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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1949

1,007 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 51

Some Teachers "Aided With Board"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Public Service Board considered on its merits the case of any teacher in the lower salary group who had…

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Bus Bought For Sunday School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A Sunday school bus, believed to be the first in New South Wales bought by a church congregation, will be…

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Newcastle Claim For Medical School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 2

For the first time, the accent on Newcastle's future is turning to culture, and academic and technological learning. And…

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Suburban and District Committee For Warner's Bay School Of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 5

Twenty new members were enrolled at a public meeting called by Warner's Bay School of Arts to form a working committee…

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Schools "Look Like Fowlruns"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 2

Miss R. Barclay, of New South Wales Teachers' Federation, told Lake Macquarie branch that all schools she had visited in the…

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School in the Sunshine

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 9

Top left: These children from Wickham Kindergarten enjoyed their school in the sunshine today (left to right), Gregory Westcutt, Billy Hill, Lorraine Loades, Phillip May[?], Geoffrey Clack, Judith Chillingworth, Phillip Princehorn, Sue Bur[?] Top right: Miss M. Oakman keeps a watchful eye on the children in the Jungle Gym. at Wickham. Centre left: Kindergarien twins Julie and L[?]is Blakes (four years old) have fun on a [?]cycle at Wickham Kindergarten, Bottom left: H[?]en C[?] Anne McGeegor, Margaret McGreg[?]r and John Barlow on the way to Hamilton School, Margaret had some [?]awers for the teacher, Bottom right: With the return of cooler weather "hoops" are popular again in schools—Ian…

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Student Teachers Throw Discus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 4

Newcastle Teachers College will hold its first sports carnival on April 14. Training began yesterday. J. Dougherty shows a…

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Special School for Epileptics

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: The father of a 75-year-old epileptic boy, living on the North Shore line, has decided that he will try to…

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Suburban and District Reduced Ferry Charge To Stockton Pupils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 3

Stockton children attending high and other secondary schools in Newcastle would be issued with concession tickets by Stockton Ferry…

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Lambton Teacher Farewelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 3

The retiring headmaster of Lambton Public School (Mr. A. Goodenough) was farewelled by pupils and citizens at the Rechabite Hall…

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Radio Gear For City School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

Newcastle East Parents and Citizens' Association will buy wireless equipment for the school at a cost of £143/12/…

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£139 From Cardiff School Dances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

A profit of £139 from 26 dances gave Cardiff Parents and Citizens' Association its most successful year, the Treasurer (Mr. W. Lawrence)…

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After School Mission for Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 1

Mr. H. A. Brown, who spent 26 years with the Children's Special Service Mission, and now conducting a mission at the…

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£820 for Books, School Sport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

The students' annual subscription of 17/6 each had to meet a biennial cost of £820 for books and sporting equipment, said the Headmaster…

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Teachers' College Union Team Likely

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 6

The Teachers' College is expected to enter a team in the under 19 Newcastle Junior Rugby Union competition in readiness for the…

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Movies In Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 10

NEW YORK, Mon. (O.S.S.): By next year there will be 100,000 16mm movie projectors in U.S. schools. The smaller size…

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Fire Escape for Hamilton School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

Plans for a fire escape in the boys' department of Hamilton Public School are being prepared. The Minister of Education (Mr…

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School Lecture Change Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 2

Boolaroo Amenities Committee will ask the Joint Coal Board to ask the Police Department to have officers who visit schools include…

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Hamilton School Improvements

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 10

The Government Architect was preparing plans and specifications for a fire escape in the boys' department of…

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Sunday School's First Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 4

Birmingham Gardens Methodist Sunday School will hold its first anniversary next Sunday. Rev. A. G. Henderson will…

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