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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1935

1,520 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 76

Wickham St. James' Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 8

The following scholars of St. James' Anglican Sunday School, Wickham, received prizes from Rev. A. W. Moore, at the evensong service on Sunday. Thelma…

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New Zealand Tourist's Impressions Newcastle Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 3

The scenic wonders and customs of New Zealand have impressed Miss E. Lowbridge, Headmistress of Wickham Infants' Public School, who is touring the…

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State School Teachers World-wide Sydney Conference Planned Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 9

Proposals for the holding of a world-wide conference of education in Sydney in 1938 to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the…

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School Vacation Matches Second Series To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 6

The second series of the school vacation competition conducted by the Newcastle District Cricket Association will be played to-day. The match between Waratah-Mayfield and Wickham…

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The Turf Track Gallops in Sydney Hurdlers Schooled Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 2

Waugoola schooled over six hurdles at Randwick this morning. He hit the last. Scratch shaped fairly well over six small…

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Successful Year Tom Maguire's Pupils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 11

Boxing pupils of Tom Maguire whose gymnasium is at Hamilton, had a good year in 1934. They look part in 267 contests in the year. The outstanding performance was that of Al Bourke,…

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Swimming "School" Early Stages of Instruction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 5

The "Vacation Swimming School" began is yearly sessions at the Newcastle Ocean Baths yesterday. These pictures show the the preliminary stages of the tuition that is given to beginners in the art of swimming. Under expert direction, the students are expected to be fully proficient in the ordinary methods of swimming before the "school" ends, and they return to the more orthodox lessons of the classrooms…

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In the Sportlight Consistent Rifleman—He Accepted The Challenge—M.L.A.'s Sailorman Son—Dashing Schoolboy Cricketer—Matman And Swimmer

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 14

EDDIE BADDELEY, younger son of Mr. J. M. Baddeley, member for Cessnock, marked his recent entry as an owner-skipper into…

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Australian Teachers' Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 8

The seventh annual council meeting and 15th annual conference of Australian teachers will be held in Brisbane on January 8, 9, 10, and 11. The agenda…

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Scrubland Murder in Victoria—:—Finding of Schoolgirl's Body

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 January 1935 · page 10

BLACKTRACKERS on the spot.—Thick foliage amidst which the body of Ethel Belshaw was found. Ethel Belshaw, the murdered schoolgirl. She was in a merry mood when that portrait was taken…

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State School Teachers Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 7

Included among the transfers and appointments of State School teachers, which were announced to-day, are the following:—…

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School Lights Burning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1935 · page 6

Newcastle police were informed last night that all lights in the upper storey of Broughton School had been switched on. Constable H. D. Brady and W. Blythe…

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School Teachers Federal Assistance of States Advocated Raising Leaving Age Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 7

The seventh annual council meeting and the 15th annual conference of the Australian Teachers' Union was opened to-day by the Minister for Public…

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Must Cease "Scandal of Unemployed Youth" Bishop Batty's Plea Raising of School-leaving Age Favoured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

"The scandal represented by the rising generation, the boys and girls just leaving school, growing up strangers to the discipline and satisfaction of work, and…

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Islington School Entered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

Vandals entered Islington Public School during the week-end. Entry was made through a ventilator to the Primary Department. Several drawers were ran,…

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Malnutrition Claimed Victorian School Children Deputation to Minister Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 8

Asking for the free distribution of milk and a wholesome meal daily, in both town and country, a deputation from the Labour party, the Central Unemployed…

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Mayfield West School Sewerage

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 6

Tarro Shire Council was to-day informed by the Hunter Water Board that the extension of the sewerage system to Mayfield West public school…

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Labour Party Bid for Church Support Subsidise Schools Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 7

In an endeavour to strengthen the party's position at the coming State elections, certain influential officials of the State Labour Party, it was reported…

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Poor Conditions Tasmanian Teachers Minister Tells of Change Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 6

The Tasmanian Minister for Education and Attorney-General (Mr. E. J. Ogilvie) told the Interstate Teachers' Conference, at present sitting in Brisbane, that when…

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Federal Control Education Uniformity Teachers Reject Proposal Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 8

On the casting vote of the Chairman, the annual conference of the State School Teachers' Federation of Australia to-day rejected a proposal that steps to taken…

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