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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1938

1,282 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 65

Schools for Hotel Cooks and Waiters Drummond's Plans for Instruction Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 1

Establishment of a special course of instruction for waiters and cooks and in notel management is favored by the Minister for Education (Mr…

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Rockefeller in London School of Economics

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 7

Among the new students at the London School of Economics this session is Mr. David Rockefeller, the youngest of Mr. John D. Rockefeller Junior's five…

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School Residence Burgled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 6

When Mr. A. Gorrie, schoolmaster at Forbesdale, near Gloucester, returned from his holidays and opened the school residence he found disorder in every room…

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22 School Children Drowned Parents' Efforts At Rescue LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 6

Twenty-two children and their teacher were drowned in the Danube to-day. The ages of the children ranged from seven to…

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Remain Closed Victorian State Schools Continuance of Paralysis Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 9

Because of the continuance of the infantile paralysis epidemic, the Education Department decided to-day, on the recommendation of the Consultative Council,…

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Housing Costly British Authorities Borrow Better Schools Provided London, January 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 10

Public bodies were authorised by the Minister of Health (Sir. Kingsley Wood) to borrow £22,231,605 for capital expenditure during the final quarter of 1937. This…

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Parochial School Club at Muswellbrook Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 5

The reports submitted at the annual meeting of St. James's (Muswellbrook) Parochial School Welfare Club showed that much good work had…

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Headmaster's Aim G.P.S. for Newcastle District Future for Broughton School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 8

A Great Public School, not necessarily denominational, to serve the Newcastle district, is the vision of Rev. Dr. R. T. Wade, new Principal of Broughton School,…

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Cessnock New High School No Railway Siding Company Tells Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 11

South Maitland Railways Ltd. advised Cessnock Municipal Council on Tuesday night that its decision not to erect a siding in the vicinity of the new high…

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New Headmaster of Broughton School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 10

The new headmaster of Broughton School. Newcastle (Rev. Dr. R. T. Wade) has expressed the hope that Newcastle some day might possess a…

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Political Science Canberra Summer School Opening Paper To-night Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 15

An attendance of about 150, including visitors from all States and from overseas is expected when the sixth summer school of the Australian Institute of Political…

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School Bodies "Department Must Not Expect Too Much" Eventful Year Ahead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 8

"This year should be eventful for school organisations, in view of the proposed innovations as aids to education," said the President of the State…

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High School's Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 11

Cessnock High School achieved an excellent record in the Intermediate examination. Out of 95 students, 92 were successful. There were many good passes…

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Teacher Farewelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 11

Mr. A. R. Barnaby, who was attached to the teaching staff of the East End Public School for 10 years, has been transferred to Watson's Creek, in the…

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World Changes a New "Ideology" Australia's Part Political Science School Lecture CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 11

There was a tendency to treat major observable changes in international affairs as the product of the Great War, but it was important to realise that the…

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Vandalism at Schools Discovery by Cleaners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 11

Evidence of wanton destruction, in addition to many petty thefts, was found by cleaners who opened classrooms at the junior technical, infants' and cookery…

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The Pacific Political Science School Debates Problems Trade and War Federal Treasurer Replies to Attack on Defence Policy CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 7

Pacific problems and Australia's voice in Imperial affairs were debated by, the Summer School of Political Science at the week-end. After the Federal Treasurer had read a paper, he was…

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Woman's Realm Miscellany a School for Parents New Jersey Plan Takes On

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 3

At Maplewood, New Jersey, America has a novel school for parents which began four years ago after several hundred mothers and fathers attended a…

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Back to Schools They Resume To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 7

After six weeks freedom from classrooms and the routine of school life, more than 20,000 public school children in…

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Schools' Part in the Celebrations Big Pageant At Sports Ground

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 8

The organiser of Newcastle's 150th Anniversary celebrations (Mr. N. C. Derkenne) said to-day that the schools would play their…

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