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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1944

929 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 47

Wickham School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1944 · page 6

Wickham Public School have been authorised, the Minister for Education (Mr. Clive Evatt) has advised Mr F. H. Hawkins, M.L.A. Work listed…

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"Slanderous Attack on Teachers"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday.—A storm of protest has followed the criticism of Queensland teachers by the President of the Students' University, Union…

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Letters to Editor School Site and Buses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 4

Sir,—May I be permitted to comment upon two articles appearing in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" referring to the proposed site an…

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State Advised to Start School of Plastics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Plastics Advisory Committee is of opinion that Australia has a future in the manufacture of plastics because of…

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"Hot School Team in Glass Case"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 4

Mr. H. Smith, Secretary of Newcastle Junior League, last night charged Hamilton Marist Brothers with "keeping their…

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Teachers Ask for Traffic Control

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 3

Complaints made by school teachers, particularly those from schools on main hightways. about private Government and…

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Booragul and Belmont Lake School Sites

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It was hoped to establish secondary school to meet the needs of children residing on the eastern and western sides of…

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Move for Return of School at New Umbton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 5

The president of the New Lambton ton Progress Association (Mr. G. Wilkinson) was last night appointed a delegate to approach the…

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Schoolboy Footballers Advice to League From Psaaa

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 May 1944 · page 8

President of Newcastle PSAAA (Mr. S. Delves) to-day advised the Rugby League not to interfere in…

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School Statistics Show Boy Footballers Put on Weight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1944 · page 6

The value of outdoor sport and organised games, calling for continuous movement for 40 or 60 minutes during the period of play, was…

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Present Day School Children Poor Scholars

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 1

LONDON. Friday.—The education of boys and girls of 14 to 15 years of age has seriously deteriorated during the war. points…

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"Not Against League" Principal Defends School Policy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 8

The policy of not allowing boys at the school to play competitive football twice a week was not directed against the Junior Rugby League…

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High Schools' League

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 4

Newcastle, Maitland, Cessnock High Schools' Rugby League football competition fixtures have all been deferred a week. Matches drawn for May 24…

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Manpower Check on School Children

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—Principals and headmaster of all Victorian schools have been asked by the Manpower Directorate to supply…

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Schools Are to Resume Tomorrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 May 1944 · page 2

Primary and high schools will start their second term to-morrow, after having 10 days' holidays. There will be Empire Day…

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Empire Day in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 5
Also in The Newcastle Sun

Empire Day will be celebrated in the schools to-morrow. Many teachers have arranged with clergymen and others to give short addresses…

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Secondary School Sporting

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 4

The winter sporting competitions arranged by the Newcastle District PSAAA for secondary schools will not be played to-morrow because of Empire Day…

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Camp School Experiment At The Lake

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 2

An experiment that will be watched closely by education and national fitness authorities will begin on June 3…

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Minister To Open New Lambton Temporary School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 May 1944 · page 3

The Minuter for Education (Mr. C. Evatt) will be in Newcastle on Saturday. June 3, to officially open the new temporary…

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