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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1934

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Hugh Connell Shield Soccer Schools Trophy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 6

New South Wales Soccer League proposes to perpetuate the memory of its late Patron (Mr. Hugh Connell) by donating a shield, to be known a the Hugh…

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School Sport Plans for 1934 Competitions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 6

A meeting of sports masters from the various schools was held at Hamilton school yesterday afternoon to make arrangements for a 1934 cricket…

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Rush of Players Fairfax Cricket School LONDON, February 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 7

J. W. Hearue to-morrow will begin his engagement as assistant professional at A. Fairfax's school. There is such a rush of players preparing for the season that…

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Lambton School "Disgrace to Department" Discussion by Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 11

While Lambton aldermen last night agreed to ask the Education Department to remove a portable class room from Hamilton to Lambton school, the view…

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Adamstown School Additions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 6

The Education Department announced yesterday that a tender for additions to Adamstown Public School had been accepted. The successful tenderers are Messrs…

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Maitland Technical College Hundred New Pupils

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 13

In his report to the committee formed to seek expansion of classes at the Maitland Technical College, the secretary (Mr. O'Hearn) said the…

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Conference of Teachers Sunday Schools in Methodist Circuit

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 12

A conference of Sunday school teachers engaged in the Belmont Methodist Circuit was held last night in the Charlestown Methodist Church…

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Cessnock School Sewerage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 9

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has notified Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A., that he has authorised tenders for the sewerage installation and a new…

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Stanford Merthyr School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 9

An important meeting of subscribers of the Stanford Merthyr School of Arts will be held in that institution on February 28 to declare vacant the seat of…

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Teachers' Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 4

The Teachers' Swimming Club will begin the second, half of the season in earnest to-morrow afternoon. The first, race of the club handicap point score sill be swum over 50 yards and will,…

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Tighe's Hill Junior Technical School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 6

The President of the Federated Parents and Citizens' Association (Mr. J. Wiggins), has recommended that every effort be made by the Federation to…

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Better Films for Children Teachers Put Plan to Commission Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 11

The establishment by the Government of an advisory committee having as its general objective the betterment of children's…

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Schools of Fish Anglers Preparing for Sport

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 12

With big schools of mackerel and bonita making up the coast, members of the Newcastle and Northern District Deep - sea…

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Overcrowding at Belmont School Referred to at P. & C. Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 11

The overcrowded condition of the Belmont Public School was referred to by the headmaster (Mr. D. G. Heiry) at the annual meeting of the…

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Swansea Status of Local School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 7

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has informed Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., that he is investigating the request of the Swansea Parents and…

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Preference for Commerce Students of Junior High School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 7

Judging by the enrolment figures at the new Newcastle Junior High School, the ambition of Newcastle's youth seems to be the…

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Safety First Scheme in the Schools Extension to Newcastle Establishment of Trust in Police Special Lectures

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 8

It was announced to-day that the Police Department proposes to extend to Newcastle the education campaign…

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High School Enrolment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 11

The total enrolment for the present year at the Cessnock High School is 970. Of this number 445 students have been enrolled since school reopened a fortnight…

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South Cessnock Infants' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 11

As there is some ground for thinking that the Education Department proposes to turn the South Cessnock Infants' and Kindergarten School into a plumbing…

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Do Our Schools Educate?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 5

Does our modern secondary school teach too much and educate too little? This was the question propounded at a conference of headmasters held at Merchant…

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