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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1938

1,282 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 65

Domestic Science School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 15

The girls of the Central Domestic Science School assembled in the High School assembly room to hear Empire Day addresses. There were also speeches by…

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Boys Spoke Newcastle High School World Affairs Discussed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 15

Arrangements for the celebration of Empire Day at Newcastle Boys' High School were in the hands of the pupils. Members, of the staff were spectators…

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Significance of Empire Day Children Told Ceremonies at Northern Schools Goodwill Message Read

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 15

The Newcastle district's celebration of Empire Day was confined almost entirely to the schools. In most cases the public were addressed on the significance of the day, patriotic songs were sung, the Union Jack was saluted, and the classes were dismissed for the day…

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At Merewether School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 15

The only visiting speaker at Merewether School was Rev. W. Jenkins. The Headmaster (Mr. H. Macara) and two members of the teaching staff, Messrs. R. Shaw and…

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Plattsburg School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 15

At the ceremony of the primary and super-primary divisions of the Plattsburg District Rural School, at Wallsend, the gathering, in which there were many…

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Central School The Value of Loyalty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 15

The worth of the British Empire and all it stood for was stressed in speeches at the Empire Day celebrations at the Central Technical School, Broadmeadow,…

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Plea for Peace Speeches by High School Girls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 15

The celebration at Newcastle Girls' High School was carried out by the girls themselves, represented by one speaker from each year. The school captain…

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Empire Day Celebrations at Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 11

Although the largest celebration of Empire Day yesterday was on the West Maitland Junior Technical Schools' quadrangle, where students of the West…

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School Boy in Peril of Being Crushed Life Saved By Deck Hand's Promptness

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 1

Eager to be the first passenger on the ferry boat Maheno as she was berthing at North Stockton wharf this morning, Ray Anderson, a schoolboy,…

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Cessnock High School Transport Subsidy

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1938 · page 8

A subsidy granted by the Deportment of Education toward the cost of transport of children travelling from Paxton to the Cessnock High School…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 2

Sir,—Your correspondent is singularly ill-informed when he says there is no suggestion that there is any plan to take the ,assets of the Newcastle School of…

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Maitland and District West Maitland School Football Primary and Secondary Competitions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 11

Scholars of primary and secondary schools in East and West Maitland will begin competition football to-morrow and next Wednesday. Matches will be played…

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Killed by Car Girls' School Mistress SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 19

Dorothy Barclay, 30, headmistress of Annnasley Girls' School, Bowral, and daughter of the President-general of the Methodist Church of Australia (Rev. A. J…

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Interchange of Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 10

Under the teacher exchange system operating within the British Empire, 26 public school teachers will leave New South Wales within the next three months…

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Islington School Grounds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 10

The state of the playground of Islington Public School was described as disgraceful by the President of the Parents and citizens' Association (Ald. A. I…

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School Notes Teachers to Go Overseas Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 3

Twenty-six public school teachers will leave New South Wales during the next three months to take up positions in English…

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School Football Competition Opening Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 13

Due to the uncertain weather, the primary school football competition arranged by the Maitland branch of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic…

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School Books Standardisation and Free Supply Urged Parents' Council Meets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1938 · page 19

The standardisation and free supply of school text-books was advocated at the monthly meeting of the Newcastle District Council of Parents and Citizens'…

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Marist Ex-pupils Communion Breakfast Bishop Gleeson's Address

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 5

Pews at the front of the Sacred Heart Church, Hamilton, were occupied entirely by men at the eight o'clock Mass yesterday morning. They were former pupils of…

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Miscellany Special School for Brilliant Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 3

An idea sponsored in America by Dr. Leta Hollingworth is that the brilliant child is frustrated by an educational system geared to the average mind. So she…

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