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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1939

1,251 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 63

Organising Junior Red Cross Miss Lorking To Visit Newcastle Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 5

An outline of the aims and activities of the Junior Red Cross will shortly be given at schools in the Newcastle district by Miss Ida…

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Earthquake Havoc .... Schoolgirl Soldiers .... Latest Picture of Pius XI

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 12

AN EARTHQUAKE reduced to debris this street the business section of Concencion, Chile. WHILE conscription is being considered by the Hungarian Govern…

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Object to Teacher Parents Demonstrate at School Demand Children's Transfer Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 11

As a result of trouble between parents and the head teacher at Oxley State School, the Education Department has virtually dismissed the committee of the…

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Newcastle Boys' High School Citizens and Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 6

On Arber Days, with due ceremony and great hopes, young trees are planted, and in imagination are seen beautiful trees and noble avenues. Few, however, take…

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No Sport for Girls Schools' Athletic Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 13

The lack of competitive or organised sports for primary school girls was referred to in the ninth annual report presented to the Maitland branch of the…

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Teacher Bound Over Assaults on Four Boys SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 13

James Sydney Tyson, 29, schoolteacher, was to-day given a suspended sentence of nine months, following his conviction yesterday for having indecently assaulted…

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Farr's Schoolgirl Fiancee London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 9

Tommy Farr, the Welsh heavyweight boxer, is back from the United Stales When he landed at Southampton to-day…

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Central School Swimming Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 8

Start of the first heal of the 100 metres, championship at the Control School Swimming Carnival at Newcastle Ocean Baths today, All eager to win the 50 metro Junior Championship at the Central Boys' School Swimming Carnival at the Newcastle Ocean Baths to-day…

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British School in Rome London, January 25

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 8

The new wing of the British School in Rome was formally opened by the British Ambassador, Lord Perth, in the…

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Apprentices Problem Local School Quandary

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 7

It was stated in Newcastle to-day that, because the Broken Hill Pty. Co. Ltd., is engaging fewer apprentices this year…

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School to Train Youths New Naval System for Personnel Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 7

The Australian naval authorities are adopting for the first time a system equivalent to the British Navy's "public school entry," with the…

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Nursery School in Newcastle? Local Women Interested

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 7

A group of Newcastle women, including the Newcastle Housewives' Association and local mothers' clubs, is…

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High School Dance at Waratah

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 3

Newcastle Boys' High School dance at the school last Saturday night attracted many dancers, all of whom had a few…

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New Drive Against Diphtheria Children Of Pre-School Age

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 7

During the 1939 diphtheria immunisation campaign, said the City Council Chief Health Officer (Mr. J. C. Meddows)…

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School Cricket Secondary Fixtures for To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 11

Cricket fixtures for to-morrow for secondary schools, arranged by the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association, are as follows— A grade, C. S. Clayton Cup: Junior High v…

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School Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 9

The cricket competition of the Maitland branch of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association for the Howarth Cup will begin on Friday. The competition is it three rounds, the football…

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Intruders at High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 9

Apart from writing with chalk on the walls and desks, persons who entered Maitland Girls' High School on Saturday night are believed to have done no…

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The Schools Safety First Addresses to School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 5

In association with the Department of Education. Constable J. L. Martin, of the Police Department, is visiting all public and denominational schools in the…

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Waratah School Vermin Appear Again P. AND C. Association Protest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 5

Despite measures taken during the holidays to destroy them, vermin appeared in one of the classrooms at Waratah Boys' Primary School last week. A class had…

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Cadet Corps at High School?

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 7

The possibility of forming a cadet corps at the Newcastle High School will be discussed when the Parents and Citizens' Association of the school…

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