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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1938

1,282 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 65

Parents Protest North Coast School Closed GRAFTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 8

Indignation was expressed at a meeting held at Upper Copmanhurst on Saturday, to protest against the closing of the public school by the Education Department…

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"Inadequacies of Schools."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 6

"The agenda of the education conference, to be held in June, contains many references to the present inadequacies of our schools," said the President of the…

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Dark Schoolrooms Complaint at Singleton SINGLETON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 6

The rooms at the York-street Intermediate mediate High School were so dark that one parent was actually contemplating paying for the installation of a light so…

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Teachers Opposed Appointment of Service Arbitrator SYDNEY

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

The executive of the Teachers' Federation yesterday issued a statement setting out its opposition to the proposal of the State Cabinet to appoint a Public Service…

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Week-end Schools for Railwaymen Union's Plans for Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 May 1938 · page 7

An extension of the educational programme of the Australian Railways Union, providing for a series of weekend schools in Newcastle, is proposed…

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School Reunion Trinity Grammar Old Boys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 6

An opportunity to meet the recently appointed Headmaster, Mr. V. S. Murphy. M.A. (Oxon.), was afforded old boys of Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill,…

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Teacher Killed by Train Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 8

Martin Smith, an elderly school teacher, of Stanmore, was killed when he fell from the platform in front of a travelling electric train at Stanmore to-day…

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The Schools Education Conference in Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 5

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) will give the opening address at the conference on education for a progressive, democratic Australia, which will…

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Speedway Classic Former Sunday School Teacher Smashes Records to Win Indianapolis, May 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 17

Floyd Roberts, 38, a former Californian Sunday school teacher smashed several records to-day when he won the 26th 500-mile speedway, classic at an average…

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Stealing Charges Clergyman and Teacher Remanded SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 10

A remand was granted when William Derek Terence Ingram, 26, a clergyman, appeared before the Chamber Magistrate (Mr. G. Brown) at the Burwood Police…

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Transfers of Teachers New Appointments In The North

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 2

Changes in the teaching staffs of northern schools were announced to- day as follow— High Schools: Mr. T. Hingston…

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Film Service for Schools Fed. Bureau May Help Scheme for the Premiers Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 5

Establishment of a Federal Visual Educational Bureau, to collect and make educational films for distribution among…

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Domestic Science School Needs Minister's Visit

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 June 1938 · page 4

The need to an assembly room and the appointment of a caretaker will be placed before the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) when he visits…

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Sentenced to Death School Teacher Found Guilty Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 11

Harold George Thomas, 22 school teacher, was at the Central Criminal Court to-day, found guilty of a charge of having had…

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Teachers Concerned New Arbitration System Newcastle Federation Meets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 4

Members of the Newcastle Teachers' Federation attending the monthly branch meeting last night expressed themselves strongly against the intention of the…

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School Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 11

In the inter-district high school competition Cessnock's second team defeated Marist Brothers, Maitland, yesterday afternoon by 18 to 3. For Cessnock…

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Oil Tanks Danger to Schoolchildren ALD. McLANGAN'S WARNING

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 10

There was danger of injury to the pupils from the proximity of Wickham School to the oil tanks, said Ald. McLagan at last night's meeting of the Greater…

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Esperanto in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 8

The Minister for Education in Czechoslovakia has given permission for lantern lectures on Esthonia and Sweden to be given in Esperanto in all schools. In…

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Central Girls' School Prize Day Difficulties with Swamp Head Mistress Critical

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 12

"Last year was one of particular achievement, but it was also one of disappointment," said the Headmistress (Miss…

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New School Is Necessary? Minister's Hint

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 12

"The time has come to consider whether another such school as yours is not now a necessity for Newcastle." said the Minister for Education (Mr…

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