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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1949

1,007 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 51

Special Teacher For Stockton Mental Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Special plans had been made for the education of between 30,000 to 35,000 subnormal children of school age…

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Teachers' College Athletic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 8

Newcastle Teachers' College will hold its first annual athletic carnival at No. 1 Sports Ground on April 14…

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Hamilton North School P. and C.

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 11

Hamilton North P. and C. Association is to ask the Department of Education to give urgent attention to the school…

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Teachers' College Students at Junction School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 3

Students from Newcastle Teachers' College receiving instructions from Mr. W. S. Munn at the Demonstration School (Junction) in the use of a movie projector for school instruction. In the group are (from left): Misses M. Davison (Ulmarra), H. Buck (Wyong), Mr. L. Abell (Newcastle), Misses G. Pappell (Cessnock), M. Croucher (Taree), R. Cooney (Maitland), [?]…

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Immorality at English School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 3

LONDON, April 7. A.A.P.—Allegations that immorality among girls and boys at the Staffordshire "self-expression"' school, Horsley Hall, was condoned, and even joked about, were made by prosecuting…

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Teacher Forbidden To See 16 Years Old Girl Friend

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.): Following the hearing of charges against two boarding school proprietors, the magistrates at a Juvenile Court ordered a 16-year-old girl to be placed under her father's care. They made the condition that…

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Lessons For Teachers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 7

A DAY AT JUNCTION DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS FROM THE TEACHERS' COLLEGE.—Top le[?] With notebooks and pencils at the ready student teachers watch pupils going through physical culture instruction. Top right: A lesson in progress in the kindergarten section. Centre left: Students join boys from 6th class in a demonstration of coal mining operations by Mr. E. Moore. Lower left: Misses M. Melville (supervisor), Elizabeth Duff (Wingham), Mary Hamilton (Paterson) and Alma Green (Newcastle) watching the physical culture class. Lower right: Students Join with Junction pupils in a lesson using the movie projector…

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School Children Away From Home 17 Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

High School students living between Wyong and Awaba spent up to 17 hours a day away from home. The Secretary of Newcastle…

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Presentation to Kotara Teacher

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 8

Miss Marie Abell was presented with a fountain pen by the pupils, parents and teacher in charge (Mr. J. Evans) at…

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Warner's Bay Building "Too Far From School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 3

At a meeting of Warner's lay Parents and Citizens' Association the head teacher (Mr. Roach) said the Inspector had decided that the…

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Suburban and District Cardiff Move On Tax Allowance On School Fees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 3

Cardiff Progress Association will ask the Federal Government to include money spent on education in concessional allowances for income…

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Letter Box Catholic Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 6

As usual, J.D.P. and "Pilot" can't take it. These correspondents would have me and others believe…

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School Gala At New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 5

There was a big attendance of parents, pupils and citizens at the New Lambton School on Saturday afternoon when a gala…

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Practice School At Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 2

Merewether Public School Parents and Citizens' Association was advised last night that the school had been made a practice school…

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Portable Classroom At Kotara School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 4

The erection of a portable class-room enabled 80 children to be taught at Kotara school now, Mr. Evans told the school Parents…

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Toronto School Fete Raised Almost £60

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 4

Almost £60 was raised at the fourth annual fete at Toronto Infants' School. The fete was organised by the…

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East Lambton School Plans Approved

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 9

Close attention will be given to a new school at East Lambton in order that tenders might be invited at the earliest…

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Carrington Gift To Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 4

A presentation was made to Miss Winross, a teacher transferred from Carrington Public School to Mayfield, at a meeting of the staff and…

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Mayfield West Move For School Fence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 4

Mayfield West Parents and Citizens' Association will send a telegram to the Director-General of Education asking for a new front…

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Grounds Needed For School Sport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 10

Secondary girls' schools in Newcastle were unable to organise competitive inter-school sport because there were not enough playing…

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