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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1942

776 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 39

Dudley School of Arts Revival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 5

A year ago the Dudley School of Arts was on the verge of closing. It was in a dilapidated condition. The membership had fallen to three. To-day the…

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Telephones for Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 5

The Minister for Education (Mr. C. Evatt) is to be asked by the Carrington Official A.L.P. to have telephones installed in all public…

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Teachers Warned to Stand by

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 3

School teachers in Newcastle have been warned by the Education Department to "hold themselves in readiness from…

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Teachers Back To-day No Pupils at Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Although pupils will not attend their schools in Sydney and Greater Newcastle tomorrow, teachers have been…

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Schools Resume But No Pupils Present

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 3

For the first time in their history, Newcastle schools resumed to-day without pupils. All teachers returned to…

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Victoria Lacks Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Victorian Director of Education (Mr. Seitz) said to-day that 150 schools would be without teachers at the…

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New Teachers at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1942 · page 4

Mr. P. R. Johnman, who was captain of Cessnock High School in 1930. returned to his old school to-day to teach mathematics. He…

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Teacher in English Blitz

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 7

Miss Grace Cupitt, of the teaching staff of the Department of Education, who was an exchange teacher in England for two years, related at…

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School Plans in Event of Emergency

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 2

In a special circular to teachers, the Education Department has asked that plans for restricted school attendances should be…

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Helping The War Effort Merewether School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 5

Merewether School of Arts committee decided last night to offer the Mere-wether Red Cross the use of a room for storing goods to be used in case of an…

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Hamilton North to Have Infants' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 2

An infants' school would be established at Hamilton North, the Minister for Education (Mr. C. Evatt) informed the Hamilton North Progress…

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Study at Home High School Boys Can Have Text Books

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 4

To enable students of Newcastle Boys' High School to get on with their studies, the Headmaster (Mr. N. R. Mearns) has arranged to issue…

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Infants' School Sought For Hamilton North

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 4

Replying to a request from Hamilton North Progress Association for a kindergarten school in the district, the Minister for…

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Milk Scheme at Kurri School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 February 1942 · page 4

At a meeting of Kurri Parents and Citizens' Association last night, a letter was received from the Minister for Education (Mr…

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School Staff Changes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 2

Four appointments have been mode to the staff of Newcastle Boys' High School. They were announced yesterday by the Headmaster (Mr…

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Improvements at Girls' High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 8

With money made available by the Parents and Citizens' Association, many improvements were carried out at the Newcastle Girls' High School during…

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Schools Reopen February 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—All metropolitan schools would open on February 17, said the Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt)…

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Evacuees Overcrowd Katoomba School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Enrolments at Katoomba Public School had so increased, the Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt) said, that he had…

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School Attendance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 3

Sir,—I would like to add my protest to the many others which have been made in connection with the ruling of the Education Department…

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Notify Intention to Attend School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt) asks parents of pupils eligible for enrolment in departmental high and…

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