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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1948

772 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 39

Schoolboy Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 8

In the P.S.A.A.A. Primary schools' Australian Rules football competition yesterday Hamilton, 8 goals 19 behinds, 57 points,…

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Empire Day Quiz At School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 2

Aid. Scott-Daisley took 800 schoolchildren of Plattsburg Central School in an Empire Quiz at the school's Empire Day celebrations…

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Cessnock Jobs For High School Students

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 3

The Headmaster of Cessnock High School (Mr. Plummer) said yesterday that girls who left school after securing a leaving certificate…

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Building Material For Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 4

Everything possible was being done to release material for school maintenance, said the Minister for Education (Mr…

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Schoolboy's Crimes

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY.—A former high school student, who gained Leaving Certificate honors, had embarked on a life of crime, it…

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Sunday School Pupils Watch For Balloons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 2

HIGH flying balloons reported having been seen several times recently are released from Cooranbong on Saturday mornings to tell…

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School Soccer Teams To Go To Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 3

The New South Wales Soccer Association, at a meeting in Newcastle on Saturday, decided to suggest to the Queensland…

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Empire Day Celebrated By Schoolchildren; Rally At City Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 2

Nearly 1000 children and their teachers from almost every public school in Newcastle crowded the City Hall this morning to attend the first combined Empire Day rally ever held in this district…

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Dangerous Chemicals Protests On Sale To Schoolchildren

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: Educational authorities and parents are protesting against the sale of dangerous chemicals to school children for home made fireworks. This is a sequel to the death…

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Secondary Schools' Rugby League

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 2

Arrangements have been made by the Newcastle P.S. A.A.A. to commence the Rugby League competitions for third…

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Teacher Free Of Wrestling Responsibility

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday—An eight-year-old boy, who suffered a broken arm while wrestling with a schoolmate, said in the District…

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T.B. Examination At School Completed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 3

X-rays for tuberculosis under the Apex Club scheme had been completed for Cook's Hill Intermediate High School for this year, said the…

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School Housing At Charlestown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 3

A public meeting at Charlestown decided to protest to the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) against two classes being housed in…

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Teacher Criticises Absent Parents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 3

A Wickham schoolteacher, Mr. C. Hopkins, told the school parents and citizens' association last night that if parents would not attend…

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22 Qualify For Deaf School Here

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 2

A survey of Newcastle and Hunter Valley districts had revealed 22 children eligible to attend a proposed school for the…

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Farewell for Soldiers Point Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 3

Soldiers' Point Parents and Citizens' Association farewelled the teacher, Mrs. Stanwell, during the Empire Day celebrations. The…

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Schoolboys Create Soccer Goal Record

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 3

A record in goal scoring at Soccer was created this afternoon when Adamstown under 14 team defeated Lake…

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School Syllabus Being Revised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 3

The New South Wales primary and infants' school syllabus is being revised. It is expected that he process will take at least three…

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School for Deaf at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 1

The Department of Education for the past month has conducted a class at Hamilton School for party dear children. Top: Barbara Smith, Jan Lumsden, Beth Tisdell and Heather Smith—all 7—in class with Mrs. Bateman. Below: David Lyons, 5, was "out of touch" yesterday while his hearing. air was away for inspection…

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Letter Box School For Deaf

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 5

The Lord Mayor (Ald. H. D. Quinlan) is to be commended on launching a movement to have a school for deaf children…

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