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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1942

776 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 39

Set Six Records at Cessnock High School Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 7

Cessnock Swimming Club's champion. Jack Gilmore set six new records when he won most of the championship events yesterday at the Cessnock High School's…

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Picnic Plan for Trench Diggers at Cessnock Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 4

Refreshments—liquid and other-wise-will be an inducement added to stimulate interest at the weekend in trench-digging at Cessnock…

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Make School Safe in Raids Girls' High Prepares

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

The Principal (Miss E. J. Read) announced to members of the Newcastle Girls' High School Parents and Citizens' Association last night that about £30…

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School Trenches Master's Appeal to Parents

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 2

"If the parents of Newcastle school children think that sufficient preparations can be taken at the schools…

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West Wallsend School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 4

Reports given at the meeting of the West Wallsend Parents and Citizens' Association showed that interest had been maintained during the year…

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Teachers March To See Heffron On School A.R.P.

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Dramatically [?]journing a meeting of the Teachers' Federation Council to-day, more than 60 schoolteachers…

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Expert Guidance Sought on School Trenches

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

Boarding and covering of airraid trenches in schools was a job for experienced men, and parents should not be asked to do it…

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Pupils to Go Elsewhere New Lambton School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Pupils from New Lambton Public School are to be distributed over Lambton, Adamstown, Hamilton, and Cardiff schools…

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Air Corps for Secondary Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.—A plan to extend air training corps to public and State secondary schools in Australia will shortly come into…

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Appeal for Timber for School Trenches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—An appeal to municipal and shire councils to divert manpower and material to the revetting of trenches in public schools in…

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Free Concert for Schoolchildren Symphony Orchestra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The A.B.C. Symphony Orchestra, under Professor Bernard Heinze, will visit Newcastle on Friday, March 27…

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School Bombed by Japanese

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 3

How the Japanese bombed schools in Dutch Borneo and machine-gunned the children as they ran for cover was described by two American missionaries who have reached Australia…

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School Broken Into

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 5

It has been reported to Newcastle police by the headmaster (Mr. Berry) that Cook's Hill School was broken into during the…

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A.R.P. in City Schools Direction Sought by Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

Because of a lack of definite directions, teachers in Newcastle are just as concerned as those in Sydney about the safety of children at…

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School Trenches Mayfield West Parents Seek Advice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 2

"If Mayfield West School is to be evacuated, parents should not be asked to dig trenches," the President (Mr. A. P. Travers) said at a…

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Check on Private Schools' A.r.p

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for National Emergency Services (Mr. Heffron) said to-night that he had instructed his experts to examine…

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Strengthening Junction School; Parents' Proposal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 2

Parents of children attending the Junction School are prepared to form voluntary working bees to strengthen ground floor rooms…

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Volunteers Wanted to Dig School Trenches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 6

"The enemy is close to Australia now. We do not know when an attack may be made on Newcastle. Because of that…

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Raid Shelter at Wickham School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 4

The headmaster of Wickham School (Mr. A. Cook) told members of the Parents and Citizens' Association last night that he did…

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Kurri Teachers' Association

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 2

At a meeting of Kurri branch of the Teachers' Federation, it was decided to protest against conditions of employment of…

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