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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1944

929 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 47

Hamilton School Playground "Smallest in Australia"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 2

THE HEADMASTER of Hamilton Public School (Mr. R. C. Smith) told Greater Newcastle Works Committee last night that the…

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Sewing Machine Needed For School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 2

Although a sewing machine was included in the school curriculum for primary girls, none was available, the headmaster (Mr. R. C…

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Hamilton North School Too Small

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 5

Hamilton North Parents and Citizens' Association decided last night to ask (or extensions to the kindergarten school. It was…

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Shortage of School Staff at Tighe's Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 4

For the past two days, there had been only two teachers to instruct 170 pupils in the boys' section of Tighe's Hill Shool, the…

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Hamilton School Playground Smaller Than Home Block

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 5

Smaller than an ordinary suburban building block is the playground area allotted to 820 girls at tho Hamilton Public School…

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Denied Two Teachers Carried on School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 2

Mr. D. Drake, District School Inspector, denied that two teachers had been teaching the 170 boys at Tighe's Hill Boys' School for two…

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Teachers' Conditions "Cause Drudgery"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 2

Conditions for schoolteachers caused drudgery and unpleasantness, Mr.Talbot (Toronto) said at a meeting of Lake Macquaric branch…

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Sports Carnival for School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 8

Mayfield East Amateur Sporting Club will hold a sports carnival early in September for children from Tighe's Hill, Mayfield East. Mayfield…

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School Loses £150 Worth of Books

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 2

Books worth £150 are missing from Newcastle Technical High School library. The Headmaster (Mr. R. A. Page)…

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No Early Change for Technical School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 2

The Headmaster of Newcastle Technical High School (Mr. R. Page) said at the Parents and Citizens' Association meeting last night that he…

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Pre-School Kindergarten at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 2

Citizens of Waratah and Georgetown will hold a public meeting at Waratah School of Arts to-morrow night to establish a pre-school…

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School's Library Books Vanish

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 5

Since Newcastle Technical High School was established in 1938. it was estimated that the school library had lost approximately…

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Broadcasting System For Junction School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 4

Junction School Parents and Citizens' Association decided last night to install a wireless and broadcasting system throughout…

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Site for New Tech. School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1944 · page 5

The principal of Newcastle Technical College (Mr. R. Basden) had slated that Newcastle Technical High School would…

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Extra Teacher for Tighe's Hill School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Education Department announced to-night that an additional teacher had been appointed to Tighe’s Hill Boys’…

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Charlestown School Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 5

Charlestown Parents and Citizens' Association advised Greater Newcastle Council that a public meeting had favoured Charlestown as the…

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Suburban and District "Should Study, Not Go Out" Advice by Junior High School Headmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 5

Students could not afford to go to clubs or pictures on any week night because competition was too keen from others, the Headmaster of the…

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Letters to Editor Loss of School Books

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 3

Sir,—The published report of my remarks concerning Newcastle Technical High School Library creates the impression library books have…

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Mayfield Schools, Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 2

The sportsmaster of Mayfield West School (Mr. Moore) was appointed by the school's Parents and Citizens' Association to…

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Concern at School Staff Changes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 2

"We are entitled to point out to the department the disadvantages of constant changing of teachers," said the president (Ald…

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