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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1939

1,251 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 63

Schooled Well El Banado for Hurdle Race

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 12

THERE is nothing in track work of El Banado cannot win the First Hurdle Race. He has gone along in particularly fine style of late and in opposition to…

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Boambee School Overcrowded Grafton

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 5

At Boambee, 57 pupils are herded in a schoolroom 20 feet square. So serious is the position that the Minister for Education (Mr…

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Schoolmistress Becomes Sea Captain Berlin, April 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 April 1939 · page 6

Fraulein Starbier, of Hamburg, has become Germany's first certificated captain in the mercantile marine. She was formerly a schoolmistress…

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Taking "School" Round to Farmer Pupils

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 4

There appears to be no end to the uses to which motor trucks can be applied. One of the strongest jobs a motor lorry has been given in England…

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Schools Day at Sydney Show Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 7

With the weather still beautifully fine and clear, and the schools' easter vacation not yet ended, the Royal Show drew another large attendance…

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All Australian Soccer Schoolboys' Carnival Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 9

The Australian Soccer Association, at its annual meeting at Adelaide on April 29, will consider a Victorian proposal to hold an All-Australia…

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Break in School System Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 5

An illogical break existed, in the State's care of children, between the scientific provision for infant needs and the…

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HIGH P. AND C. Press Claims Physical Instructor For High School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 5

At its meeting on Tuesday of next week, the Newcastle Boys' High School Parents and Citizens' Association will probably decide to make urgent…

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Camp Schools for City Children London, March 24

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 6

The school in its greatest education work, harmonious collaboration with the home, is sometimes unable to isolate young people from their often unsuitable surroundings, especially…

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School Tragedy in Switzerland Bern

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 9

A lock ava[?]ne crashed on a children's boarding school at Films, in the Oberland. killing five of the 28 inmates. Rescuers extricated 11…

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Avalanche Destroys School Berne, April 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 7

A rock avalanche crashed on a children's boarding school at Flims, in the Oberland, killing five of the 28 inmates Rescuers extricated 11 survivors, and the…

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School Death Roll Grows to 17: Engulfed by Rock Berne

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 9

The death-roll in the village of Flims (Oberland), where a school was crushed by an avalanche of rock, is believed to be 17…

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Primary School Fixtures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 17

The Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association has arranged the following primary fixtures for to-morrow— Rugby League: A grade, 6.0, no average, B…

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Posed As Doctor Again Newcastle Teacher's Obsession Released on Three-year Bond Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 11

A teacher who was convicted at Newcastle last year for having posed as a doctor was bound over for three years at the Central Police Court to-day for a…

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Sale of Books Busy Scene at School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 11

Despite the inroads made on the books for sale at the West Maitland School of Arts, hundreds still remain to be sold before the committee can complete its…

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Open Air School For Report

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 9

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has assured the district members of Parliament that he will investigate a suggestion that an…

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£50,000 Aviation School Recommended For Newcastle State's Proposal Train Pilots, Engineers, Craftsmen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 13

A plan to spend £50,000 on a special school at Newcastle to train pilots, ground engineers, radio operators, navigators, and other…

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No Shelter Girl Students in Rain and Heat Newcastle School Needs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 12

Because students who travel by bus are without shelter in wet or hot weather while waiting in the street near the school, Newcastle Girls' High School…

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Kurri to Have High School Classes to Intermediate Standard Hundreds Will Benefit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 15

Kurri Kurri children will be able next year to study for the Intermediate Certificate at their own public school, as a result of a decision by the Minister for…

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Schools' Winter League Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 10

To inaugurate the P.S.A.A.A. interdistrict primary schools Rugby League football competition for the winter, trials are to be held at the No. 7…

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