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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1949

1,007 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 51

School Holidays Begin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 3

School children broke up for the holiday yesterday. Top: All smiles were these youngsters leaving Newcastle East school…

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Art Show In Schoolchildren's Vacation Plans

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 3

Newcastle and district school children have planned to spend at least a day of their spring vacation at "The Newcastle…

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At School Break-up

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 5

Pupils of Waratah Infants' School are very interested as they watch fellow students who formed a tableau and…

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Headmaster For Migrants' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 2

Mr. J. B. Cox has been appointed permanent headmaster of the school for migrant children at Grtea. He comes from Bombala Central…

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Schoolboy Hockey Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 6

Because floods have affected northern railway lines the Queensland under 15 schoolboy hockey team was unable to leave Brisbane…

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Schoolboys' Hockey Teams Play To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 8

The Queensland schoolboys' hockey team, which reached Newcastle yesterday morning, will play two matches against Newcastle teams at…

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Stockton School of Arts to Carry On

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 3

Because its request for an interview had not been met by the Public Library authorities, Stockton School of Arts decided to carry…

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Toronto School Of Arts Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 3

A public meeting called by Messrs. T. L. Burns and E. Gain, trustees of Toronto School of Arts, formed a new committee. The School of…

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Many Children Leave School "Too Early"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY: Children who leave school at 15 have had insufficient education to face world problems, according to the Director-General of Education (Mr. J. G. McKenzie). He said this when addressing…

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School of Arts Handing Over Favoured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 3

Three trustees of Tighe's Hill School of Arts told Newcastle Council Library Committee last night that they favoured handing…

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12 Schoolgirls Drown In Pool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 1

COLOGNE, Sept. 4. A.A.P.—Twelve of a party of 16 schoolgirls girls were drowned while they were bathing in a pool near Kaiserau,…

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Russian Compulsory In Czech Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 3

PRAGUE, Sept. 4. A.A.P.—When they return to their classes this month, Czechoslovak students will attend daily lectures…

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Schoolgirls Collect Fossils

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

Two schoolgirls, Nora Gulovsen and Gladys Farley, while making a holiday-hike through Hillsborough yesterday, improved their geology by collecting fossil ferns…

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School Sought for Kahibah

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 4

Residents of Kahibah were disgusted that after 10 years' agitation no provision had been made for a school, Mr. J…

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Cross Roads School Opening Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 4

The opening of the new school at Cross Roads, Cardiff, has been further postponed. Mr. D. Drake, District Inspector…

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Teacher Recognised Her Lost Umbrella

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 3

LONDON. (O.S.R.) — Miss Gladys Colver, a Coalville. Leicestershire schoolteacher, saw the mother of one of her pupils…

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Club to Work for Spastic School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 10

The Newcastle Apex Club, at its 14th annual meeting last night, unanimously decided that its major project this year…

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Plattsburg School "Losing Pupils At 15"

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

Plattsburg School was having serious losses this year when third year pupils reached 15 years, the Headmaster (Mr. R. Thomas) said…

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Small School Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 2

Newcastle police were advised yesterday that a small fire occurred in the Ettalong public school at the week-end…

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Hamilton North School Furniture

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 5

After two years and a half of continued application the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) has authorised the…

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