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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1946

1,031 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 52

Adamstown School Mothers' Club

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 10

At the annual meeting of the Adamstown Infants' School Mothers' Club, the treasurer (Mrs. J. Miner) reported that £136 had been raised…

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Nearly 2000 Students In Training As School Teachers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Newcastle will benefit from the fact that nearly 2000 students are now in training for teaching positions under the Education Department. THE Minister for Education (Mr…

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"Two-up" School Raided

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 4

Fourteen men were arrested on open round off Railway-street, Glebe, yesterday when Newcastle Vice Squad under Sergeant Larkin, raided a…

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"Drying Room" At, Girls' High School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 1

So many students at Newcastle Girls' High School were drenched on their way to school this morning that the headmistress arranged a "drying room" where shoes and clothing were dried out. Many children at district schools were compelled to return home after trudging…

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Schools Ban "Butterfly" Breaststroke

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY, Monday—Breaststroke swimmers in the Intermediate High School swimming championships were not allowed to use the…

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Birmingham Gardens New School Site Endorsed By A.L.P.

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 5

Birmingham Gardens A.L.P. branch was behind the Department of Education's selection of five acres of land for a school in…

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Rugby Union For Schoolboys

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 11

With a view to furthering its activities Newcastle Junior Rugby Union decided last night to allocate a school to each club, which is to make every effort to absorb boys not catered for by other football codes. The aim is to provide boys who…

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Wireless for Cook's Hill School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 2

Permission to proceed with arrangements for the installation of wireless equipment in Cook's Hill Intermediate High School was given…

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Ministry Urged to Support Teachers' Claims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 4

Miners' lodges and industrial bodies at a public meeting at Kurri Kurri last night decided to assist the Teachers' Federation in its agitation for…

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One-Day Break In School Holidays

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 5

School children next month will have a five-days' break for Easter, one day's school, and then another holiday for Anzac Day,…

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Fear Delay in Infants' School Transfer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 8

At the annual meeting of the New Lambton Infants' School Mothers' Club, fears were expressed that the delay in the return of classes to the old school…

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Only 10 Schools Not Affiliated; P and C Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 2

Forty-seven of the 57 Parents and Citizens' Associations in Newcastle district were affiliated with the District Council, said the Secretary…

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Kurri School Fence

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 11

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) has advised Mr. G. Booth. M.L.A., that the reason for the non-completion of the new fence around…

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Lake Seeks More Schools: Baby Centre

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 3

Requests for various children's faculties have been made to the Ministers for Education (Mr. Heffron) and Lands…

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Sydney Gift Aids School Appeal

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 2

After hearing of the appeal by the students of the Newcastle Girs' High School for the Food for Britain Fund, a Sydney woman sent a gift…

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Boy Designed School Flag

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

Ken Talbot, a student at Adamstown Public School, designed the flag accepted by the Parents and Citizens' Association last night as the most…

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Foster Union in Schools Three Trophies To Be Provided

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 8

In an effort to foster the code in schools, Newcastle Junior Rugby Union will provide three trophies for competition and will supply officials…

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Teachers' Award Application Is Adjourned

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY.—The hearing of an application made by N.S.W. Teachers' Federation for a new award was adjourned by the Full Bench of the…

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Boy Designs New School Flag

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 13

Following a decision of the Adamstown School P. and C. Association at its last meeting to purchase a new flag pole and also consider designs…

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Secondary Schools Sport

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 15

There will be no games in the P.S.A.A.A. cricket competitions for secondary boys' schools tomorrow. [?] grounds for this competition finished at…

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