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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1940

1,336 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 67

Brother and Sister to Swim in School Championship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 24

A BROTHER and sister will swim in the State swimming championships for primary schools, to be held at the Enfield Olympic Pool on March 19…

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"Promise Was Violated" Mr. Arthur Protests Against Gag Teachers' Federation Defended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 5

Stating that he was incensed by treatment meted out to him in the State Parliament yesterday, Mr. J. G. Arthur, M.L.A., told Adamstown branch of the…

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Will Accept Challenge Repeat Claim Outside Parliament Mr. Bate and Teachers' President Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 8

Climax to a day of excitement in the Legislative Assembly to-day was the acceptance late this afternoon by Mr. H. J. Bate (U.A.P.,…

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To Call a Boy Intelligent Is to "Describe" Him What the Technical High School Aims At

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 8

To CALL a boy intelligent was not to praise him, but to describe him, said the Headmaster of the Newcastle Technical High School (Mr. P. Price) at…

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Library for Wickham School Cultural Centre Lines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 16

Plans to form a central library for Wickham Public School were revealed by the Headmaster (Mr. M. Hale) at a meeting of Wickham Parents and…

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Nursery, School for Newcastle International Women's Day

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 6

The Sydney Day Nursery and Nursery Schools' Association will cooperate with Newcastle women who wish to establish a nursery…

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School Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 11

The first series of matches in the Maitland Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association's primary schools' cricket competition was played yesterday. Homeville defeated St…

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School for Murder for New Readers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 14

The Burkes, having accumulated enough money in a life of crime, propose as a last coup to break a bank and then…

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Schoolteacher Gaoled Armidale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 16

James Stewart Ross, 26, a school teacher, was charged at Armidale Quarter Sessions to-day with having committed acts of indecency against two girls…

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Cottage and Shed Wanted Girls' High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 12

The Education Department had not constructed the much-needed caretaker's cottage and bicycle shed, although plans had been prepared 12 months ago, said…

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Junior High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 12

The necessity for the erection of a new building for the school will be discussed at the annual meeting of the Newcastle Junior Boys' High School Parents and…

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School Classes Do Ministers Know the Facts? (To the Editor.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 8

Sir,—The Premier (Mr. A. Mair) and the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) stated recently— That the class load per teacher in the…

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School to Have Social Services Club Domestic Science Girls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 13

The Principal of the Newcastle Central Domestic Science School (Miss M. Henson) announced at the annual meeting of the school's Parents and Citizens'…

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Nursery School Advocated International Women's Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 12

At a meeting to celebrate International Women's Day, held in the Cooperative Guild room yesterday, the following resolution was approved: "This meeting of…

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They Work Because They Like It Hobbies Mean Great Deal To Schoolboys

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 5

A HOBBY, says the Oxford English Dictionary with commendable preciseness, is "a favorite subject…

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School for Murder for New Readers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 2

The Burkes, having accumulated enough money in a life of crime, propose as a last coup to break a bank and then…

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The School of Arts a Defence by Mr. F. J. Scorer (To the Editor.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 8

Sir,—Your leader on the Free Library and the School of Arts contains so many amazing illogicalities and unfounded assertions that it cannot be permitted to pass…

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Marks Point School Expansion P. and C. Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 4

Two years ago the school at Marks Point was opened with one teacher. To-day there was an enrolment of 160 children and four teachers, it was stated at…

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Whitebridge Asks for School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 4

Consideration was given at a meeting of the Finance Committee of Whitebridge Citizens' Association to the proposed establishment of an infants' school at…

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The School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 6

Mr. F. J. Scorer has rendered a service to the community by making a completely candid statement of the attitude of the School of Arts to the…

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