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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1942

776 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 39

Strengthen Aid Posts Hamilton South School First on List

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 3

At the request of the Public Works Department, Greater Newcastle Council last night decided to carry out structural alterations to 10 N.E.S…

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Teralba School Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 5

Teralba Parents and Citizens' Association raised £33 in a year. and received £3/11/ in donations. Expenditure included school equipment £27/10/…

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White-ants Hold Hands in School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 4

Whenever traffic passes near the Lambton Infants School, the white-ants infesting portions of it hold hands…

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Adamstown Returned Soldiers Buy School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 April 1942 · page 4

The secretary of the Adamstown sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. R. Keogh) advised members last night that…

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Junction School Voluntary Raid Protection

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1942 · page 5

"While we are prone to criticise the Minister for National Emergency for not providing air raid shelters at schools. we must…

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New Lambton School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 6

Sir,—I read with interest the report of the New Lambton Parents and Citizens' meeting. Mr. McDougal said "the New Lambton…

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Suburban and District Portable School Building for Hamilton North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 6

Advice has been received by Mr. R. Cameron, M.L.A., that the Minister for Education (Mr. Clive Evatt, has approved the provision of a portable…

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Schoolboy Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—While returning from school at Guildford this afternoon, Alan Souter, 14, who lived with his aunt at Arbutus-street,…

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New Lambton School Request

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1942 · page 4

At his home at Wallsend on Saturday, Mr. R. Cameron, M.L.A., received a deputation from New Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association. He…

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New School Tie Plan for Children

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 2

LONDON.—A new school tie system of education is being worked out for Britain—a system under which every child will go…

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Anti-diphtheria Clinic Operate in Schools Next Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 5

Grater Newcastle Council's annual clinic for immunising children against diphtheria will be set up in selected schools next month, the Chief…

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Why Chocolate Was Left Out of School Satchels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 2

BARLEY sugar has replaced chocolate in many of the emergency satchels carried by schoolchildren. Any loss in nutriment value will be…

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Suburban and District Ample Shelters for Cook's Hill School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 5

"Thanks to the strenuous efforts of the Motor (Ald. Young). Mr. F. H. Hawkins, M.L.A., and Mr. Berry children attending Cook's Hill School…

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Teacher's Service Recognised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 5

Residents of Jesmond expressed appreciation of almost 25 years' teaching service at the local school when they honoured Mrs. A. E. Russell, of North…

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International Coaches Schoolboy Footballers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 8

HERB NARVO, international footballer and prominent boxer, who is a contender for the heavyweight championship of Australia, showing boys from Marist Brothers High School the finer points of Rugby League. These boys had an excellent record in the school competitions last season…

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Children Return to City Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: "There is a trend towards a return to the city of many school children, who were recently sent to the country area."…

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Remove Glass in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 6

The question of removing all interior glass from schools, suggested by the Newcastle District Council of the Parents and citizens' Association,…

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Schools' Aid in Reserve Clothing Drive

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 4

Newcastle school children are to be invited by the Newcastle Evacuation Committee to help augment the clothing being…

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Teachers Seek Council's Cooperation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1942 · page 3

Newcastle branch of the Teachers' Federation decided at its monthly meeting to ask Greater Newcastle Council to cooperate with the schools…

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New Lambton Deputation On School Needs

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 5

A public meeting at New Lambton last night decided to form a deputation to meet the Minister for Education to ask for better…

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