools' Music Week Concert, to be held in the Town Hall on May…

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Returned Home Missing School Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 8

Fears for the safety of Miss Olive McKenzie, a young woman school teacher, who had been reported missing from Braefield, near Quirindi, since before Easter,…

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Secondary Teachers Hunter River Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 11

The annual meeting of the Hunter River District Secondary Teachers' Association was held at the Maitland Boys' High School on Wednesday. The meeting…

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Elaborate Two-up School Raided Twenty Players Arrested Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 2

Cushioned seats encircling a padded ring, windows heavily shaded with black cloth, and an all-in scramble by more than 30 men were…

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Training School for Pilots Instruction Begins at Newcastle Inspiring Ceremony

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 April 1934 · page 8

"This is the day for which we have been working and planning for years—the day we get into the air," said…

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Aviation Pupils Newcastle Pilots Enthusiastic Saturday's Flights

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 7

Satisfaction at the success met by Newcastle's flying school during its first day's operations at District Park on…

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School Sport Local Standard High P.S.A.A.A. Annual Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 10

The 10th annual meeting of the Newcastle branch of the P.S.A.A.A. was held at the Mechanics Institute, Hamilton. The yearly report showed that the improvement of previous…

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Junior Red Cross Branch at Tighe's Hill School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 3

A branch of the Junior Red Cross Society has been inaugurated at Tighe's Hill School. The girls are evolving many clever schemes to raise funds for the relief of…

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Mothers' Club Waratah Infants' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 3

In the old Town Hall, Waratah, an enjoyable musicale was given by Mesdames F. Silcock and J. Larkin, to raise funds for the sewing stall of which they will…

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Grammar Wins Championship Eights Schools Regatta Excitement on River SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 8

At the Great Public Schools' rowing regatta on Saturday Sydney Grammar was triumphant in two of the three finals. In addition to winning the champion eights, it…

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