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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1947

1,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 55

Australian School Of Social Science

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY.—Ages of "students" at the annual conference of the Australian School of Social Science, which opens at Newport tonight, will range…

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Hamilton North Teacher Farewelled

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 6

St. Aidan's Hall. Hamilton North, was crowded last night when children from the Hamilton North School and their parents attended a social…

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Portable Room for Belmont School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 5

As soon as one was available, a single portable classroom would be put at Belmont School to relieve overcrowding, the Minister for…

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£14M. Needed For Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—More than £14 millions was required to put primary and secondary school accommodation into proper shape, and…

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Heating Stoves For Two Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

He had authorised the installation of Pioneer heating stoves in each classroom in the double portable building and in two classrooms in the…

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Caretaker's Cottage at Home Science School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 6

Tenders would be called in three weeks for the erection of a care taker's cottage at Newcastle Central Home Science School, the Minister…

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Longer Schooling For Britain's Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 3

Britain's five million school children troop back to their classrooms this week with mixed feelings…

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Prince Ordered Arrest Of Schoolmate

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: Documents produced at the trial at Dachau, of Buchenwald concentration camp staff members, revealed that in 1943, Prince Josias von…

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Search for Missing Schoolgirl

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY: Police are searching for a 15-year-old schoolgirl, who has been missing from her home in Stafford Street, Paddington, since last…

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Schoolboy Murder In Central Court; "Not Guilty" Plea

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY: In a trembling voice Allan William Gould, 15, of Owen Street, Punchbowl, pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court today to a charge of having murdered a schoolmate, Colin Henry Spencer, 13, on November…

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Stop Press Schoolboy on Trial (Continued from page 2.)

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 12

SYDNEY: After acquittal by a Jury of having murdered his schoolmate, Allan William Gould, 15, of Owen Street, Punchbowl, pleaded…

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Union Schoolboy Trials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 10

The Newcastle Junior Rugby Union will conduct trial matches on Saturday as a start to the Saturday morning schoolboy…

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Lake Bus Stop Hits Workmen, Schoolchildren

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 2

Schoolchildren and workmen would be hard hit if bus services from Toronto to Coal Point and Kilaben Bay, to Rathmines and Wangi, and…

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Suspended Sentence For Schoolboy: Drama In court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY: A sentence of four years' hard labor, to be suspended on a bond, was today imposed by Mr. Justice Owen on Allan Gould, who was yesterday found guilty of the manslaughter of Colin Spencer (13). Mr. Justice Owen committed Gould to a church boys' home until he reached the age…

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Belmont School of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 5

Belmont School of Arts Committee was advised by the Lake Macquarie Shire Clerk (Mr. T. H. Halton) that it was not the intention of the…

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WALLY — School Of Experience

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 11

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Beresfield Teacher Farewelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 5

Citizens of Beresfield, Tarro and Woodberry presented the retiring headmaster of Beresfield school (Mr. E. F. Lawerence) and Mrs. Lawerence…

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Primary School Results

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 14

In the B grade competition yesterday. Marist Brothers beat Raymond Terrace 9-0. P. Waiters scored three tries. Playing in the C grade. Marist…

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School Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 6

Raymond Terrace secondary school 7st. 7lb. team beat Central Technical by three points to nil. In the primary schools' division. Marist Brothers 4.7 team beat…

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Sunday School Gets Admiral's Flag

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 2

An ensign, presented to Mayfield Baptist Sunday School by Admiral Lord Bruce Fraser, former Commander-in-chief of the British…

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