Begins To-day Vacation Swimming School
The Newcastle vacation swimming school, which will be held under the auspices of the Department of Education, will begin at the Ocean Baths at 9 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools
Schools, 1940
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Teachers Play Cricket
The first vacation match arranged by the Newcastle Teachers' Cricket Club will be played on Wednesday against Morisset Hospital at the Morisset ground…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Principal of Grammar School Dead Sydney
Mr. H. S. Dettman, who has been principal of Sydney Grammar School since 1923, died at his home at Gordon this morning. He leaves a widow, two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →School Swimming Classes Begin
The Department of Education's annual swimming school commenced at the Ocean Baths to-day for Newcastle children…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →First Class Held Yesterday Vacation Swimming School
Children of all grades attended the vacation swimming school, conducted by the Department of Education at the Ocean Baths yesterday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Morisset Defeats Teachers
The Morisset Mental Hospital defeated the Teachers' Cricket Club at the hospital yesterday afternoon. Messrs. R. Collins and H. Sykes organised the match. The teachers…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Swimming Pupils Are Keen Nearly 500 at Baths
Big and small children, fat and thin children, brave and backward children, children as young as 9 and as old as 14, children from the country and children…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tragedy at Training School Gosford
The first tragedy at the Gosford Training School, which was constructed at Gosford many years ago, occurred this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Much Done for School
Satisfaction with activities in the 12 months was expressed by Morpeth Parents and Citizens' Association. The Secretary (Mrs. R. Green) detailed…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Air Training Schools Launching Empire Flying Scheme MELBOURNE
As a prelude to the launching of the Empire air scheme in Australia, two new R.A.A.F. schools and 11 civil aero club and company schools will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schooldays Hobby Yields Invention Melbourne
Sixteen years old when he left school, Boreas Henry Crook had no practical knowledge of electricity and none at all about X-rays. To-day he is the inventor of an X-ray machine. The Commonwealth Government has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Polish School in England Woman Teacher's Adventure LONDON. December 15
Mme. Olga Malkowska, one of Poland's leading educationists and founder of the Girl Guide movement in that country, is trying to collect…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Teachers to Meet in Hobart Melbourne
The Council of the Australian Teachers' Federation to-day decided to hold the 1941 conference in Hobart. It also decided that the capitation fee…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →At School Till 16 Raise Age, Say Teachers Melbourne
Arguments in favor of the raising of the school leaving age from 14 to 16 years were advanced by delegates at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boy's Skull Was Fractured Gosford School Drowning GOSFORD
A verdict of death from drowning was returned by the Coroner (Mr. C. J. Staples) to-day after he had held an inquest on Robert Craddock, 16. whose body…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Teachers Want Higher Leaving Age Prevent Dead-end Jobs MELBOURNE
The raising of the school leaving age to 16 would materially assist in solving the problem of juvenile unemployment, delegates claimed at the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pets The A.I.F. Will Leave Behind + + + Officers' School
"BLUEY'S" FRIENDS "Bluey," mascot of B company of the 2/4 Battalion, will be sorry to lose his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Swimming Pupils Now Turn to Diving
The diving board at Cessnock Baths has found favour with 45 children who a fortnight ago were unable to swim. A little more than a week ago they took…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →They Can Swim Now School Vacation Course Ends
The vacation swimming course of 10 days' training, conducted by instructors of the Education Department, at Newcastle Ocean Baths, ended yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New School at Boolaroo
Mr. V. Doran, Wickham, has the contract for the erection of the Catholic school at Boolaroo. He will begin the work on Monday. The building will…
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