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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1936

1,414 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 71

District Schools Meeting of Council Requests to Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 5

On the recommendation of the President (Ald. J. E. Wiggins) and the Secretary (Mr. J. T. Croft) at a meeting of the Newcastle District Council of…

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School Children in Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 6

More than 30,000 children go by train to and from school in this State, says a statement issued by the Railway Department, "The majority travel free, and the…

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Boys' High School Swimming Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 1

The weather teat dull for an annual swimming carnival but these boys from Newcastle High School did not worry. Finishes in all the events were close and the barrackers has an [?]…

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Health Week Talks School Children's Display

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 4

By demonstrations, tableaus and radio talks the gospel of health is being preached this week in Newcastle…

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Health Week Display by Stockton Schoolboys

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 6

SQUAD OF 80 BOYS from Stockton school demonstrating in Wheeler Place, to-day exercises in deep breathing and physical culture in connection with Health Week…

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School Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 10

Owing to the secondary schools' swimming carnival to-morrow and the primary carnival scheduled for Friday, all school cricket fixtures will be postponed this week and will be resumed as…

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Health Week School Boys Demonstrate Talks in the Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 6

A feature of the Health, Milk, and Safety Week programme yesterday was a display of physical culture drill by boys of the Stockton Public School…

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Boys' High School Team for Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 10

Boys who will represent the Newcastle Boys' High School at the combined High Schools' carnival, to be held at the Domain Baths, Sydney…

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School Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 5

Newcastle Boys' High School will be represented by a team of 23 boys at the combined high schools' swimming carnival, to be held this afternoon and Thursday at the Domain Baths,…

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Church and Youth Problem of Sunday Schools Methodist Commission "Capacity for Infinite Good" SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 8

The Methodist Conference has had under consideration the report of the Youth Work Commission of the Young People's Department of the Church. The body…

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Boy's High School Carnival Milk Week Display

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 5

The spirit of school days. A cheering group at the Newcastle Boys' High School carnival, held at the Ocean Baths yesterday…

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High School Girls Give Health Week Display

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 8

After a strenuous exhibition of folk dancing at Wheeler Place to-day, these girls from Newcastle Girls' High School were given milk and ice cream. Judging from the expression on their faces they did not need to be told that milk was the ideal food. The dancing was part of the Newcastle Health Week programme…

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State Session Better Diet Schoolchildren's Need 'Many Undernourished' Mr. Baddeley Seeks Inquiry SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 8

Urging the need for the provision of a better diet for children, Mr. J. M. Baddeley (Lab., Cessnock) moved in the Legislative Assembly to-day for the appointment…

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Car Drive for High School Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 10

A moonlight car drive has been arranged for next Tuesday night, by members of the Ladies' Committee of Newcastle Boys' High School Parents and Citizens'…

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Maitland—cessnock—kurri Speech Night Cessnock High School Successful Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 9

The enrolment of students at Cessnock High School totals 941. "These figures," said the Headmaster (Mr. J. Murray, B.A.), at the annual speech night at the…

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Scene of Bush Drama at North Stockton:-:high School Girls Like Milk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 5

The hut built in the bush at North Stockton by a patient of the Mental Hospital. In it "Old Joe" saved the life of a starving man…

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Airman Visits School Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 6

Mrs. C. T. P. Ulm, widow of Flight Lieutenant Ulm, who lost his life in the Pacific, is now teaching at Double Bay School. Mr. J. A. Mollison, the British…

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Hamilton Corner Danger to Schoolchildren Inspector's Concern

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 6

Concerned at the danger to school children from Hamilton Public School, while crossing the intersection at Tudor street and Steel Streets, was expressed by…

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Free Public Library School of Arts Will Discuss Scheme Finance Problem

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 4

The proposal put forward by the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) for the establishment of a free public library in Newcastle will be discussed by a…

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School Children's Teeth

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 2

A Protest by Warner's Bay Parents and Citizens' Association against the action of the Education Department in conveying children, six to nine years…

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