Schoolboy Drowned Jumped from Punt Into Throsby Creek Accidental Death Found
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 5
On the morning of December 27. Allan William Jones, 6, a schoolboy, of William-street, Smedmore, jumped from a flat-bottom punt into Throsby Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wireless for Erina Shire Schools Gosford
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 8
Following numerous applications from parents and citizens' associations in the area, Erina Shire Council decided to install electricity in schools 'in order that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →School Vacation Cricket Draw For Third Series To-morrow
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 10
The third series of the school vacation competition, arranged by the newcastle district crickets Association, will be played to-morrow, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Eat More Fish Great Value as Food Professor's Praise Address to School on Child Nutrition CANBERRA
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 11
The importance of a more extensive use of fish in the Australian national diet was emphasised to-day by Sir Stanton Hicks, Professor of Physiology at the Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cooling Off During Yesterday's Heat School Cricketers
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 7
Schoolboy cricketers in the pavilion during a match yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Disgrace to City" No Sewerage at Two Public Schools Council Deputation to Minister
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 8
Lack of sewerage at Carrington and Mayfield West Public Schools was condemned by the Greater Newcastle Council's Health Committee last night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Another Soviet Purge Lecturers in Red Army Schools Alleged Wreckers, Spies London, January 12
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 13
M. Beria, new Chief of the Ogpu (Soviet secret police) has ordered a through purge of the teaching staffs in the Red Army schools, according to a message received…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Santa Claus Should Revise His Toy Lists U.S. Expert on Pre-School Research CANBERRA
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 5
IF SANTA CLAUS were to take the advice of Miss Christine M. Heinig, United States kindergarten expert, his toy lists next Christmas would be severely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Science Congress Teachers Needed for Physical Education Scientists Criticise Present School Methods Erosion of Soil Big Problem for Agricultural Experts Canberra
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 13
The vital necessity of having properly trained teachers to supervise physical education was emphasised during a long discussion of the subject in the medical section of the Science Congress to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →School Needs Mr. Booth's Representations
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 7
Questions affecting district schools and schoolchildren are dealt with in replies by the Department of Education to representations by Mr. G. Booth. M.L.A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Search for Boys Escaped from Training School GOSFORD
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 7
Two car-loads of men, including officers of the Gosford Training School, are searching the district for two boys who escaped this morning and three who left…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Fire at Seaham Church & School Residents Cross River to Safety
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 January 1939 · page 8
Women and children were rushed to safety across, the Williams River when the bushfires swept down on the town. The last message received by the police at Newcastle from the postmaster before the town…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →School and Teacher's Residence Destroyed
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 3
Only: the bare, roofless will, of the Seaham Public School and the teacher's residence were left after the disstroa[?] fire, of Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Historic Homes Lost Seaham Swept by Fire Church, School and Four Other Houses Gutted
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 7
Bush fires swept through the Seaham district on Saturday and left chaos and destruction in their path. Two historic homes which were pointed out with pride but a few weeks ago when Seaham celebrated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bushfires' Terrible Toll in Victoria Damage Assessed at £1,250,000 Homes, Schools Destroyed MELBOURNE
The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 7
Rain last night and to-day had put out most of Victoria's bush fires after 66 lives had been taken and £1,250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →School Age "Be Raised Soon" Science Congress Told Revitalise Educational Systems CANBERRA
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 9
The raising of the school-leaving age in Australia must come before very long, and it was possible that the shock of this long-anticipated act, when it came,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cessnock Platform Wanted High School Pupils Who Travel by Train
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 11
The construction of a railway platform for the convenience of pupils travelling by train to the Cessnock High School is being sought by Mr. J. M. Baddeley…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Teachers Out of School
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 10
Box hockey. It's one way passing the time when rain decrees indoor amusements for teachers in camp at the summer school, Brookvale (Sydney)…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Church Schools State Support Urged by Priest Appeal to Science Congress Discussion on Education Systems CANBERRA
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 10
Declaring that the science of education had progressed so rapidly in the last 50 years that the New South Wales Public…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Carrington School Sewerage Job Approved
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 2
Mr. F. H. Hawkins M.L.A., has been informed by the Education Department that the sewerage of Carrington Public School is to be…
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