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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1939

1,251 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 63

Intelligence Test 75 Questions for Primary Pupils Call for Common Sense

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 16

All sixth-class pupils in the primary schools of the Newcastle district were asked yesterday to answer 75 general knowledge questions in 35 minutes. The…

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Australian Rules Intercity School Team Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 19

A team of Sydney schoolboy Australian Rules football players will visit Newcastle on July 15 and play a Newcastle schools team at No. 2 Sports Ground. The…

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Left School to Look for Work Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 11

Three boys left the Sydney High School yesterday morning to walk to Newcastle to secure work. Between them they had 1/. The boys, who planned to walk…

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Juvenile Ball Hamilton School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 2

The City Hall was filled with more than 1000 school children last night for the juvenile ball organised by the staff of the Hamilton Public School, under the…

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No Increase in Pilots R.A.A.F. School Transfer Training Alterations Soon Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 15

There is no provision for a substantial increase in the number of fighting pilots when the flying school is transferred from Point Cook to Wagga. However,…

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School Has Its Traffic Court Wellington (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 9

Wanganui Intermediate School has initiated a full scheme of road safety for pupils. Bicycles have been issued with…

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Central Library for Schools "5/ Subsidy Too Small" More Information Wanted Newcastle Parents' Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 12

Newcastle District Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations decided last night to seek more information about the central library scheme for schools…

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Sewering of Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 20

The Department of Education is to have sewerage connections installed at the public schools of Cessnock and Stockton. Tenders for the former work close…

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School Sport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 13

Teams representing Newcastle and Maitland Girls High Schools met in tennis, hockey, basketball, and ball games at West Maitland Park yesterday afternoon. In the tennis…

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The Birdman Bush Calls at City Schools Lyre Bird's Rival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 13

This week Mr. Alex Walker visited various schools in the Newcastle district, under the auspices of the New South Wales section of the Gould League of Bird…

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National Rules Football Newcastle v. Sydney School Match

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 9

A letter has been received from the secretary of the N.S.W. National Rules Football League stating that the proposed match between combined schools…

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School of Arts and Free Library Opposition to Pooling of Assets Leave Us Alone Says Official

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 July 1939 · page 7

"We are not opposed to a free library in Newcastle, so long as they leave us alone."— Mr, E. J. Brent, vice-president of the…

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New Agricultural School Memorial to Farrer "Great and Good Service" Tamworth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 6

Completed at a cost of £60,024 the Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School at Calala, Tamworth, was officially opened yesterday afternoon by the…

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Aviation High School Plan For State Government SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 1

Building of an aviation high school on Crown land at Shea's Creek, Alexandria. Is under contemplation by the State Government…

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21 Stamps On Letter To Mayor From Schoolboys In England

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 7

A large envelope with 21 green halfpenny stamps ranged in two rows of ten with one in between rows at the right-hand end was a…

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Library Scheme for Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 15

Sir,—I have read the report of the Newcastle District Council of P. and C. Associations about the library scheme. From reported remarks of the Secretary…

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School of Arts Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 11

Reporting to the annual meeting of the Kurri Kurri School of Arts on Monday night, the Secretary (Mr. R. J. Pilger) said that the financial year closed…

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Visit to Newcastle of Queensland League Schoolboys Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 10

Arrangements have been made for an interchange of visits between New South Wales and Queensland Rugby League school footballers…

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School Students Visit Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 10

A party of about 40 boy and girl students of Marrickville School were given a welcome to Newcastle by the Mayor (Aid. G. W. Jenner) at the City…

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They Hitch-hike Eight Miles to School!

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 9

At least two school children in the State "hitch-hike" to school every day. A Newcastle man motoring down to…

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