Teachers May Go Back to School
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 4
Refresher courses for all teachers with over five years service are being considered seriously as the result of their success in the rehabilitation of ex-service members, the President of the Teachers' Federation (Mr. S. P. Lewis) told the Newcastle branch last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Lewis Addresses Lake Teachers
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 6
There was a record attendance of Lake Macquarie teachers to welcome Mr. Sam Lewis, President of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation, on his first visit to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Schoolteaching Ideal Vocation"
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 2
Schoolteaching was recommended to boys as an ideal vocation by the Headmaster of Newcastle Technical High School (Mr. R. A. Page) at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Teachers Deplore Lack Civic Welcome to Duke
The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 6
A motion deploring "the failure of the responsible authorities to recognise teachers and the Education Department in the official welcome to the Duke of Gloucester" was carried by the Newcastle branch of the Teachers' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Critical Study Must Be Fostered In the Schools
The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 6
To the question, "What do you want your son to learn?" Mr. Aubrey Davern, Assistant-Director of Sydney University Tutorial Department, gives the following reply:— MY first anxiety is that my son…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Revise Policy on Replacing Stolen School Property
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 4
The District Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations wants the Department of Education to revise its policy regarding articles stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accommodation Need At Wickham School
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 3
The District Council of P. and C. Associations last night decided to cooperate with the Wickham association in its request for urgent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stanford Merthyr School Repairs
The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 11
The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) has informed Mr. G. Booth M.L.A., that he has authorised the renovation of school premises at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Early Students' at Belmont School Dance
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 4
Proceeds from the reunion and ex-students' dance held in the Belmont Memorial Hall by the P. and C. Association, will buy sport and library…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Teacher For Waratah School
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 9
Following a complaint to the department, a teacher had now taken up duties at Waratah Girls' School in replacement of another who had…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Suburban and District Text-book Shortage At Plattsburg School
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 4
The new Headmaster of the Plattsburg District Rural School at Wallsend (Mr. R. D. Hunt) told the Parents and Citizens' Association last night it would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Presentation to Teacher
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 4
In March, Miss N. Whitelaw, of Singleton, completed service of 34 years with the Department of Education…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old School Tie Defended
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 2
The modern tendency to scoff at the "old school tie" was deplored last night by Mr. B: A. Helmore in his address at Newcastle Boys' High…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victory Medals For School Children
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 2
Distribution of Victory Medals has already begun at Newcastle schools. No special ceremonies have been held. Medals have been given out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Tenders For Work At Technical School
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 6
Concern was expressed last night at Central Junior Technical School Parents and Citizens' Association meeting when the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) revealed in a letter that though tenders had been invited for levelling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Old School Tie
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 2
It takes courage these days to defend the old School tie, but at the risk of being regarded as a arena of Colonel Blimp, Mr. B. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electrician Needed For Schools
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 5
"I can get only one tender for an electrical job in the school, and the job cannot be done until I get more," the Headmaster (Mr. Smith) said at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Want School Raid Shelters Converted
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 7
A further request for the conversion of brick air raid shelters at Carrington School into shelter sheds will be made to the Department of Education by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Improvements at Stockton School
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 7
Stockton Parents and Citizens Association decided to accept the tender of Mr. Cox to level an area for basketball play in the school grounds…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Want Early Start on Booragul High School
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1946 · page 7
A combined conference of C Riding Progressive associations agreed to ask Mr. Baddeley, M.L.A. to urge an early start on work on the Booragul High…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →