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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1934

1,530 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 77

Baptist Sunday School Successful Social Evening

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

A successful social evening was held in the Newcastle Baptist. Tabernacle school hall on Saturday, when Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Tanner entertained the officers,…

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Flying School Opening

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1934 · page 8

KEEN INTEREST WAS TAKEN IN THE OPENING OF A FLYING SCHOOL at District Park Aerodrome on Saturday. This group of airmen are seen chatting beside one of the visiting 'planes…

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Trophy for Schoolboys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 11

The Jeffries cup, donated by Mr. Pat Jeffries, of Broadmeadow, to the P.S.A.A.A. for the local primary school Soccer competition…

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Germany's First Colony Schools' Celebration Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 1

The celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Germany's' first colony will be, observed to-morrow in every school…

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School Holidays Commence On May 10

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 April 1934 · page 10

All schools throughout the State will close on Thursday, May 10, for the autumn vacation. The holidays will extend over…

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Boys' High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 9

Anzac Day was commemorated at an assembly of the pupils of the Maitland Boys' High School yesterday morning, when as undenominational service was…

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High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 9

The senior pupils of the High School have formed a social club, which will organise dances and social gatherings for the benefit of the school. The…

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Newcastle High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 6

The Newcastle High School examination-class students, at present sharing the buildings on The Hill, in association with the Junior High School students, will…

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Address at Schools Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1934 · page 8

A brief outline of what Anzac Day stands for was given children in all State schools to-day. The necessity for world peace and the avoidance of bloodshed were…

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Swimming Teachers' Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 10

This week will mark the conclusion of the present swimming season for the Teachers' Swimming Club. The final races in the club handicap point score and the brace relay handicap…

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Life-saving Tests School Girls Qualify in Cold Water Bronze Medallion

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 12

In almost wintry conditions, girls from the Central Domestic Science School qualified for the New South Wales Royal Life…

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Empire Day in the Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 9

The Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Kilgour) will attend Empire Day celebrations in various city schools next Wednesday. He will also attend…

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What People Think School Children In Trams--Billy Brown's Test Claims--Careless Motorists Respect for the Old

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 10

I have on various occasions noticed seats in the suburban trams occupied by school children who have not made the slightest move to give…

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Empire Day in the Schools Celebrations on Amy 1

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 April 1934 · page 15

Owing to the tact that Empire Day, May 24, will fall in the schools' autumn vacation. Empire Day celebrations will be held in the…

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Newcastle Flying School Second Day's Flights Held Yesterday Five Pupils Go Aloft

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 9

Under the tuition of the Chief Instructor to the New South Wales Aero Club, five members of the Newcastle Aero Club took part in…

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Country Schools Staffs Strengthened More Male Teachers Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 9

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) announced to-day that for some time past a policy had been pursued of strengthening the staffs in secondary…

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School Debating Hume-Barbour Contest Newcastle High Enters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 10

In keeping with the general tendency to encourage the formation of debating societies throughout the district is the decision of the Newcastle High School…

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Behind Locked Doors Industrial School Girls "They Like It." Says Official Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 12

In evidence before the Child Welfare Department's Commission to-day, Mr. A. P. Humphries, the Superintendent of the Girls' Industrial School at Parramatta,…

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School Vacation Excursions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 10

The public schools will close on May 10, and excursion trains from and to the country have been timed to run as soon afterwards as possible. In addition to the…

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Schools to Be Repaired

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 10

Repairs, painting, renovating, and other work at the following schools have been declared work for the relief of unemployment—Cessnock Public, Newcastle Central…

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