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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1942

776 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 39

Lambton School Trenches

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 2

Members of the Lamblon Parents and Citizens' Association last night criticised the action of Newcastle Council in providing an…

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School Trenches to be Strengthened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for National Emergency Services (Mr. Heffron) said to-night that all trenches dug in school grounds would…

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Clergyman Fears: "No Sunday Schools by 1953"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 3

If Sunday School attendances in Newcastle kept declining at their present rate, there would be no Sunday Schools here by…

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Sunday Schools Doomed Tale of Dwindling Attendances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 5

"I think the Sunday school system as at present constituted is doomed." the Warden of St. John's College (Rev. T. M. Robinson) told the…

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Schools to Pay for Stock War Damage Rulings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Schools and plant owned by a religious society are exempt from payment of contributions for war damage…

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Junction School Arp

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 2

Parents of children attending the Junction School will meet on Monday night to decide what junction is to be taken to raise money…

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Complaints of Lack of Arp Equipment at School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 3

Complaints regarding the lack of ARP equipment, at the Newcastle Junior High School will be discussed at the postponed…

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Inventions By Schoolboys For War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 June 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: Youth of Australia, too young to serve in the armed forces, is rallying to the aid of the country on the technical war…

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Temporary Housing Shelters at Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 2

The establishment of a temporary housing shelter at each secondary school to accommodate children unable to reach home will be a…

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Stay Longer at School Mr. Evatt's Advice at Speech Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 5

"It was most necessary in these days of stress and trial, in spite of what some people might say about the need for retrenchment, to keep the flame of…

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Cessnock High School's Annual Report

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 2

Because upper school attendance had fallen this year from 95 to 74, there was a danger of Cessnock High school losing its…

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Secondary School Sporting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 6

All competitions arranged by the Newcastle District Public School Amateur Athletic Association for secondary boys and girls' schools yesterday were…

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Kindergarten School for Hamilton North

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 3

It was derided by the Hamilton North Progress Association last night to ask the Department of Education to expedite the work…

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Free Milk Wanted for Secondary Schools

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

Emphasising that many secondary school students had long hours of travelling to and from school, Mrs. Hall, District Council representative for…

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Sunday Schools

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

Sir,—Sad admissions were made by some of the clergy at the recent Anglican Synod. One is quoted as saying that "if Sunday school…

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Teachers Pleased That Exam Fees Have Gone

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 June 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY: A step in the right direction was how the President of the Teachers' Federation Council (Mr. A. McGuinnes) described…

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Schoolchildren Had a Treat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 2

Schoolchildren at a school "somewhere in Australia" were perhaps among the first civilians in Australia to learn that a Dutch bomber…

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Current Topics School for N.E.S. Leaders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 2

A SCHOOL for advisory instructors in A.R.P. will be conducted at Pennant Hills from June 21 to 27. Three nominees will be accepted…

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NES Instructors' School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 2

The Chief Warden for Lake Macquarie Shire (Mr. J. W. Webb) announces that he still has vacancies for members to the…

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Schools Collect Emergency Supplies

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 June 1942 · page 4

Two Newcastle schools have already responded to the circular issued last week by the Newcastle Teachers' Federation asking all…

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