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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1943

970 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 49

New School Needs Equipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 2

There was a lack of suitable equipment to amuse young children at the new infants' school at Hamilton North, the Secretary (Mr. C…

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Pay League Coaches for Schoolboys

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 6

Payment of Rugby League coaches for the schools was suggested to-day by Mr. E. G. McCarthy, Newcastle…

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Holiday Work Schoolboys Complain of Treatment

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 3

Boys from the Newcastle High School who spent their holidays picking cherries at Orange claim that they were badly treated by…

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Hamilton North Infants' School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 February 1943 · page 4

Hamilton North Progress Association last night decided that the Women's Committee arrange a suitable date for the official…

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School Girls Still Wear Uniforms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 2

Proposals by the Minister for Education (Mr. Clive Evatt) for dress reform in schools have not been adopted in Newcastle…

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Teachers Will Wear Sensible Clothes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 2

Newcastle teachers will dress sensibly but will not go to school in shorts while other clothes we available…

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Newcastle Hospital May Be Dietary Training School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 3

Newcastle Hospital is likely to become an instructional school for dietitians following a conference of hospital authorities to be held in Sydney soon. At present, the only instruc-…

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School Leaving Age Is 15

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 1

School leaving age this year has risen four months to 15 years. A warning to 14-year-old boys who have not returned to school…

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Lambton Wants School Needs Met

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 5

Unless definite action is taken in the meantime to satisfy long-standing claims, Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association, at its annual…

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Suburban and District School Ground As Play Centre Adamstown Parents Disapprove

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 5

Parents attending a meeting of Adamstown Parents and Citizens' Association last night agreed that the schoolground was not a suitable site…

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Schoolboy's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 6

After inquiring into the death of Allan Peter Johnstone, 12-year-old schoolboy, whose body was found in a room of his home, in Violet Town-road. Mount…

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"May Collapse in Storm" Adamstown School Danger

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 3

"The dangerous condition of the Adamstown school cannot be tolerated any longer," said the Headmaster (Mr. F. S. Tyler) at a meeting of…

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Parents Concerned At Condition Of Adamstown School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 4

Members of the Adamstown Parents and Citizens' Association at its meeting last night expressed concern at the condition of the…

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Lambton School Fence

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 2

The president of the Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association (Mr. P. J. Edwards) last night said it appeared to be a waste of…

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What People Think Public Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 2

In referring to the public schools of this State as "State" schools [?]warranted discourtesy is imposed upon the thousands of teachers in those schools…

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Minister "Missed the Target" "Bottleneck" at School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 2

"The Minister has missed the target," the Headmaster of Newcastle Central Technical School (Mr. R. J. Stove) said last night…

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Sports Masters Criticised League in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 6

Mr. R. Greaves told Central Rugby League club last night that at Hamilton Public School boys over 7st. 7 were not…

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School Accommodation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 4

Sir,—Prior to the closing of the schools for the vacation. I visited that portion of Hamilton school set apart for the accommodation of the…

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No Fire Fighting Equipment for Lambton School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr., C. Evatt) has advised the Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association through Mr. R. Cameron…

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Lambton School's First Aid Equipment

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 2

Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association decided to purchase first-aid, equipment for the school through the District Council of…

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