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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1938

1,282 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 65

Broughton School Carnival at Ocean Baths

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 10

About 50 boys of the Broughton School held their annual swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths this afternoon…

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Schools of Marlin Off Nobbys

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 11

Competitors in the 150th Anniversary Celebrations, who are hunting for big fish apparently think that all those worth catching are down the South…

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High Passes in Exams. Not Always Best, Says Teacher Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 8

Boys who passed their examinations with six A's were not always the most successful when they left school, said the Rev. C. T. Parkinson, in an…

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Primary School Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 15

Primary school cricket fixtures arranged by the Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association for to-morrow, and results of Barnes played, are as follows:…

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Boys for Fairbridge Schools Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 19

Twenty-eight boys between 6 and 14½ years arrived in Sydney to-day on the Orama from England and Scotland. They are the first of the Fairbridge Farm lads…

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Crime Detection Reorganising Victorian Police Special Training School Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 15

Drastic alterations in the police force organisation are to be made in accordance with a plan drawn up by the Commissioner of Police (Mr. A. Duncan), who…

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TOOK 10 WICKETS Newcastle High School Boy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 15

C. Wellham, a member of the Newcastle Boys' High School first XI., took 10 wickets for 11 in a cricket match against Cessnock High School on a good…

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Teachers' Social Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 13

Cessnock Teachers' Social Club has decided to divide the proceeds from the functions conducted during the coming year between the Stewart House…

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School Needs In Newcastle District Federation Meets Review of Year's Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 9

Portable classrooms in Newcastle public schools were condemned as unhealthy in a report submitted to the annual meeting of the Newcastle District…

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Cessnock High School Opening

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 6

Cessnock's new high school will be officially opened on May 4. An effort is being made to have the ceremony performed by the Minister for…

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What Festivals Mean to Schoolteachers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 6

Concerts, exhibitions, pageants and festivals to celebrate the 150th Anniversary have meant, for teachers, supervisors, inspectors and others…

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School Movements of Interest

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 March 1938 · page 3

Australian school inspectors thisi year will hold their annual conference it Hobart during Easter. It is expected that New South Wales will…

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Staff at Kurri School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 9

The Director of Education (Mr. G. Ross Thomas) has advised Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., that, following representations on behalf of the Kurri Kurri Parents and…

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Schoolboy Killed Head Crushed by Trailer Wheel

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 1

A schoolboy, aged 12, was killed instantly when he fell under a motor lorry near the flood gates on East Maitland-road, this…

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Teachers' Club at Cessnock Successful Year

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 3

A year of successful activity was reviewed in the report of the Cessnock Teachers' Social Club to the annual meeting. Eleven fortnightly dances,…

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Work for School Cook's Hill Auxiliary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 3

It was reported at the annual meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Cook's Hill Parents and Citizens' Association that the income for the year had been…

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The Schools Winter Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 5

Preliminary plans for the usual series of winter sports competitions are being made by the Newcastle branch of the Public Schools Amateur Athletic…

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Teacher Dies at Lodge Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 8

While attending a Masonic Lodge meeting at Cessnock last night John Deet 57, of View-street, Cessnock, collapsed. Drs. Connelly, Blomneld and…

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Subsidy for School Transport

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 5

An increase in the subsidy for the transport of school children from Paxton to Cessnock is sought by the Kearsley Shire Council…

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Woman's Realm Supper Dance Funds for Boys High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 2

A supper dance, arranged by the ladies' committee of the Newcastle Boys' High School, was held last night at the school assembly hall. The proceeds are for the…

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