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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1939

1,251 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 63

Noted Author's Dream Of Perfect School LONDON, November 30

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 January 1939 · page 9

If I were a schoolmaster, my very first care would be my pupil's digestion—my own having been wrecked in…

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Schools Swimming Campaign

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 8

"Aw, gee, do we have to answer questions here, too?" Instructor C. McKenzie appears to have the members of his class worried at the schools' annual summer vacation swimming campaign which began [?] at the O[?] Baths to-day…

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Junior Grades Leaders Favoured Belmont and Teachers Meet Suburban Games Resumed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 12

After an interval of two Saturdays, play will be resumed in all grades in the City and Suburban Cricket Association's competitions. In the A Reserve grade…

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"In Early Days" Prize-winning Story by High School Girl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 2

Dorothy Griffith, 14, of King-street, Merewether is a student at Newcastle Girls' High School. She was awarded first prize in the 14 years…

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Schoolboy Games Rain Interrupts Play O'brien Scores a Century

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 12

Rain interfered with the progress of the Newcastle District Cricket Association's schoolboys competition yesterday. None of the four games was free from interruption,…

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"Unfit for Human Habitation" Strongly-worded Report Waratah Boys' School Council Officers Urge Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 5

"In its present condition, this school is unfit and unsafe for human habitation and occupation. If it were a private dwelling, the council would be failing in…

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Has Disbanded Junior High School Association Lack of Support by Parents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 6

Due to lack of support from parents and the failure of the Department of Education to erect a new school, the Parents and Citizens' Association…

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Girls Who Had Never Seen The Sea Catholic Summer School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 5

Girls from the Tamworth district who are spending a fortnight in Newcastle. The holiday was arranged by the Tamworth branch of the Country Women's Association. Twelve girls had never seen the sea before Right: A Newcastle soldier batting against Queensland…

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Christian Studies Mayfield Summer School Children From Country

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 5

A hundred and ten children from many country centres travelled to Mayfield on December 27 to attend a summer school for Christian Doctrine. Sixty-two girls…

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Technical High Schools England Following N.S.W. Lead SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 6

The proposed technical high schools in England will probably be conducted on lines similar to the Sydney Technical High School…

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Disgrace, Says the Mayor Waratah School Conditions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 9

"It is a disgrace to the Education Department," was the comment of the Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman G. W…

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Diamond Wedding First Teacher at Wickham

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pearson, the principals in diamond wedding celebrations which took place at Lindfield on December 31, at one time had close…

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More Efficiency School for Detectives in Sydney SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 11

A school for detectives is to be inaugurated in Sydney next week. The Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. J Mackay) made this announcement to-day…

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Dux of School Collapsed and Died on Beach Gosford

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 1

Neville Maxwell Lockhead, aged 16. son of Mr. Neville Lockhead. a well-known business man of Scone, collapsed in the surf at Terrigal this…

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Schoolboy Tennis Players From Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 16

Five Queensland State schoolboy tennis players waving farewell from the deck of the Duntroon as they left for a three weeks' tour of New South Wales. From left: J. Sutton, H. Agnew, C. Tickle, R. Blacker and K. Austin, Tickle, who is the Queensland State schoolboy champion, originally came from Sydney. He will not return to Queensland…

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League of Health Summer School a Varied Curriculum

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 14

The mingling of English, Austrian, Chinese and Australian voices gave an international flavour to the first Summer School arranged by the Australian…

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Forced Schooling for Deaf, Blind Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 7

The New South Wales School for Deaf and Blind Children, at Darlington, has asked the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) for…

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Mr. Cameron's Criticism of Waratah School

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 7

Criticising the delay in replacing Waratah Public School, which has been described as unfit and unsafe for human habitation. Mr. R. Cameron…

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How Germany Trains Colonizers Schools Teach Men And Women To Take Up Life Overseas BERLIN

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 5

Germany is fervently carrying out a programme of colonial preparedness side by side with her…

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Child Nutrition Summer School Lectures at Canberra CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 8

Medical officers and kindergarten teachers from five States were lectured to-day by officials of the Commonwealth Nutrition Council on developments in the…

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