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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1944

929 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 47

Now Home Science High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Extension of the school leaving age, now 15 years, was largely responsible for an increase of 12,000 in secondary…

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High Schools Did Well in Intermediate

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 3

Newcastle boys' and girls' High Schools were outstanding in the intermediate Certificate results released to-day. The number of…

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Letters to Editor Cardiff Catholic School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 4

Sir,—In your issue of January 24, under the headings "Interference Denied. Cardiff Catholics' Rights," certain passages in a letter from…

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Political Science Summer School Retain War Controls After Armistice Prices Commissioner Advocates Regulated Private Enterprise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday.—The continued operation of many of the direct controls imposed during the war throughout the period of transition from war to peace was advocated by the Prices Commissioner (Mr. Copland) in a paper…

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Back to School To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 3

State schools will rename to-morrow. Newcastle children celebrated the end of their holidays by having beach and picnic…

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Current Topics Schools Reopen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 2

ALL SCHOOLS in the eastern section of the State will reopen to-day after the Christmas vacation. Enrollment for kindergarten also…

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Swansea Erosion Near School

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

Drawing attention to the rapid erosion of the channel bank near Swansea School, the Engineer (Mr. J. W. Webb) told Lake Macquarie…

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Schools Resume Heavy Enrolments Expected

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

Primary and super-primary schools resumed yesterday. Most applications for enrolment will be made to-day…

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1944 a Year of Experiment for Public Schools

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

THIS year will be an experimental year for pupils and teachers in public schools. Fundamental changes in the…

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New Head Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 4

Mr. A. E. Schuemaker, Cook's Hill…

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Fewer Pupils at Tighe's Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 5

Enrolment in the primary section of Tighe's Hill School had fallen slightly from last year's figures. it was stated at the…

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Clergyman's Protest No Ice Cream for Sunday School Picnic

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 5

"There is evidently no s[?]ortage of manpower for the brewing of Beer, but the Manpower authorities and it impossible to provide…

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Girls' Parents Want School Raincoats

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

The District Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations will he asked to press for release of schoolchildren's raincoats before the winter…

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Teacher Wrote to Him for So Years

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 4

LONDON,—Sixty years ago Miss L. Eyre was a Sunday school teacher at Great Totham, Essex, where she had a star pupil, young…

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School Book Not Up To Date On The Japanese

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 February 1944 · page 2

"It doesn't seem to be the right thing" was the comment of the Secretary of the District Council of Parents and Citizens…

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More Boys Return To School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

More boys are returning to school to complete the five years' course after passing the Intermediate Examination, the…

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School Required at East Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

"If the department cannot convey young children to school It should certainly provide a school here." said Mr. W. Evans, at the…

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Headmaster Hits Out Staff Shortage at Central School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

"There is a national call for skilled workmen and you read what is being done about it, yet here there is a gradual tapering-off in the…

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Parents' Contact with Schools Essential, Says Headmaster

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

The difficulties of many parents attending monthly meetings of school associations could be understood, said the Headmaster of Newcastle Junior…

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Rifles Stolen From School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

Central Junior Technical School Parents and Citizens' Association was told by the Headmaster (Mr. R. Stove) last night that at the…

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