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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1941

1,011 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 51

Carrington School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 9

The Carrington School of Arts is carrying on under great difficulties caused by lack of support. It was reported at the annual meeting…

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Against New Building Junior High School Headmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 10

The proposal to erect a new building at Myers Park for Newcastle Junior High School is not favoured by the Headmaster (Mr. R. K. Scott)…

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Mayfield East School Plans Continental

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 11

Arrangements were discussed for the Mayfield East Public School continental by Mayfield East Parents and Citizens' Association last night. The continental will be held…

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Want Footpath From Tarro School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 11

Tarro-Beresfield Parents and Citizens' Association decided at the annual meeting to ask Tarro Shire Council when the promised footpath from the school to Tarro…

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Senior School Cadet Corps Are Approved Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 3

The Director of Education (Mr. McKenzie) said to-day that the Military Board had Just approved the principle of the…

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Mayfield East School Continental

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 4

The Mayfield East Parents and Citizens' Association will hold a continental at the school on April 23. Stall-holders were appointed at a…

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Religious Instruction in S.a. Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Hundreds of ministers and other church representatives will go into all State schools next week to incorporate regular half-hours of…

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Free Milk Experiment at Newcastle School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 1

Children at Islington School are among the first to take part in the Government's experimental distribution of a quarter-pint of milk to each child each school day. At playtime to-day, the first distribution was made. Here are Kevin O'Bryan, Olive Pitt, Norma Hunter and Rowland Steven—four of the lucky ones…

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Free Milk for School Children Now Govt.'s £200,000 Scheme

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 3

At playtime to-day, about 1200 children at Islington Public School and four Sydney schools received a quarter-pint…

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Bolton Point Wants School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 6

Three delegates from Bolton Point Advisory Committee, Mr. R. D. McWilliams (Secretary). Mr. G. C. Wallis, and Mr. S. Mason attended a meeting of Marmong Paint Welfare…

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Waratah School War Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 6

In his report to the annual meeting of the Waratah Parents and Citizens' Association, the Secretary (Mr. H. J. Foster) stated that the association had been in recess since…

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Adamstown School Interests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 6

Objects which the Adamstown Parents and Citizens' Association has in view for this year are the provision at a library for the school, and a moving picture projector. The…

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Insufficient Room at Plattsburg School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 6

The Plattsburg District Rural School Parents' and Citizens' Association, at Wallsend, was told last night by the new Headmaster (Mr. H. McGrath) of insufficient…

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Evacuation From Schools "Chaos Unless We Are Prepared"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 4

If adequate preparations were not made beforehand, chaos might result if an order to evacuate Newcastle schools were given by the authorities, the…

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New School Still Wanted at Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 6

The petition by Adamstown Parents and Citizens' Association for a new school will he raised again, it was decided at the annual meeting last night…

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Free Milk at School Islington Distribution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 6

Four children looked on without jealousy as 260 of their schoolmates sucked milk from a bottle with a straw at 11 o'clock playtime at Islington Public…

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Congestion at School Protest Made by Headmaster

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 4

"Because of lack of accommodation, 42 secondary pupils, 16 boys and 26 girls, attending Plattsburg District Rural School…

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Adamstown Requires New School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 4

"We should appeal to the Education Department and point out the absolute necessity for a new school at Adamstown in keeping with the…

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N.e.s. Work in Schools Headmaster Urges Preparedness

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 4

An organisation should be set up in case a crisis made evacuation of women and children necessary, said the…

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Teralba Sunday School Picnic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 8

Teralbs Methodist Sunday School held Its annual picnic at Marmong Point. Messrs. Pascoe, Read Turner, and Sneddon conveyed the children by cars. The Ladies'…

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