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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1949

1,007 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 51

Public School Has Large Library

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 5

The library of The Junction Public School has more than 2000 volumes and is considered to be one of the best in the State. Left…

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Dewey System For Junction School Library

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 2

The Minnikin Library at Junction Public School is being re-classified under the Dewey system by Miss B. Roberts, first full-time librarian…

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Call Tenders In June For High School At Lake

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Tenders to build a new high school at Belmont, at the cost of £125,000, would be called by the end of…

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Higher Salaries Granted For Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Substantial increases in New South Wales teachers' salaries were effected under an agreement signed to-day by the…

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Urges Selected Schools For Sex Talk Test

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The annual conference of the Federation of Parents and Citizens' Associations to-day urged the introduction of…

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School Building "Will Meet Needs for 1950"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Education Department's building programme would meet the increasing demands of accomodation for…

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Pay Increases for Teachers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY.—A N.S.W. Teachers' Federation spokesman said today that school teachers would receive salary increases…

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Council Seeks Rates From School Of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 2

Newcastle School of Arts owed about £700 in rate arrears, the Revenue Officer (Mr. Burgess) reported to Newcastle City Council…

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Roof Repairs Sought At Hamilton School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 5

Hamilton School Parents and Citizens' Association will ask the Department of Education, through Mr. Arthur, M.L.A., to repair roof…

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Mayfield West Seeks Extra School Bus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 5

Fogg's Motor Service will he asked by Mayfield West Parents and Citizens' Association to provide a special bus at 3.30 p.m. to…

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School Vacation Rail Concession

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

In the autumn school vacation 6d railway tickets for single or return journeys will be issued to children, 4 years and under 15,…

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Big Cost Of Rise For Teachers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY: The cost of the agreement increasing the salaries of all teachers in departmental schools eventually would be £750,000 a year, the Premier (Mr. McGirr) said today…

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Council Accepts Proposal on School of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 3

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night accepted proposals submitted by the West Wallsend School of Arts Committee…

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Tenders For School At Kahibah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 6

Immediately plans were available, tenders would be invited for a new school at Kahibah, the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron)…

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Newcastle Schools Need Ground Staff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 6

Hamilton North Progress Association will ask the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) to appoint two men as a permanent…

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School Attendances "Discouraging"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 7

An appeal to parents to make sacrifices to ensure regular attendance of children at school was made by the Headmaster (Mr. R…

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Repairs to Jesmond School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 7

Mr. R. Cameron, M.L.A., had promised that repairs to ridge and capping at the school would be made within a fortnight, the…

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Actresses in High School Play

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 4

Newcastle Girls' High School held its break-up concert yesterday prior to the May holidays. Among the actresses were (left…

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Hopes Teachers Will Fly Outback

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 9

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Within 30 years, teachers would probably visit outback homes by plane to improve the education of children…

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Improvements to School Grounds

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 14

Because of the unsatisfactory condition of the Hamilton North school grounds the local Progress Association last night…

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