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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1935

1,520 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 76

Australian Rules Football Good Practice on Saturday Schoolboy Trips

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 5

With neither goal nor behind posts to record scoring points, the Newcastle National Football League could only practice kicking and marking on…

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"Too Much" Homework for Pupils Strong Protest Sunday School Conference SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 9

Delegates to the Australian, Sunday School, and Youth Workers' Convention to-day entered a strong protest against the extent of the homework set for pupils…

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Schools to Help Appeal Jubilee Fund Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 9

The Public School Teachers' Federation has agreed to urge its members to subscribe Individually to the Jubilee Fund…

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Physical Culture for Women Teachers Classes Re-opened

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 6

Physical culture classes for women teachers will be reopened at the Girls' High School to-night. under the direction of Miss Dawes, a member of…

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Riding School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 9

Cessnock Show Committee is to conduct a riding schools for young women on the Showground. Messrs. James, G. Pinchen, and T. Mitchell will be in charge. Horses…

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Crossing Busy Road School Children at Waratah

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 10

Fears are entertained by Waratah Council that accidents will occur to school children crossing the road near Waratah Infants' School unless…

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Tree Planting at Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 10

Assistance to schools in planting trees was promised last night by Waratah Council. Newcastle Boys' High school [?]…

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Disputed Lottery Prize Injunction Sought by Schoolmaster Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 7

Denials that he had been asked to "look after" £2000 for William Hill, a retired schoolmaster of Merrylands marked the evidence of David Tweed…

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School Sport Football Fixtures for

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 17

The following football fixtures tot primary schools' teams have been arranged by the P.S.A.A.A. for Friday: RUGBY LEAGUE…

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Lottery Prize Dispute Injunction Sought by Schoolmaster Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 13

"That's all right [?] fixed him up; I've given him £1000" William Hill retired schoolmaster of Merrylands a State lottery winner told the Equity…

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Raising School Age to 16 Minister's Comment Cowra

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 14

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond), in a speech at Cowra. said that Mr. Lane's education policy consisted of reorganising the head office…

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School Soccer Saturday Morning Games

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 22

Thu Saturday morning competition for school-boys Inaugurated by the Adamstown State League Soccer Club has begun its season with every promise of an outstanding competition. Ten…

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A. MILNE One of His Plays Girls' High School Performance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 16

Some time ago, in "The Living Age," St. John Adcock published an article on the charming writings of A. A. Milnc, which set before his countiess admirers a…

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Wyong School Grade Raised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 6

The Department of Education has advised the Wyong Creek parents and Citizens Association that the public school has been raised to the status of a…

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Excursions for School Holidays

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 11

The Department of Railways advises that excursion trains will be run to and from Sydney for the benefit of scholars, teachers, parents and others as soon as…

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School Children Help Jubilee Hospital Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 11

The children of Cook's Hill School helped the King's Jubilee hospital appeal in Newcastle yesterday in a manner as practical as it was novel. They rallied splendidly to an invitation to bring along enough pennies to outline the words "King's Jubilee Appeal," which were painted on the asphalt quadrangle. The words were not quite fully outlined, but this was due to the fact that many youngsters, with commendable generosity, brought along threepences and sixpences, instead of pennies…

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Boys' High School Criticisms and Aims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 11

Through the ages education has been a favourite topic for critics of all kinds These criticisms are coloured by what each critic feels the product of the schools…

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15 FAVOURED Mr. Drummond on School Leaving Age "When Finances Permit" Cowra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 14

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond), in a speech at Cowra, said that Mr. Lang's education policy consisted of reorganising the hand office…

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Empire Day in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 12

"Eternal vigilance is the price which the nation has to pay for the maintenance of its ideals. It this is practised in every city, town, village, bamlet, and home of…

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Horses Schooled at Randwick. Ramrod Goes to J. King's' Stables Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 11

Among the hurdlers to be schooled at Randwick this morning, the following were noticed to jump in satisfactory style:…

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