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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1936

1,414 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 71

Schoolboy Soccer at Kurri Matches Begin on March 14

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 9

Kurri schoolb[?]y Soccer competitions will be played during the forthcoming season, and the first practice matches will be held at Goold Park on…

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Clock Presented to Teacher Sunday School Function

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 13

At a social organised by the Women's Guild and the Mothers' Union of St. Peter's Church of England. Hamilton, which was held in the Parish Hall. a…

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School Menaced Victorian Bushfires Grass Areas Swept Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 7

Several bushfires were reported to-day by the Air Force 'plane which patrolled the timbered areas of the State. When a bushfire broke at Crib Point,…

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School of Swordfish

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 10

Mr. H. James, M.H.R., and Mr. C. Christianson, of Kurri Kurri, were schnapper fishing about two miles east of Broughton Island on Wednesday, when,…

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High School Prefects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 13

The staff of the Cessnock High School has chosen the following prefects for 1936— Boys: R. Evans, C. Hemmingway, A…

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School Supplies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 13

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has informed Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., that he has arranged with the Government Printer to expedite the…

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Safety Patrol Schoolgirls Demonstrate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 6

About 30 students from the Newcastle Central Domestic Science School gave a practical demonstration of the method of crossing a busy street under the saiety…

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Anti-gas Training Labor Men Oppose School Plan Lively Debate London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 1

A lively debate arose in the House of Commons to-day when Labor members opposed a grant of £8000 for the…

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Ring Events Trotting and School Display

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 8

Thrilling ring events were watched by a crowd from the shelter of the stands at the Newcastle Showground this afternoon, where rain made…

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School Cricket Sydney Team Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 9

Owing to the rain the cricket match between representative Newcastle Secondary Schools and Sydney High Schools teams, which had been…

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School Work with Relief Labor Carpenters Protest

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 9

At a meeting of the Carpenters' Union at the Trades Hall last night strong exception was taken to carpentering work at schools being…

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Parents and Citizens Teacher's Attack Resented

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 8

Further reference to an alleged attack on parents and citizens' associations by a Newcastle teacher at the last Teachers' Conference in Sydney was made at a…

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Interstate Schools Selective Trial To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 19

A team of secondary school cricketers, representative of Sydney schools, under the control of the State selectors, Messrs. Rose and Priestley, reached Newcastle…

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Old Novocastrians Successful Year Reviewed Work for High Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 20

In the annual report of the Old Novocastrians' Association, submitted last night at the annual meeting by the Secretary (Miss D. A. Johnson), was a statement…

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Cessnock High School Speech Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 13

The Director of Education (Mr. G. R. Thomas) is to be present at the Cessnock High-School speech night on Tuesday. The annual distribution of prizes…

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School Buildings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 13

The headmaster of Kurri Kurri Public School (Mr. A. A. G. Robertson) has been advised by the Department of Education that the renovation of the school…

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School Needs Deputation to Minister Travel and Material

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 6

A report on a recent deputation to the Minister for Education (Mr. D H. Drummond) on public school matters was given by the President of the State Federation…

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School Leaving Age

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 5

Half a million children are expected to be affected when the school leaving age is raised from 14 to 15 on September 1, 1939. The choice of this date for this…

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Grant of £8000 Anti-gas Training School Opposed by Labour Party London, February 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 11

A lively debate arose in the House of Commons to-day when Labour members opposed a grant of £8000 for an anti-gas training school. The Home Office asked…

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The Child at School What He Should Eat

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 February 1936 · page 4

THE experience of nursery schools. A where at least one meal is served to very young children, has shown that when the daily routine…

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