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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1945

880 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 44

"Not Pretty School Picture"

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

"War or no war, there is no excuse for the Education Department to shirk its responsibilities of supplying sufficient equipment and adequate…

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Mayfield School Wants More Pupils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

While some of Newcastle schools are asking for extra teachers, Mayfield West School is appealing for pupils for its kindergarten…

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Protest on School Tram Ban

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The New South Wales Labour Council carried a resolution to-night asking for adequate transport for schoolchildren to…

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Housewives Protest Against School Tram Cancellation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 10

NEWCASTLE Housewives will protest to the District Superintendent of Road Transport and Tramways (Mr. W. H. Kilpatrick)…

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Will Direct Race Traffic Labour For School Swims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—So that children may be transported to swimming centres on Saturdays, the Tramway Union is prepared to divert labour…

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Teachers and N.e.s

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 9

Sir,—Ald. Armstrong might ask why N.E.S. continues to employ teachers in jobs requiring only routine work, and little of that…

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"Kindergarten Vital to Pupils"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

Commenting on the lack of kindergarten pupils at Mayfield West Public School, the Headmistress of Wickham Infants' School (Miss E…

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Close Schools Three Days June Conference on Education

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 2

District schools may be closed for three days of the Newcastle-Lake Macquarie education conference from June 12 to 16…

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Federal Plan for Teacher Trainees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday.—With a view to preparing a special scheme to meet problems of recruitment and training of schoolteachers after the…

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School Swimming Carnival Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 11

The Cook's Hill Intermediate High School annual swimming carnival was postponed today until next Monday…

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Secondary Schools' Swim Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 5

The Combined Secondary Schools' Boys' Swimming Carnival will be held at the Ocean Baths. Newcastle, on March 8. Entries close on…

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School Swimming

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

The combined Boys' Secondary School swimming carnival will be held at Newcastle baths on March 8. Entries close next Monday…

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Discuss Hostel for Women Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 3

At the request of the Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Ald. Norris), the Chairman and Secretary of the Newcastle Hospital Board (Messrs…

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High School Swimming Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 8

Newcastle Boys' High School held its annual swimming carnival at the Newcastle Baths today…

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Milk for Boolaroo Schoolchildren

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 5

Speers Point branch of the A.L.P was advised by the Minister tor Education, at its annual meeting, that arrangements will be made as quickly…

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Restoration of School New Lambton Tenders

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

The Headmaster (Mr. R. V. M. Murray) informed New Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association at the annual meeting last night that…

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Coutts Home Unsuitable Teachers' Hostel

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

Ideas of converting the Coutts Memorial Home into a hostel for women teachers paled following an inspection of the building by…

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Nurses Urged for Girls' Schools

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

If the war were to end this year one of the first considerations should be to ask for the release of a certain number of trained nurses for…

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School Champion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 8

A. Taggart, Newcastle Boys' High School, who broke the 100, 200, and 400 metre championship records at the school swimming…

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School Class Load Grows, Say Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 3

Citing a case where a teacher had to take 60 children, the President (Mr. V. A. Gilmore) fold the annual meeting of the Teachers' Federation…

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