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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1946

1,031 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 52

Fire in School Shed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

A small fire which occurred in a shed at the Cook's Hill Public School. Union-street, last night, was extinguished by the Cook's Hill…

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Build Payne's Paddock School Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 2

A new school would be built at Payne's Paddock, Adamstown, as soon as possible the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) advised Mr. J. G…

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Schools to Meet All Demands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Macquate facilities would be available to meet all demands when schools resumed on Tuesday, said the Minister for…

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School Tomorrow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 January 1946 · page 3

Students in Newcastle district will go back to school tomorrow, after nearly six weeks' vacation. The autumn vacation will be from…

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Schools Reopen To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 2

Schools in Newcastle district will reopen to-day after six weeks' holiday. The autumn vacation will be from…

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Newcastle Goes Back To School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 3

School uniforms replaced beach wear on crowded buses and trams this morning as Newcastle students went back to school. Headmasters and headmistresses had a busy day coping with staff…

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That First Day At School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1946 · page 6

SHY, a little scared, feeling very important, the youngest recruits today started school. The child hidden somewhere in every grown-up…

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Back to School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 1

Nowadays children do not "crawl like snails unwillingly to school." A group of happy faces at yesterday's reopening at…

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Scouts' School at Glenrock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 6

On Monday, scouts from 2nd Adamstown, 3rd Wickham and 2nd Newcastle troops returned from Glenrock training camp, where they had…

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Staff Changes at Newcastle Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 4

There have been staff changes at nearly all Newcastle schools. Those at Newcastle Girls' and Boys' High Schools include the following—…

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Attempts Made To Burn School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY. — Attempts to set fire to Randwick Public School were discovered yesterday when the school reopened…

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Floods Delay Some Pupils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 2

Floods in the North-west of the State prevented a number of pupils from filling their enrolments at the Newcastle Boys' High School for…

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Their First Day at School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 1

Jennifer Lee's smile helps to reassure Wendy Agnew when they attended school at Junction for the first time yesterday…

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Riding School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 8

"First day" fears were soon banished when David Cunningham mounted this rocking horse at Junction School yesterday…

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Teachers in Country Seek Homes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY. — More instances were quoted today by the President of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation (Mr. Lewis) in support of…

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More High School Staff Changes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 5

The following Newcastle school staff changes have been reported— Technical High Mr. H. Yelland (from…

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Sanitary Cisterns Fail at Lambton School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 6

It was stated at the meeting last night of Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association that only five of the sanitary cisterns for between 300 and 400…

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Search for Missing Schoolgirl

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: Air Force men, 30 police, civilians and police dogs combined in an extensive all night search of the Lindfield…

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Lambton School Radio Equipment

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 8

At its annual meeting on March 2. Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association will discuss the installation of wireless equipment at the school…

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Teachers Seek 50/ a Week Rise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—An interim salary increase of 50/ a week for all New South Wales teachers is to be sought by the New South…

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