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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1939

1,251 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 63

Newcastle Schools National Rules Team Plays Sydney, July 29

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 14

A school fixture on the Sydney Cricket around between combined Newcastle and Sydney teams has been arranged for July 29…

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Australian Rules School Team in Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 20

The match between Newcastle school-boys and a team selected from Sydney schools has been arranged for July 29 on the Sydney Cricket Ground, when the…

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Cheery Jack School At Flemington MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 7

Cheerv Jack, who fell and was injured at Moonee Valley a couple of weeks ago, cleared three hurdles at Flemington to-day in preparation for…

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Warmth in Schools "Department Doing Its Best" SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 16

The department was doing its best with the funds available to keep, children in school warm and to provide heating, said the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H…

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Primary School Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 13

In the Kerr Cup competition, conducted by the Maitland branch of the Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association yesterday afternoon, East Maitland defeated…

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Schooled To Walk With Death

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 5

THE THETIS disaster and those other disasters in the United States and China have directed new public interest on the submarine. The following article describes those strange craft of the deep sea with crews "schooled to walk with death."…

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Borer-riddled School Wall for Parliament Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 10

Mr. R. J. Heffron. M.L.A., put his hand through the wall of the La Perouse School yesterday and broke off a piece of borer-riddled wood to…

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Newcastle S Schoolboys' National Rules Team Stiff Training Course for Sydney Game

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 9

Realising that the Newcastle schoolboy team. to play Combined Sydney on Saturday. will meet stiffer opposition than hitherto. Mr. C. Priest…

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Girls' High School Bicycle Shelter Wanted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 3

Despite repeated requests, no move has been made by the Department of Education to provide a shelter shed for bicycles at Newcastle Girls' High School. It was…

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Inter-city School Sports Fixtures Teams for Saturday Announced Big Programme Against Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 12

Representative Newcastle and Sydney schools' sporting teams will meet on Saturday at Newcastle to allow the State selectors…

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Immunisation At Dora Creek; Teacher Offers Help

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 2

"Here is man prepared to do the clerical work. If that is acceptable to the Department we should reconsider the matter."…

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Get A Competent Teacher When Learning To Drive

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 10

The danger of motorists teaching their friends to drive on modern cars with steering column control is emphasised by the chief engineer of the…

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NEWCASTLE v. Sydney Schoolboys Australian Rules Match on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 15

Arrangements were completed yesterday for the intercity schoolboy Australian Rules match between Newcastle and Sydney, to be held on the No. 2 Sports…

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School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 5

Sir,—In a circular issued by the School of Arts executive ton subscribers there appears the following sentence: "We wish to assure the subscriber that such…

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Newcastle Schoolboys' National Rules Team to Meet Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 10

After a strenuous run yesterday afternoon on the Tighe's Hill training ground. Mr. O. Priest selected the following players to take part in the…

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"Flying Squad" Physical Education in Schools Member at Newcastle on July 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 10

The first member of the Education Department's physical training "flying squad" will arrive in Newcastle on July 24 to give a series of demonstrations to…

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P. AND C. DANCE Newcastle Junior High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 6

The Parents and Citizens' Association of the Newcastle Junior High School held a dance last night at the Newcastle Ladies' Bowling Club pavilion. Pink and…

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Clubs Should Help the Schools Education Director Tells Business Men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 9

Armchair philosophers sitting back in a cloud of smoke merely thinking about affairs were too prevalent in Australia, the Director of Education (Mr. G. R…

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Coroner Inquires Into Death of a Schoolboy

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 11

A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chlplin) at the Newcastle Coroners Court this…

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School of Arts Committee Is Re-elected

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 July 1939 · page 1

Because no additional nomination have been received, the committee of the Newcastle School of Arts has been re-elected for the year 1938-49…

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