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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1942

776 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 39

Boys' High School P. and C. Officers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1942 · page 3

Mr. L. C. Sullivan, who has been president of the Newcastle Boys' High Schools Parents and Citizens' Association for several years…

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Slow Progress with A.R.P. Help Wanted at Home Science School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 2

At the annual meeting of Newcastle Home Science School Parents and Citizens' Association yesterday, the Principal (Miss Henson) said…

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School Arp Junction Parents to Do the Job

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 2

Parents of children attending the Junction school will meet to-night to arrange working bees to build concrete aprons at the…

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Arp at Boys' High School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1942 · page 4

If air raids are made on the Newcastle district during school hours, students at the Newcastle Boys' High School will not be…

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Junction School A.R.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 5

Parents of children attending Junction Public School are appealed to by the Parents and Citizens Association to help form a working bee at the…

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See Children in Other Schools N. Lambton Parents' Inspection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 2

Because they wished to see for themselves what accommodation was available for children who had been distributed to various schools from…

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Schoolchildren's Emergency Food And Clothes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 2

The Vice-chairman or the Evacuation Committee (Mr. S. Delves) announced to-day that identity discs. for every…

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Working Bee At Junction School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 4

Parents of children attending the Junction School will form a working bee to-morrow to erect concrete apron at the entrances…

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Cessnock Teachers' Federation

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 4

Officers elected at the annual meeting of Cessnock branch of the Teachers' Federation remitted:—President, Mr. Harris:…

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Army Exemption for High School Boys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Boys reaching the age of 18 this year and still attending high school are not required to enrol for compulsory military…

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Hurdlers Schooled At. Randwick

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Tartanus indicated fitness for his next hurdle engagement by a dashing display of jumping at Randwick to-day. Ridden by J. Russell he went…

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Suburban and District Toronto Post-office Hours School Staff Complaint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1942 · page 4

The Chairman (Mr. C. Hampson) reported to Toronto Urban Area Committee that Mr. A. J. Buss had been elected to fill the vacancy on the…

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Parents to Buy Books for School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 5

Newcastle Technical High School Parents and Citizens' Association, at its annual meeting last night, authorised the Headmaster (Mr. T. J. Clyne) to…

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More Shelter at Schools Mayor's Appeal to Government

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 2

A minute strongly appealing to the Government to provide more protection for children in Newcastle schools will be presented by the…

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Protection of School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 March 1942 · page 3

Cook's Hill Parents and Citizens' Association decided last night to ask the Mayor of Newcastle (Aid. W. E. Young) to call…

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Mayor Attacks A.R.P. "Muddle" in Schools Centralised Authority Deplored

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 2

"The time has been reached when we must take notice of the hopeless muddle of the air-raid precautions for school-children," the Mayor (Ald. Young) told Greater Newcastle Council last night in a strong criticism of the lack of…

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Teachers Ask Questions on Shelters

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 2

At a meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Teachers' Federation, members expressed concern at the confusion which still exists…

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Secondary School Sporting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 8

The Newcastle District Public Schools Amateur Athe[?] Association continued its cricket competition for secondary schools yesterday…

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Feel They Are Being Gulled Teachers on A.R.P. in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 2

Teachers felt they were being gulled by the replies given to them by those in authority on the protection of school children against…

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Too Many Boys Are Leaving School, Declares Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 2

Far too many boys and girls left school before they had completed their educational course, declared the Minister for Education (Mr. Clive Evatt) when he distributed Intermediate. certificates to students at Newcastle schools…

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