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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1944

929 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 47

Bus Crush For Schoolchildren

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 3

Between 300 and 400 school children have to get home to Swansea and Belmont districts in four buses…

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Appoint Doctors To Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 2

The A.L.P. State Council for Kurri Kurri, at Wallsend yesterday discussed a proposal by Mr. H. C. Myers (Birmingham Gardens), that…

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One Teacher for Seven Classes Young Wallsend School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

"The town has been treated badly by the department for years." said Cr. T. A. Johnson at the meeting of Lake Macquarie Shire…

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Swansea School Not in Danger Department to Lake Shire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

Officers of the Public Works Department take a different view to that of Lake Macquarie Shire Council on the possibility of danger to…

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Secondary Schoolboys' Swimming Representatives

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

The selectors of the Newcastle District PSAAA have selected 22 boys from the Secondary Boys' School to represent Newcastle and Northern District…

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Three After-School Play Centres

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

Three after-school play centres will be opened in Newcastle during the next few weeks. The centres, which will be…

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School Needs Want to See Premier, Not Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 5

Although a combined deputation has been appointed by the Greater Newcastle Council and the District Council of Parents and Citizens'…

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Schoolmistress Entertained

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 6

Speakers at a party Riven to Mrs. M. Fitzpatrick the retiring headmistress of Lambton Infants' School, expressed gratitude for her…

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Grass Invades School Area

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 2

Hamilton North Infants' School Parents and Citizens' Association yesterday decided to ask the Greater Newcastle Council to clear the pa[?]palum grass…

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Hamilton North School Parents' Complaints

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 4

Members of the Hamilton North Infants' School Parents and Citizens' Association, at its meeting yesterday afternoon, and members…

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Large Exercise Books Needed Girls' High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 5

Fear that fourth and fifth year students would be handicapped when sitting for the Leaving Certificate examination because they could, not…

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Secondary Schoolboy Swimmers In Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 March 1944 · page 4

M. Swinfield (Newcastle central junior Technical), by gaining three places in the finals, was the most successful swimmer of the Newcastle and North…

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Milk for Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 4

Sir,—Last November I wrote to the Minister for Education asking why milk was not supplied to Boolaroo schools, while Sydney schools,…

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Want School At East Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 2

Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association supported the claims of East Lambton Progress Association for an infants' school by agreeing…

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For Teachers Sarongs Must Go, Decree Japs in Java

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday.—Batavia radio (under Jap control) says the Japanese military authorities in the Indies have ordered…

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Suburban and District Make Adamstown School Safe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

"The report on the school could be written in a sentence, Demolish and rebuild," said the Headmaster of Adamstown School (Mr. C. E…

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Adamstown Wants A New School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 4

Adamstown Parents and Citizens' Association last night, after discussing the unsatisfactory condition of Adamstown School…

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Suburban and District Lakeside School Site Not Revealed Yet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 4

The site for a secondary school would cot be disclosed until a report had been submitted from the Department of Education, the Deputy Premier (Mr…

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Postwar Schools Headmaster Hits at Lack of Plans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 2

Lack of planning for postwar education was criticised by the Headmaster of Hamilton. School (Mr. R. C. Smith) at the annual meeting of…

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Working Under Difficulties Junior Technical School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 3

Shortage of teachers, and the need for furniture, classrooms and shelter sheds were reported to the annual meeting of Central Junior Technical…

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