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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1945

880 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 44

New Lambton School Mr. Heffron to Call Tenders for Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) has decided to call tenders for the immediate reconditioning of New Lambton infants' school…

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Heffron Inspects Nine Schools; Promises Action

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 3

Nine schools in Newcastle were visited today by the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) as part of his scheme to see every school here and judge for himself what repairs and alterations are needed…

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To See Every Local School Minister to Make Further Visits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said yesterday that he would inspect every school in Newcastle as soon as his Parliamentary…

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No Complaints at Wallsend School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

Wallsend is one school in the district which has nothing to ask of the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron). There is ample…

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East Lambton Seeks Infants' School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 6

At a public meeting of East Lambton residents last night a committee was formed to work for the establishment of an infants' school at…

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School for East Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 4

Ald. T. Armstrong told a meeting of East Lambton residents he was confident an infants' school would be established in the locality…

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Mayfield West Requests School Improvements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 2

When the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) inspects Mayfield West Primary School during his next visit to Newcastle, he will he asked to,…

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Junction Proud of Its School Modern Improvements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 3

"When Mr. Heffron visits this school it will be hard to point but anything wrong with it," said the President (Ald. Quinlan) at the…

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Teachers' Pay Too Poor "Women Prefer to Conduct Buses"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 2

Women preferred conducting buses to teaching, because of the more attractive day, said speakers commenting on the annual report of the…

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Parents Locked Out of School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 2

For the second the a Parents and Citizens' Association has been locked out of Cook's Hill School. When members of Junior High…

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Schoolboy Cricketers for Sydney Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 6

The Newcastle representative school cricket team to Play at Sydney Cricket Ground next Wednesday in the A. W. Green Shield competition…

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Teachers' Salaries

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 8

THE discussion last night at the Junction Parents and Citizens' Association meeting of the miserable salaries paid to teachers directs…

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Junction School Has Little To Ask of Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 10

"Junction School is in a very fortunate position and will only have minor matters to refer to the Minister for Education (Mr…

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Too Many Pupils In Classes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 6

Heavy class loads in schools was one of the outstanding educational difficulties in the State, the headmaster of Mayfield East School (Mr…

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Progress at Mayfield East School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 4

Visual training lessons may soon be a regular feature at Mayfield "East Primary School. The provision of a film projector was one of the…

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Schoolboys, a Red Cross Innovation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 3

Sixty boys at Mayfield East Primary School have joined the Junior Red Cross, said the Headmaster (Mr. C. Foley), and a parallel would…

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Headmaster Seeks Relief Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 3

NARRABRI, Wednesday.—When a Press representative interrogated the headmaster of the primary section of Narrabri Intermediate High…

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Free Milk for Schoolboys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 8

It's good—and it's free. Alan Taylor and Peter Maguire, of Cook's Hill School, displayed thirsty appreciation of a free milk issue…

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£900 Award for School Cleaner

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY.—For having lost 85 p.c. of the use of her left leg, a female school cleaner was awarded £900 compensation by Judge Lamont…

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Baptist Sunday School Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 5

Reports submitted to the annual meeting of the Newcastle and Northern District Baptist Sunday School Union showed increases in members, conversions…

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