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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1944

929 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 47

Charlestown As Site For Secondary School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 4

It a secondary school is to be built for children from lake-side areas, the site should be at Charlestown, the president of…

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Suburban and District Swansea School Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 5

The first meeting of Swansea Infants' School Club was held in the Infants' Department. The Inspector of Infants' Schools (Miss A. E. St. Smith) said a…

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Schoolboy Leads Deputation to Transport Chief

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 2

Led by fifteen-years-old Patrick O'Connor of Central Boys' School, a deputation of school children, the youngest thirteen years old, to-day asked the District Superintendent of Tramway and Road Transport (Mr. W. H. Kilpatrick)…

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Better Pay Wanted For Student Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 3

Payment of first-year students at the Teachers' College and limitations on the granting of bursaries were criticised at a meeting of the…

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Raise School Age To 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Evatt) is again considering the proposal for a lower and higher Leaving Certificate,…

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Deputation Seeks £500,000 Expenditure on Local Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 3

Remodelling of practically every school in the Newcastle district and the erection of some new schools as soon as circumstances permit will be urged on the Premier (Mr. McKell) through his Assistant Minister by a…

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School Swimming Lessons

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 2

A suggestion that recommendation be made to the Education Department for swimming in primary schools to be made…

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Radio for School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 3

The possibility of installing wireless equipment throughout Islington school was discussed at a meeting of the school's Parents…

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Cricket Gear Too Heavy Help Schoolboys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 6

Endeavours to popularise cricket as the summer sport in schools would mean a revision of rules and the elimination of many obvious faults,…

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Minister Told of School Needs £500,000 Sought For Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The sum of £[?]00,000 was required for the renovation and extension of schools in the Newcastle district, a deputation…

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New Lambton Temporary School in Use Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 4

Arrangements for the opening at the temporary accommodation on Payne's paddock far infants' and kindergarten classes interested Plea Lambton Parents…

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Adamstown School Party

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 2

The newly elected president, Mrs. W. H. Blanch, secretary. Mrs. Yee and the treasurer, Mrs. H M. Clarke, of the Adamstown…

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Temporary School At New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 2

The headmaster of New Lambton School (Mr. R. V. Murray) told members of the Parents and Citizens Association last night…

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Health Minister May Address Schoolchildren

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 2

The Minister for Health (Mr. Kelly) may visit Newcastle during Health Week to address school children…

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New Lambton School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 2

New Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association last night decided to ask the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) for a concrete answer…

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Newcastle's School Needs To Be "Specially Considered"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 2

After listening in Sydney yesterday to a deputation on Newcastle's school needs, Mr. Dickson, MLC, Assistant Minister,…

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Clerical Work Hampers Senior Teachers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 2

Headmasters and senior members of the staffs of high schools were called upon to spend a lot of time doing "fiddle-faddle"…

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Headmaster "Awed" by School Lunches

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 March 1944 · page 2

"I sometimes stand awed at the lunch of some of the children. Three pennyworth of chips and a slice of water melon…

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Schoolboy Gallery at Council Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 4

Forty students from Newcastle Technical High School formed the gallery at last night's meeting of Greater Newcastle Council…

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P. & C. Suggestion More Interest From Teachers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 3

Greater Interest by school teachers In activities of Parents and Citizens' Associations was suggested to-day by the president of the…

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