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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1937

1,315 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 66

Compulsion Suggested Trade Schools for Idle Youths and Girls Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1937 · page 7

Compulsory attendance at trade schools by workless youths and girls until they are at least 18 years old will be…

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Prince Will Attend School in England London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1937 · page 1

Queen Marie of Yugoslavia and her 11-year-old son, Prince Tomislav, arrived in London to-day. The Prince has come to London to…

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More Popular School Swimming Classes Record Number of Pupils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 7

The Department of Education's school vacation swimming classes, which are conducted annually at Newcastle Ocean Baths, are becoming more popular. This…

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Requests From Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 12

The Secretary of the Newcastle District Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations (Mr. J. T. Croft) has received replies from the Director of Education (Mr…

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Maitland and District West Maitland High School Needs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 11

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has advised Mr. W. A. H. Howarth, M.L.A., that, as a result of his representations regarding the…

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Action Urged Nationalise Education "Teachers' Unanimity" Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1937 · page 10

"The Commonwealth must be looked to for sympathy and support in the plan formulated two years ago to make education in Australia a national matter,…

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Reduce to 30 Primary School Classes Teachers to Advocate Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

The reduction of classes in primary schools to 30 pupils was advocated by the conference of the Australian Teachers' Federation to-day…

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Y.W.C.A. CONFERENCE At Abbotsleigh School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 12

Centres as far distant as Perth in Western Australia, and Townsville in Queensland are represented at the Young Women's Christian Association conference…

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Films for School Children Lecturer Studies the South Seas Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 7

To provide material for educational films and radio lectures for school children over the British Broadcasting Corporation stations. Captain F…

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New Terrigal School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 18

Following the return of the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) action has been taken to supply Terrigal with a new public school, plans of which…

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New Catholic School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 18

Good progress is being made by the contractor. (Mr. V. Doran) with the Catholic School at Hamilton South, which will involve an expenditure of £10,000…

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Common Ground Education Experts and Laymen Teachers Favour Society Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 10

The formation of societies, in which parents and other members of the general public could advance their knowledge, was advocated by Miss Z. Bocking (N.S.W.),…

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Moving Pictures in Schools Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 7

Unless a suitable scheme is submitted to the Commonwealth by the States, there is little likelihood that the Federal Government will assist…

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Teachers Have a Bogeyman Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 5

"Teachers are governed too much by their fear of that bogeyman, the inspector," said Mr. A. C Jordan (Victoria), at the annual conference of the…

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Newcastle School Children Learn to Swim

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 1

THERE MAY BE SOME NOEL RYANS AMONG THIS PARTY, WHO KNOWS ?—Scores of Newcastle school children are learning to swim at the vacation classes at the Ocean Baths. They are taught the strokes on land before they lake the plunge, and schoolteachers who coach them are giving their services voluntarily…

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Teachers to Register London, December 15

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 6

Soon heads of private schools in Britain will be in the same position as heads of State elementary schools —they will have to know their jobs…

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Spending The School Holidays— Saturday's Wedding At Cathedral

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 8

MARRIED AT CATHEDRAL ON SATURDAY—Rev. R. Mullen, and his bride, who was formerly Miss Gladys Tyer. CALLING THE ROLL to make sure after the school vacation swimming classes at Ocean Baths that morning. Schoolteachers are giving their service in…

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"Much Healthier" School Child of To-day Free Meals and Milk (Special Correspondent: Air Mail.) LONDON, December 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 2

Britain's schoolchildren are becoming heavier and taller, and there is no doubt that the school child of to-day is much healthier and much fitter than the school…

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Opening Boxing School Ambrose Palmer in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 12

Ambrose Palmer, the Australian boxer, has arrived at Invercargill, according to an Auckland message. He will open a boxing school there…

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Infants' School for Kotara

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 6

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has informed Mr. J. G. Arthur, M.L.A., that he had approved of the establishment of an infants' school…

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