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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1949

1,007 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 51

West Wallsend School Staff "Adequate"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 6

According to enrolment figures furnished early this year by the headmaster, the staff of six teachers at West Wallsend School was…

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Coal Board to Help School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 7

The Joint Coal Board has advised the Newcastle Technical High School Parents and Citizens' Association that it will donate a fifth of…

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Plans Ready For Belmont School 'In Few Months'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 4

Plans for the proposed Belmont High School would be ready in a few months, the District School Inspector (Mr. A. S. Madew) told…

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Open Campaign For District School Repairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 2

A campaign on district school needs, including removal of overgrowth of paspalum and weeds, water-filled potholes and dangerous,…

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School Lessons In Civic Pride Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 4

South Waratah Progress Association will ask all schools in the district to teach civic pride to counteract vandalism…

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Schools May Get Television

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA. Thursday.—The Postmaster-General (Senator Cameron) to-day advocated television in schools "to bring education up to…

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A School Reaches The Century

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 2

GLEN WILLIAM school should celebrate its first century next week. Whether I does or not, it will be entitled to do so…

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Inspection Of Schools By Minister Urged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) will be asked by Newcastle District Council of Parents and Citizen's Associations to…

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School Speeches on Empire Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 3

Schoolchildren took part in a public speaking competition, sponsored by the Newcastle branch of the Royal Empire…

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School of Arts in Reply to Critics

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 3

The secretary of Stockton School of Arts (Mr. A. E. Ailwood) said today that trustees of the Institution had not refused to meet the Lord Mayor' (Ald. H. D. Quinlan) to discuss a proposal to transfer the School…

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Heffron Asked To See "Deplorable School Grounds"

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 3

Because of complaints about the unsatisfactory condition of the playing areas at many Newcastle schools, the Newcastle District Council of P. and C. Associations decided last night to ask the Minister for…

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Request For Fire Escape At School

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 3

Newcastle District Council of P. and C. Associations last night decided to cooperate with the Hamilton Association to have a fire escape provided for the boys department of Hamilton School…

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Waratah School Auxiliary

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of the Waratah Primary School Women's Auxiliary, the secretary (Mrs. Skelton) reported…

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Schoolboy, Youth Are Killed In Road Crashes

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 1

A motor-cyclist and a schoolboy were killed and two men were injured in road accidents which occured within an hour at Charlestown and Adamstown this morning. A pedestrian knocked…

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Pupils Conduct Empire Day School Services

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 10

In many cases Empire Day services in schools throughout the Newcastle district this morning were conducted by the pupils, with addresses delivered by local clergymen and aldermen…

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Buglers of High School Cadet Corps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 1

Newcastle Boys' High School cadet corps marches to the music of its own drum band, and is called to order by its buglers…

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Machine Guns, Rifles Stolen From School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday—Sub-machineguns, rifles and other military equipment were stolen from the Essendon High School cadet corps…

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Improve New Lambton School Ground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) advised New Lambton Public School Parents and Citizens' Association last night that he had…

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Teachers' Lectures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 5

The New South Wales section of the Australian Federal Council of the New Education Fellowship has given teachers to May 31 to…

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Britannia at Carrington School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 3

Empire Day was celebrated in Newcastle yesterday with displays by children in schools. Top: At Carrington Public…

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