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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1945

880 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 44

Infantile Paralysis Schools Won't Close Says Mr. Heffron

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—After consultation with the Principal Medical Officer of the Education Department (Dr. A. E. Machin),…

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Civil Air Ace Now Schoolboy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Friday.—Rex Senior, 25, married, of Croydon, near Adelaide, goes to a suburban high school—as a scholar…

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Woman Teacher Shields Children From Bolting Horse

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 3

A schoolteachers' presence of mind in quickly lining her young charges along a fence saved all except two of 30 children from injury when a bolting horse swept down on them in Lambton Road, New Lambton. today…

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Jap. Schools Close

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday: All schools in Japan except for the loser grades will be closed for a year from April 1…

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Schoolboys' Boxing Tournament

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 11

A total of 26 boys will take part in the finals of the Secondary Inter-School Boxing Tournament to be completed at the Newcastle Stadium tomorrow night in aid…

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League School Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 12

South Newcastle League Football Club is interested in promoting a Saturday morning schoolboys' competition within its boundaries. At its last meeting the…

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Primary Schools Sport

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 March 1945 · page 12

The P.S.A.A.A. has arranged to entertain a Primary team from the Wollongong schools at Newcastle on Friday. The teams…

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Mr. Heffron to See More Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) on Thursday will continue his inspection of Newcastle schools to ascertain their requirements…

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Jesmond School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 5

A surplus of £42 on last year's activities was the nucleus of a fund for the installation in the school this year of radio and amplifying equipment, it…

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WANT 10,000 TEACHERS Plans to Overcome Postwar Shortage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Monday.—It was estimated that there would be a shortage of 10,000 teachers at the end of the war, the Minister for Postwar…

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"Schools Breed Civic Pride" Headmaster's Defence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 2

"No body of citizens could possibly do more than the teachers in this district to develop keen civic pride," the Headmaster of the Jesmond…

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Schoolboys' Boxing Tournament

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 6

An inter-secondary schools boxing tournament will be held at Newcastle Stadium to-night. There will be 13 bouts of three rounds. Proceeds…

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Move for School at E. Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 8

The secretary of the East Lambton School committee (Mrs. W. Tacon), at a large meeting of parents held '? in the Progress "all last night,…

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Parents' Praise for Lambton Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 2

Prompt action by Miss M. Sneddon, of the New Lambton Infants' School staff, last Friday, in protecting a group of children from a bolting horse…

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May Be Raised in Assembly School Restoration Work Delay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 6

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said he would probably have to ventilate the matter of New Lambton School in the Legislative…

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High School Hall Not Big Enough

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 4

The headmaster of Newcastle Boys' High School (Mr. W. Pillans) last night suggested to the Parents and Citizens' Association that it should…

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N.L. School Wants Equipment Back

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 10

The President of the New Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association (Mr. I. McDougall) told members last night that when the New…

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Teacher Praised by P. and C.

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 14

New Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association last night placed on record its appreciation of the splendid action" of Miss M. Sneddon. a…

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Vigor and Noise at Schools' Tournament

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 14

The smaller they were the harder they fought at the Inter-econdary Schools Boxing Tournament at Newcastle Stadium last night—and the combined lung-power of the youngsters in the crowd was amazing…

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New Lambton School Restoration

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 5

Members of the New Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association last night complained at the delay in restoring the New Lambton School…

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