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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1944

929 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 47

School Conditions Reply to School Inspector

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

Conditions in Newcastle schools, rather than lack of accommodation, were the grounds for most serious…

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Better Than School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

Ross Fitzsimmons enjoys his swim at Belmont…

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Farewell To Teachers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 6

Adamstown Parents and Citizens Association has arranged to hold a farewell social in the Adamstown Methodist Hall on…

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Petition for School at Birmingham Gardens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 5

The President of Birmingham Gardens A.L.P. (Mr. H. C. Myers) said last night that the Secretary (Mr. P. Duns) had the petition for a school…

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Century in School Vacation Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1944 · page 4

The first century in the school vacation cricket was scored in the fourth series of the first-grade competition yesterday. R. Davidson (Stockton) made…

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Learn-to-swim Teacher Rescued

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 1

GRAFTON, Tuesday.—The learn- to-swim campaign at Grafton swimming baths went into reverse when a bystander had to rescue the…

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Adamstown Teachers Farewelled

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 4

The headmaster of Adamstown School (Mr. F. Tyler) and Mrs. Tyler and the headmistress of the girls department (Miss E…

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Doctor Reported by Schoolboys

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY.—School traffic patrol boys took the number of a cor driven by a doctor post the patrol's red flag in Mosman on…

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Want Schooling to 16 Years

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Wednesday—The Australian Teachers' Federation conference decided to press State Governments for a minimum school leaving…

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Teacher Farewelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 6

Adamstown Mothers' Club entertained Miss L. Thompson at a social evening in the infants' school last night. Miss Thompson, who has been headmistress…

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Secondary School for Lake Macquarie

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

Departmental experts were engaged on selection of a site for a secondary school in the Lake Macquarie area, the Minister for Education (Mr…

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Adamstown Teacher Farewelled

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 2

The Headmistress of Adamstown Infants' School (Miss L. Thompson) was the guest of the Adamstown Mothers' Club at a…

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Teachers Must Pass Test In Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Clive Evatt) said to-day that no student will graduate from the Teachers' College…

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Teacher's Farewell At Mayfield

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 3

Mr. M. J. Hale, master at Mayfield East Public School, has been transferred to Drummoyne. He will be succeeded by Mr. C…

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Some Soldiers Go To School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 January 1944 · page 1

In front areas of the Ramu Valley are a few men graduates of the Army illiterates' school, who, three months ago,…

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Bursaries For Northern High Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY. — The Bursary Endowment Board has awarded bursaries admitting to secondary courses of…

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Premier on Schools Policy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 5

The Government in three years will have made available more than £18,000,000 for education purposes. In its first year it provided more…

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School Cricket Finals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 8

The finals of the school vacation cricket competitions will be played nest Monday. Merewether, who won the first grads premiership, play Hamilton…

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Famous School Is to Close

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 1

LONDON. Thursday.—Founded in 1314 by the Bishop of Exeter and believed to be the oldest in England, St. Lawrence's Grammar…

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First Woman Teacher At Maitland High

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 2

When Maitland Boys' High School reopens next month, its teaching staff will include a woman, the first female teacher in the school's…

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