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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1937

1,315 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 66

Teachers Confer Sunday School Work Principles Discussed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 5

A conference of Newcastle Diocesan Sunday School teachers was held at St. Peter's Hall, Hamilton on Saturday afternoon and night. A large number of…

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Fell From Platform Teacher Killed by Train SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 6

Geoffrey Oliver martin, 22, a schoolteacher, of Roseville, was killed when he fell in front of an electric train at the Roseville railway station last night…

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Use School Passes For Coronation Celebrations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 9

Mr. W. A. H. Howard, M.L.A., has been advised that the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) has agreed to allow schoolchildren of the Maitland…

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School Life Moral Standards Higher Than Outside World Chief Inspector's Opinion Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 5

Speaking it a welcome social tendered by the Teachers' Federation, Mr. J. G. McKenzie, Chief Inspector of Secondary Schools, said that the schools were ahead…

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Rural School Wanted Gloucester to Press Claims GLOUCESTER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 5

A conference of parents and Citizens' Associations in the Gloucester district will be hold on June 9 to discuss the necessity for a rural school in Gloucester…

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£100,000 GIFT From Sir John Siddeley Fairbridge Farm Schools London, May 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 8

As a Coronation gesture, Sir John Siddeley has given £100,000 to the Fair-bridge farm schools. Sir John, who is a leading motor and aircraft…

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Schoolboy Hurt

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 6

Falling against a fence while at school to-day, George Duff, aged 7, of Second-street, Boolaroo, suffered a laceration over the left eye…

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Coronation Display by Schools 8500 Will Take Part Many Spectacular Demonstrations

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 7

Newcastle will witness what promises to be the most colorful and brilliant spectacle of its kind ever held…

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The Schools Coronation Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 5

To-morrow is Coronation Day and the thoughts of boys and girls, and of their fathers and mothers, will be on the Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey…

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MAITLAND-CESSNOCK-KURRI West Maitland Empire Concert Many Schools Take Part

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 9

The accommodation in the Town Hall, West Maitland, was fully taxed last night for the combined schools' Empire and Coronation concert, which was held…

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School Renovations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 6

Mr. F. H. Hawkins, M.L.A., has been informed by the Department of Education that the Minister (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has approved of extensive renovation work…

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A Living Crown Our Schools' Display Inspiring Sight

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 8

The schools' Coronation display at the Sports Ground to-day provided a spectacle which will live long in the…

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Newcastle District School Children's Coronation Pageant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 5

Panoramic view of the Newcastle District School's Coronation Pageant held at the Sports Ground. This comprehensive photograph was taken from the roof of the main grandstand, and therefore does not show the immense throng of spectators who crowded the stands. The Mayor of Newcastle, Ald. II. Fenton, is shown in the rostrum…

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Another Big Crowd School Concert Continued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 9

Owing to the large number of schools taking part, it was necessary for the concert organised by the Empire and Coronation Day Celebrations Committee to be…

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Rugby League High Schools' Match Final Scores

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 10

Cessnock 28 Maitland 8 Rugby League teams representing Cessnock and Maitland High Schools…

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Stirring Display 2500 Children March Maitland District Schools Combine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 11

Nearly 30 schools in all parts of the Maitland district, represented by 2500 boys and girls, took part in the Coronation Day procession through West Maitland to…

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Beresfidd School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 12

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) has told Mr. A. Howarth, M. L. A., that a portable building will be transferred to Beresfield Public…

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Presentation To Princesses Gesture From Local Schoolchildren Aerial View of Combined District Display

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 11

Presentation' to Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, as a Coronation gift from the children of Newcastle district, of an enlarged copy of the aerial photograph which appeared in "The Newcastle Sun" of the combined children's display at…

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Beresfield School Accommodation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 13

In reply to representations made by Mr. W. A. H. Howarth, M.L.A., in regard to the inadequate accommodation at Boresfield Public School, the Minister…

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Schoolboy Boxing Bouts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 19

The schoolboy boxing tournament conducted by the Cook's Hill Parents and Citizens' Association was continued at Newcastle Stadium last night. The Stadium Manager (Mr. H…

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