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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1937

1,315 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 66

For Princesses Souvenir of Schools Display Mayor Approves Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 10

The Secretary of the Newcastle Coronation Celebrations Committee (Mr. F. J. Cahill) said yesterday that the Mayor (Aid. H. Fenton) had approved a…

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Schoolboy Boxing Contests at Stadium

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 10

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

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Some School Needs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 4

An announcement a few days ago that the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) had given instructions to proceed with the renovation of the…

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Belmont School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 8

In response to personal representation on behalf of the Belmont Urban Area Committee, by Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., about the necessity for the erection of a…

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Stockton School Repairs

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 8

Ground and other improvements will be made to Stockton School by the painting and repair staff of the Department of Education, Mr. F. H…

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Fire in a Girls' School Auckland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 6

Twenty girl pupils and their teachers made a hurried escape from their beds when a fire occurred at the Queenswood Girls' School, Hastings…

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The Schools Health and Temperance Examinations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 5

Details of the annual health and temperance examinations, to be held on July 30, are announced. Entries will close with the Chief Inspector of School on…

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Schoolboy Injured Experimenting With Gunpowder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 8

Colin Austin, 15, of Chapel street, Bankstown, a student of the Sydney Church of England Grammar School, had the first joints of the fourth and fifth…

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School Leaving Age Raised to Fifteen in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 8

The school leaving ago in New Zealand was being raised to 15 years, said the Minister for Education (Mr. P. Fraser) in addressing a conference of…

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Woman's Realm Leaves from A Rambler's Diary Echoes in a School Room Two Kinds of Martyrs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 3

THURSDAY.—Hundreds of girls filed into the hall and took their places. Above the blue tunics most of their owners wore earnest expressions, ready for the…

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Refunds on School Rail Tickets To-morrow Is the Last Day

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 7

Schoolchildren in the Newcastle district who have not yet obtained refunds of their deposits on quarterly term tickets are informed by the…

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Call to Religion Year of Spiritual Appeal Presbyterians Agree Diminishing Sunday School Attendances SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 10

The Presbyterian Assembly of New South Wales today endorsed. the Archbishop of Canterbury's call of the nation to religion. The conference had outlined…

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Teachers' Agreement French and German History BERLIN, May 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 10

Representatives of German and French teachers of history have reached an agreement regarding the interpretation of modern historical events in school…

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Has Flying School for Birds! London, April 17

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 5

Britain's first "flying school" to teach captive wild birds to regain the use of their wings has recently been completed at a…

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Plans to Be Completed Proposed New School for Junction

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 10

The Government Architect has been instructed to complete plans and specifications for the proposed new infant school at the Junction…

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School Studies Board of Review to be Constituted Minister on Examination' System Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 13

Commenting on remarks made by the Headmaster of the Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Mr. L. C. Robson) that an internal system of…

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Junction Infants' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 12

The Town Clerk of Newcastle (Mr. G. Wells) received a letter yesterday from the Director of Education (Mr. G. R. Thomas), stating that the Government…

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S.P. Bets on the Dogs Affect Children, Say Teachers "Undermining Morals" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 1

Teachers have complained that S.P. betting and greyhound racing are undermining the morals and intelligence of…

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Kurri School Boy Soccer

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 5

Owing to the school vacation there will be no matches to-morrow in the Kurri schoolboy Soccer competition for the Scott Cup. The position of the…

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Special Trains on Monday Reopening of Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 7

In anticipation of the heavy traffic which is expected on Monday afternoon owing to schools reopening on Tuesday, the Railway Department…

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