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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1935

1,520 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 76

Film Venture False Pretences Alleged Teacher on Trial Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 9

Alleged to have coerced people into providing money to assist in the production of a film to be called "The Love Child," Walter Townsend Hunt, 48, described as…

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Open Soon School For Doctors First in Empire London, March 23

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 4

London's first post-graduate school for doctors is nearing completion by a committee of the British Ministry of Health…

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President Defended Teachers' Federation Parliamentary Utterances Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 8

The Council of the Teachers' Federation, at its meeting yesterday, expressed concern at the difficulty in obtaining State correspondence courses while commercial…

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Imposed on Women Teacher Sent to Gaol the Love Child Case Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 7

Walter Townsend Hunt (48), teacher of elocution and dramatic art, was convicted at the Quarter Sessions to-day of having obtained money by the…

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Teachers' Attitude Public Service Salary Cuts "Grossly Unfair" Inverell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1935 · page 5

"The manner in which paid Government servants have been treated is a standing disgrace to Parliament, and no other section of the community would…

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Islington Public School Activities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 7

At a meeting of the Indies' auxiliary of the Islington Parents and Citizens Association, held at the school yesterday afternoon, final arrangements were made…

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Kosciusko Trip for Schools Newcastle Party

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 6

Arrangements are being made by the Government Tourist Bureau and the Newcastle Tourist Bureau for a party of Newcastle school students to…

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School Pupils Buy Trips at 4d a Week Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 11

Trips to spots of historical and civic interest, the cost to be defrayed on the instalment plan, and a school parliament are among the ideas which the new headmaster (Mr. A. Cushman) has introduced to pupils of Enfield school…

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Tungchow Piracy Pupils' Fearlessness Captives Well Fed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 9

The following are extracts from a description of the piracy of the steamer Tungchow, with 70 British and American schoolchildren on board written by Mr…

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New Life-savers Boy's High School Awards 125 Passes Gained

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 12

After a searching examination as to their ability to save the lives of people in distress, boys from the Newcastle High School passed the Royal Life-saving…

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Swimming Teachers' Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 13

A 66 yards handicap will be contested by the Teachers' Swimming Club at the Ocean Baths to-morrow afternoon, in connection with the point-score for a trophy donated by the club…

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Teacher Farewelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 9

Mr. A. Colville, B.A., deputy headmaster and mathematics master of Cessnock High School was entertained with Mrs. Colville by thee Cessnock…

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School Sport Primary Soccer

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

Primary school football competitions will begin to-morrow. Soccer fixtures are as follows— D Grade: Adamstown v. Merewether,…

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Islington School "Tuck Shop" Day

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

A successful "tuck shop" day was held at Islington Public School yesterday. The effort was arranged by the following members of the Ladies' Auxiliary—Mesdames…

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Schoolboy Football

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 17

On account of the annual examinations of the Marist Brothers school being held this week, the soccer match between Marist Bros. and Plattsburg…

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Catholic Schools' Association Successful Year

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 8

Mr. Hugh Gallagher, president of the District Catholic Boys' School Association, presided over a well attended meeting in the reception room of the…

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P. and C. Association Seeks Subsidy Purchases for Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 8

That the Government should subsidise Parents and Citizens' Associations was advocated by the president of the Plattsburg Association (Mr…

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School Sport 10,000 Catered For P.S.A.A.A. Annual Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 23

It is estimated, in the 11th annual report of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association, that 10,000 school children were catered for by sport controlled…

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Boys' High School Vocational Incidence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 11

"There appear to be two opposing school of modern educational thought with regard to the aims to be followed in the training of older pupils," stated…

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Marist Bros.' School Association's Busy Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 9

The annual meeting of the District Catholic Boys' School Association was held in the Newcastle Town Hall on Wednesday. The President (Mr. H. Gallagher)…

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