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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1947

1,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 55

Teachers Deny Cup Sweeps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1947 · page 7

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Legal advice for redress will be sought by the Queensland Teachers' Union on behalf of members accused by…

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£100 For School Library At New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1947 · page 8

New Lambton P. and C. Association last night granted £50 each to the headmaster (Mr. R. V. Murray) and the headmistress (Miss Grant)…

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Day Break For Boys At School Soccer Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 12

The Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association representative to the Newcastle Soccer Association and a State School Soccer selector, Mr. W…

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Parents May Put "Black Ban" On Public School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 3

Angered by the lack of suitable classroom accommodation at Jesmond Public School, parents of pupils may declare the school "black" at a public meeting tomorrow night…

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Intercity Schools' Soccer

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 19

Schoolboys from Sydney, Illawarra and South Maitland districts will arrive in Newcastle tomorrow night at 5 o'clock to take part in intercity…

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Take Action If Pupils Given Communist View

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A headmistress could spread Communist views among the public, but if she abused her position to spread…

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Schoolboys Loaded Apples For Britain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

HOBART, Thursday.—Schoolboys helped load apples to-day on an oversea freighter bound for Britain…

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Suburban and District Commercial Course Limited At Plattsburg School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 5

Because Plattsburg Intermediate High School provided a rural course for boys and a home science course for girls, commercial work to be…

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Future of the School Of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

The Cultural Centre appeal and the levy of a library rate by the City Council raise an interesting question as to the future of the…

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Schools Respond to Food Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

THERE has been a ready response in Newcastle Schools to the appeal by the Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) for an Empire…

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Half Holiday For Schools To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

EMPIRE DAY will be celebrated in Newcastle schools to-day with patriotic speeches, a Food for Britain Appeal, and…

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Mayor Backs Plan To Link School Of Arts With A Free Library

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

Welcoming the suggestion that the Newcastle School of Arts should be amalgamated with the free qublic library, the Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Ald. Quinlan) said today, "It would give the people of Newcastle, within…

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Charged With Breaking Into School Building

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

Before Mr. J. McNamara, J.P., at Cessnock Courthouse today, William James Milgate (24) was remanded until next Tuesday on £20 bail, when…

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Empire Day At Newcastle East Public School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

Happy children at the Newcastle East School Empire Day celebration today. They sang patriotic songs, listened to addresses and then had a half-holiday in the sunshine. The children took parcels of food to be sent to children in Britain…

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Pageant by Schools at Celebrations

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 4

The scheme for the schools' pageant in connection with the 150th Anniversary Celebrations has been drawn up by the…

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Pupils From Jesmond School May Be Shifted To Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 3

If parents are agreeable, pupils of the Jesmond Public School will be transferred to Lambton Public School until suitable accommodation is provided at Jesmond. Mr. D. Drake. Inspector of Schools…

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Minister Plans Rooms Move To Jesmond School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 2

An attempt would be made to dismantle portable buildings at Payne's Paddock, Adamstown, and have them re-erected at Jesmond School…

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Bright Soccer Future Seen For Schoolboy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 14

Keith Learmonth, Illawarra schoolboy Soccer player, who arrived in Newcastle last night for the inter-district carnival, has the hall mark…

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Send Jesmond Pupils to Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 2

Provided the parents approve, a section of pupils at Jesmond School will be transferred to Lambton School until improved accommodation is…

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Travels 30 Miles To Play School Soccer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 9

Kevin Cox, left-back for Sydney under 15 team, which was beaten 1-0 by Newcastle in the opening round of the P.S.A.A.A. Schoolboys' Soccer…

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