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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1949

1,007 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 51

Urges Lotteries For Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 2

Parents and citizens' associations should be allowed to run lotteries to raise funds for schools, the President (Mr. W. E. Stauffer) told…

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Literary Quiz for School Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 7

The elimination rounds of the Book Week Quiz began at the Cultural Centre Hut yesterday when schoolchildren took part in…

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Suburban and District Minister To Attend School Opening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 7

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) would visit Cardiff for the opening of Cross Roads School "if possible," Cardiff West…

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P. and C. Seeks to Aid School Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 7

Mayfield East Parents and Citizens' Association last night arranged fixtures to aid school funds. A fashion parade will be held at…

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Teachers May Get Maitland Chairs

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 14

Flood-damaged chairs from Maitland Town Hall may shortly be repaired and used by school teachers…

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Attendance At Cardiff West School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 4

If more children do not attend the Cardiff West School, it will be regraded to an infants' school…

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Water Supply for Barnsley School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 4

School premises at Barnsley would be connected with the town water supply, the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) advised Mr…

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New Flag For Plucky School "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Sept. 15.—A primary school in Devonport, known as "The Beating Heart," because it stayed open throughout the war, although…

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Plans for School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 6

Sketch plans for a new school building at Charlestown had been submitted to the Government Architect for approval, Mr. G. Booth,…

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Gosford Move For Technical School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 6

GOSFORD, Thursday.—A senior officer of the Education Department will visit Gosford soon to investigate whether a suitable site can…

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Call Tenders For Belmont School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 2

Tenders were expected to be called for the proposed new school at Belmont, Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., said last night…

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School Bibles "Too Sombre"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 5

The head teachers of 40 grammar schools and modern schools in South Yorkshire have complained that black-bound Bibles presented…

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Last Play Day Before School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 4

Keith Jones plays with sand at his home between Gateshead and Bennett's Green—but next week the will go to school. His mother said Keith would travel every day to Wickham Public School…

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Lottery Plan to Aid Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 3

A suggestion to hold lotteries and at unions to raise funds for kindergartens, crippled children and parents and citizens'…

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New School For Soldier's Point

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 3

The Department of Education has accepted a tender for the erection of a new school and outhouses at Soldier's Point…

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Lower Charges For School Phones Refused

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 3

The Postmaster-General had refused to remit the rental of school telephones, or reduce it from the commercial to the domestic rate,…

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Dept. Will Not Pay For School Telephones

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 3

The Department of Education has declined a request by the District Council of P. and C. Associations that it meet the…

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Minister Can Inspect Mines But Not Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 3

"It is ridiculous from an educational point of view when a Minister for Education can make an inspection of mines yet, when requested to do so, he cannot inspect schools in the Newcastle district." Mr. J. Shakespeare said this…

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Conditions At School "A Disgrace"

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 3

Conditions at the Newcastle Secondary Junior Technical School were a digsrace to the Department of Education, said…

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Mulbring School 100 Years Old

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 3

Mulbring Public School, one of the oldest in Australia, plans to celebrate its centenary, on November 12…

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