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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1948

772 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 39

School Soccer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 8

The under 13 Primary team will play at Wollongong next Saturday in the P.S.A.A.A. soccer carnival. Messrs. W. Ferguson (New…

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Boy Who Prefers Bed To School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 June 1948 · page 2

LONDON.—The case of an 11-year-old boy who refuses to go to day school, but turns up regularly at a Salvation Army…

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Playground Seats Sought For School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 3

New Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association will ask the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) to provide seats in the playground…

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"Few Bequests" To High Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 3

Few successful ex-public high school students made endowments or bequests to their old schools. said the Headmaster of the Boys'…

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School's Tuck Shop Site Under Review

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 4

Newcastle Boys' High School Parents and Citizens' Association protested to the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) and to the…

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School Sport Cancelled

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 6

Because of the wet and muddy playing areas, Newcastle P.S.A.A.A. cancelled all frames in the Secondary Schools' winter sport…

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Teaching Should Challenge Pupils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 4

Education should directly challenge the prejudices and illusions of those being educated, Mr. H. C. Eddy, senior staff tutor of the…

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Scotland's Schools "Were Better"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 4

Public high schools in Scotland 50 years ago had better amenities than most present-day Australian schools, Mr. W. Macdonald…

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Recommend Honour For Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 3

The N.S.W. Teachers' Federation advised Lake Macquarie branch it would recommend to the annual conference that honorary life…

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Teachers Sick, Old Master Called In

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 2

FASSIFERN Public School, closed on Wednesday, was reopened yesterday after Mr. Dougherty, Inspector of Schools,…

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School Auxiliary

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 5

The treasurer of the Women's Auxiliary of the Waratah Primary School (Mrs. Skelton) reported yesterday that proceeds…

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Milk At Schools "Unhygienic"

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 5

Newcastle District Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations last night decided to again approach the Minister for…

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School Auxiliary at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 3

The Treasurer (Mrs. Skelton) reported to the Women's Auxiliary of Waratah Primary School that a beetle party raised £2/4/, a "mad…

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Mutt and Jeff And He Left School At 12!

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 4

BUT I AM WELL EDUCATED! I SAID,' I'M A LINKQUIST!'…

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Priests Oppose School Step

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 1

BUDAPEST, June 21. A.A.P.—A pastoral letter signed by Cardinal Mindszenty and 15 bishops protesting vigorously against the…

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Teachers Seek 1947 Promotions List

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 2

If a reply to representations for publication of the 1947 promotions list is not received within the next week, the Newcastle Teachers'…

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Teachers Abroad "Should Be Paid"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 2

The Department of Education will be asked by Newcastle Teachers' Federation to continue paying the salaries of three teachers while…

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Check School Work Interruption

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 2

As part of general policy to keep a close check on activities which might cause an undue interruption of school work and keep teachers…

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School Reform Checked By Staff Shortage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 3

It was not possible to release all headmasters and mistresses of primary schools from class teaching and to appoint manual training…

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School Soccer Teams Selected To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 6

Two of the three Newcastle schoolboy Soccer teams to play Metropolitan, Liverpool and South Coast in the annual secondary…

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