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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1936

1,414 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 71

Teachers' Club

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 10

The Teachers' Club will open its season to-morrow at the National Park courts. At the annual meeting the following…

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New School of Arts Minister to Hear Proposals on

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 6

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) will hear in Newcastle on Tuesday night a proposal for a new building to accommodate the…

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Burial of School Teacher Alice Springs

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 3

Ellis Bankin, the young Victorian school teacher who lost his life in his attempt to see for himself the country of Central Australia, will probably be…

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In Desert Teacher Perishes Bankin's Body Found Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 9

The body of Ellis Bankin, the Victorian school teacher, who travelled Into Central Australia on a motor cycle, has been found near his machine…

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Education Bill Raise School Leaving Age Commons Discussion Exemption Clause Criticised (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, February 15

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 10

The President of the Board of Education (Mr. Oliver Stanley) moved the second reading of the Education Bill in the House of…

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Schoolboy Drowned Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 9

When three members of a picnic party from Croydon State School got into difficulties in a choppy sea at Seaford yesterday. Gordon Simmonds, 14, was…

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Teachers' Federation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Cessnock branch of the Teachers' Federation, held on Saturday morning, was very largely attended. The President (Mr. L. V. Hall)…

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Secondary Schools' Cricket Draw Matches on

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 3

Following is the draw for the secondary schools cricket competition to be played on Wednesday:—A GRADE…

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Schools' Part in Health Week Physical Culture Displays

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

An interesting feature of Health. Milk and Safety Week, which opens in Newcastle on February 27, will be physical culture displays by students…

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Cessnock Teachers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

The election of officers of Cessnock Teachers' Federation resulted—President. Mr. L. V. Hall; vice-presidents. Messrs. S. Turner. W…

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Committee Hopeful School of Arts Improvement Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 6

Members of the committee of the Newcastle School of Arts are confident that the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) will not withhold his approval…

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School Sport Secondary Cricket Results and Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

The A grade secondary games are incomplete, each game being of two days' duration. In the match, Broughton School v. Central 1, at the Showground, Central…

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Cessnock Students for Teachers' College

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 9

The Department of Education has notified the following students of Cessnock High School that they have gained entrance to the Armidale Teachers' College—…

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Deputations to Mr. Drummond School of Arts Plan

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 5

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) will arrive in Newcastle to-night to hear a deputation from the Newcastle School of Arts on…

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Schoolgirls' Railway Cruise Moving Picture of Travels

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 5

For the benefit and entertainment of Newcastle members of the schoolgirls' railway cruise which was held last December a moving picture of the tour…

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Turned Back On Track to Water Teacher's Death in Desert Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 7

Further particulars received concerning the finding of the body of Ellis Bankin in Central Australia show that death was due to exhaustion and thirst…

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Minister Replies Conference Resolutions School Associations State Executive Council Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 5

The Secretary to the Newcastle District Council of Parents and Citizens' Association (Mr. J. T. Croft) has received a copy of replies given by the Minister of…

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Cessnock Show Arrangements Holiday for Local Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1936 · page 9

The Cessnock Show Committee has been notified by the Department of Education that a school holiday has been granted for the opening of the Cessnock Show, on…

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For School Pupils Geography and History Books Newcastle Teachers' Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 5

A series of helpful history and geography books for primary and intermediate students of the public schools has been compiled by Mr. Edgar Ford,…

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Girls' High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Newcastle Girls' High School Parents and Citizens' Association will be held at the C.W.A. Rooms, Thorn-street, Newcastle, on…

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