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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1942

776 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 39

Free Milk for Schoolchildren

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1942 · page 3

Valerie Peter and Beverly Moore, aged one, smallest member at Islington play centre, needed no telling that milk was good for them. They took part…

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Closing Sydney Schools May Be Only Primary and Infants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.— "We will be guided largely by the military authorities," the Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt) said to-day announcing that the…

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Evacuation for School Children

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 January 1942 · page 3

A number of inquiries were made of Newcastle N.E.S. and railway officials to-day by parents who wanted to evacuate their…

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To Be Schooled

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY.—Sir Amyas has spoilt his flat-race record, and to-morrow will commence schooling over hurdles, ridden by A. Driscoll…

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Army-air Force School Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) to-day declared open the Army-Air Force Cooperation School in Canberra. Twenty Army and…

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No Decision Yet About Opening of Sydney Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Whether the metropolitan schools will be reopened at the end of January would be determined by the circumstances existing at that…

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High Schools May Start Earlier in Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—For the time being theatre hours will not be staggered to avoid traffic congestion. The Government intends to examme…

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Police Say Boy Set School Afire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 3

BRISBANE: A year ago a 15-year-old boy attending Kangaroo Point State School was severely punished by a teacher for a misdemeanor. On…

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Women Do Well In Aircraft School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1942 · page 4

A MARKED advance in training has been made by the first detachment of woman trainees enrolled under the Commonwealth…

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Schools Make Splints

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 2

LONDON, December 9 (Air Mail): Instead of the usual assorted articles of handicraft, boys of the manual training classes of…

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Children May Have One Day at School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The date on which schools will be opened for one dav to enable a register of children for evacuation purposes to…

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Adamstown Diggers Are to Buy School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 6

The Secretary of the Adamstown Subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr R. Keogh) reported at its meeting lost night…

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School Boy Bitten by Dog

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 3

Carl Gogelor (11) of Harrison Street. Cardiff, was bitten on a leg by an Alsatian dog at Speer's point Park to-day…

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School for Day Register Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Schools in the metropolitan, Newcastle and Wollongong areas will be called together one day next week for…

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Grammar Schools to Move Reopen at Morpeth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 2

The Church of England Grammar School for Girls and Broughton Church of England Grammar School for Boys will open for the new year…

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Teachers Spend Holidays in War Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Nearly 1000 school teachers in New South Wales had voluntarily given up their mid-summer vacation for war work, the…

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Schools Open to Deal with Evacuation

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Schools in the Sydney, Newcastle, and Wollongong areas will be open next Thursday to deal with inquiries from parents…

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Get Evacuation Details Schools to Open on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—To enable parents wis1hing to evacuate children to country areas to secure and give necessary information, schools…

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Teachers Give Up Holidays to Do War Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1942 · page 2

Voluntarily surrendering their Christmas holidays, Newcastle school-teachers are helping the war effort in a variety of ways. Many are…

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£100 Each to His Old Pupils

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Dec. 9 (Air Mail).—Five of his old pupils were lately left £100 each in the will made by Mr. Walter Smale, assistant…

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