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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1948

772 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 39

Suburban and District £73 for Wallsend School Library

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 3

More than £73 had been raised from a dog and pet competition and a continental, the Secretary (Mrs. E. Gardiner) told Wallsend…

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Shortage of Teachers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The shortage of secondary school teachers is as acute today as it was in the worst days of the war, the…

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Strike School Medal For Royal Visit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Physical difficulties are expected to prevent the striking of a special coin to commemorate the…

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School Interest In Health Week Praised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 2

The Minister for Health (Mr. Kelly) yesterday commended the interest taken by Newcastle schools in the Health, Milk and Safety…

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£1000 To Send School Teams To Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1948 · page 2

A public appeal for £1000 will be launched by the Newcastle P.S.A.A.A. to finance a mass sporting tour of Queensland for…

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Branxton Kirkton Fete For School Library

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1948 · page 3

A fete at Kirkton School raised £12 to buy books for the school library. The function was directed by the teacher (Mr. Maloney) and…

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Kirkton School's Annual Fete

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 June 1948 · page 5

The Kirkton Public School's annual fete, attended by pupils. ex-pupils and parents, realised about £12, which will be…

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Institute Becomes School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1948 · page 2

Because Charlestown School was sadly overcrowded, two classes had to be held in Charlestown Institute, the President of the…

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£15 Raised At School Frolic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 4

Hamilton Parents and Citizens' Association raised approximately £15 at a frolic for primary school children at the City Hall last night…

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School Bands To Play In "Health" March

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 2

Raymond Terrace Primary School Flute Band and a flute group from Lambton School would take part in the Health Week…

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Improvements To Charlestown School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 10

Charlestown P. and C. Association has received assurance from the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) that two…

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School Team For Clarence Tour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 6

The Newcastle P.S.A.A.A. Primary Schools' Rugby League 6st. team to tour the Clarence River from July 8 to 18 was selected…

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Smile a Day School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 3

"Fancy! There are others as well as the Oliviers in the cast!"…

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U.n.o. Appeal to Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 4

All public schools would be asked next week to support a United Nations Organisation appeal for funds to alleviate distress overseas…

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Schoolboy Soccer Team Wins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 6

The under 13 Queensland Schoolboys' Soccer team beat a representative Newcastle combination, 8-nil, at Mayfield Park…

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Health Week: School Soccer

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 7

Above: Superintendent of Public Education (Mr. L. G. Kendall) and Professor Harvey Sutton snapped at the final schools' Health Week rally in Civic Park. Right—South-West Mail Disaster: Close-up of the overturned engine and tender showing how a rail had been caught in the under-carriage. Below: The goal that made the score Queensland…

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Concert by High School Girls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 2

The students' lunch-hour concert on Monday will be given by pupils of Newcastle Girls' High School. The pupils will present a short…

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School Football

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 8

Australian Rules Primary School football matches played yesterday resulted: Islington 4 goals 5 behinds (29) d Hamilton 2.4 (16): Newcastle…

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Daylight Attack On Schoolgirl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 1

A youth dragged a 15-year-old schoolgirl into the bush and assaulted her off the Pacific High-way, near Warner's Bay turn-off,…

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In Brief Clean Beaches Daily In Sydney Schoolhouse Goes With Teacher

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 4

Demands that the Maritime Services Board clean the beaches every day in the interests of public health will be pressed by 24 metropolitan councils with harborside boundaries. The Mayor…

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