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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1946

1,031 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 52

Jesmond School's £179 Credit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 5

The income of £205/4/4 (£128 of which was produced by a radio queen competition) shown in the financial statement adopted at the annual…

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Parents Worried By Cost Of School Text Books

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 2

"The purchase of text books is a question that is causing many parents some concern," the headmaster (Mr. S. Nichols) told West…

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Primary Schools' Cricket

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 15

Newcastle P.S.A.A.A. has arranged the following cricket fixtures for primary school for tomorrow— C AND D GRADES (Third Series). —New…

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High Standard At W. Wallsend School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 2

A successful year of activities was reported at the annual meeting of the West Wallsend Parents and Citizens' Association last night…

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Trees For Hamilton Infants' School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 11

Members of the Hamilton North Infants School P. and C. Association yesterday decided to purchase 12 Oleander trees to be planted in…

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Baptist Sunday School Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Newcastle and Northern District Baptist Sunday School Union was held in the Boolaroo church. The President…

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Gloucester Promised New School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 10

GLOUCESTER, Thursday.—The Minister for Education (Mr. R. Heffron) told a deputation at the Gloucester Central School that the…

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Suburban and District Hasten Building of Lake Schools

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

Everything possible would be done to expedite the building of new schools at Belmont and Marks Point to give greater facilities to the…

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"Schools Shouldn't Be Success Factories"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 4

"The work of the high school is not to groom boys for highly paid jobs by producing spectacular examination results," the headmaster of Maitland Boys' High School, Mr. R. Hodge, said this afternoon…

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"School Specialisation Poisons Boys' Minds"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 4

THE marked trend towards specialisation in schools was deplored by the Principal of Maitland Boys' High School (Mr. R. F. Hodge) at Speech…

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Many Go Now to Evening School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday—The organisation of evening continuation school facilities in schools was proceeding satisfactorily, and the broadened…

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Schools' Winter Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 12

Schools would start winter sport competitions on May 1, said the Secretary of the P.S.A.A.A. (Mr. S. Delves)…

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School Football Aid to Manhood

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 11

There was no better raining for manhood than the "give-and-take" of football, the Principal of Maitland Boys' High School (Mr. R. F…

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Fishing School For Servicemen

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—A fishery school for ex-servicemen would probably be established at Cronulla in the near future, said the Director General of…

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Lambton School Mothers' Club

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

The Lambton Infants' School Mothers' Club will hold its annual meeting and election of officers at the school next Tuesday afternoon…

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Wants Military Training in Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Military training starting at the age of seven was advocated to-day by a Battle of Britain ace…

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Secondary Schools' Cricket Fixtures

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 11

Newcastle District P.S.A.A.A. has arranged the following cricket fixtures lor Secondary Boys' Schools on Wednesday: A GRADE: High v Cook's Hill. District…

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Local Government Summer School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 2

The second summer school conducted by the Local Government and Shires Association of N.S.W. will be held at Katoomba on April 5…

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Suburban and District No Garbage Sites Near School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 5

No sites at Wallsend in proximity to a school would be recommended for the disposal of garbage by burial, the Town Clerk (Mr. G. Wells)…

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Sydney Under 16 School Cricket Team In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 2

Sydney had the first use of the wicket at No 1 Sports Ground to-day, when representatives of Sydney and Newcastle under 16 years teams…

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