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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1941

1,011 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 51

Women's Auxiliary of Junction School

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 4

"Although patriotic work claims a lot of our time we must not forget that school children require our help, and this year I think we should make…

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Refuse Near Junction School (To the Editor.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 6

Sir,—Congratulations to the "Newcastle Morning Herald" on its sub-leader. "Protect the Children," on January 10. and photographs published on January 9 of…

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Train Junior Leaders Brigade School Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 3

When he opened the 1st Infantry Brigade training school for junior leaders at the Showground. Broadmeadow, on Saturday afternoon, the Brigade Commander…

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Training Thrills for R.A.A.F. at Evan's Head Bombing School Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 4

Bombs rain down at the rate of hundreds a day, seven days a week, at the No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School of the R.A.A.F. at Evan's Head. And thousands of machine-gun bullets rip up patches of sand especially isolated for practice…

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School Teachers' Summer Camp

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 5

Miss Jean Leach, of Canberra, demonstrates a difficult exercise for four members of the schoolteachers' summer camp, which commenced at Brookvale yesterday. From left, they are: Misses Eileen Trammell, of Newcastle, Hazel Short, Nancy…

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Cricket Team to Play Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 9

Three second grade players have been selected in the Newcastle Cricket Association team to play Newcastle combined schools on January 23. They are C. Smith (Waratah),…

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School Children's Sport Gala

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 8

Erskineville-Paddington team competing in organised games at Erskineville Oval (Sydney) yesterday. Children from Newcastle and Sydney play centres attended at the sports meeting…

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New Features for C. of E. School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

This year several features are being added to the programme of Broughton (Newcastle) Church of England Grammar School…

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School Team to Play Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 11

The Acting Secretary of Newcastle District Cricket Association has lost his copy of the combined schools team to play the Newcastle association next Wednesday…

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Woolmer to Lead School Cricketers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 15

Newcastle Distriet Cricket Aeseoiation selectors have selected the representative player. Gordon Woolmer. of Losnbtons-New Lambton, to lead the schoolboys' team against an…

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Security for Tenants School of Arts Proposal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 8

A meeting of members of Newcastle School of Arts last night empowered the trustees to grant leases for three years to tenants of shops owned by the…

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Bomb School for A.r.p. Workers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Spender) said to-night that arrangements had been completed for a further school to instruct selected…

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Newcastle Boys' High School Crew Wins Head of the River

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 10

NEWCASTLE BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL winning the "Head of the River" at the Canoe Derby Carnival in Throsby Creek, Islington, on Saturday afternoon. Except for the cement-lined banks the scene might have been taken on the Nepean River, and gives some indication of what could be achieved were it possible to overcome the disadvantages of tides in Throsby Creek…

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Teacher Twice Interned Batavia

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

Dr. Douwes Dekker, head of a private school at Bandoeng (Java), has been interned for furnishing information to the…

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School Tie Stir in Commons London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 3

A scene occurred in the House of Commons this afternoon when a Labor member asked questions concerning…

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Schoolboys Play Cricket Association

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 10

A team chosen from boys who participated in the schools' vacation competition, met a team representing the Newcastle district cricket association…

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Umpire Objects to Late Finish Newcastle v. Schools Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 January 1941 · page 12

An umpire objected to continuing after 6 o'clock in the cricket match between Newcastle and Combined Schools at Waratah Oval yesterday…

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School for Librarians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 11

At the outbreak of war, the Library Act of 1939, which had been only partly proclaimed, provided for a school for the training of librarians in the Public…

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Relieved of His Command Colonel Who Wrote of "Old School Tie"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 9

LONDON, January 23.—Lieut.-Colonel R. C. Bingham had been relieved of his command, the Secretary for War (Captain Margesson) announced in the House…

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More Doctors and Clinics for Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday.—Five additional doctors and 12 dental clinies are to be appointed to the Education Department's medical service…

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