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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1949

1,007 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 51

Highfields School Building Started

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 4

A start had been made on building the new Infants' School, a report to Highfields Progress Association stated…

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Plattsburg School To Drop Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 4

Plattsburg Central School would abolish swimming classes this summer, the Headmaster (Mr. R. Thomas) told Plattsburg Parents'…

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20-Acre Site For Booragul School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 8

The department would acquire soon 20½ acres as a site for the new school at Booragul, the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron)…

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Schoolmaster Gaoled For Assaulting Girls

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—A 30-year-old schoolmaster, who showed his class of 10-year-old boys and girls a sex…

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Liberals Urge Action To Combat Communist Influence In Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 3

Some positive action should be taken to combat Communist influence in schools, it was claimed at a meeting of the Newcastle Federal Electorate Conference of the Liberal Party last night. The meeting unanimously…

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Migrant Children In Schools' Athletics

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 4

Migrant children from the Greta Camp will compete by invitation at the Primary Schools' Champion of…

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Hamilton North School Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 6

Hamilton North School P. and C. Association last night completed arrangements for a spring fair in the school…

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Cardiff School Site "Too Small"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 2

The Education Department was not looking far enough ahead in acquiring only eight acres for a school in Lake-road, Cardiff, Ald…

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Statement By Bishop On Teachers' Vote

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 2

The Bishop of Newcastle (Right Rev. F. de Witt Batty) said last night statements he had made at Synod this week on voting by…

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High School At Belmont To Have 4 Wings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 2

Tenders had been called to build a new secondary school at Belmont, the Headmaster (Mr. C. Jopling) told Belmont Parents and Citizens'…

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Cricket Match for Student Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 8

Cricket was the subject of study for these student teachers of Newcastle Teachers' College. Members of the group were players in a match at Waratah Oval yesterday. Right: Adele Mitchell is seen batting in an inter-house match…

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Land for School at Marks Point

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 3

The Valuer-General was negotiating to buy land at Marks Point as a site for the new school, the Minister for Education (Mr…

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80 Schools Enter in Athletics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 8

Between 700 and 800 children from 80 primary schools throughout the Hunter Valley will compete to-day at No. 1 Sports Ground in…

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"Colleens" From Lambton School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 4

Lambton Public School girls, wearing the costumes of Irish Colleens, gave a good performance of folk dancing at the Health Week Festival in the City Hall…

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Young Gunners at School Fete

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 4

Newcastle Boy's High School Cadet Corps is well equipped. T. Lewis and R. Hawkins are seen "preparing for all attacks" at the school fete yesterday…

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Research School Needs Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Kanematsu Medical Research Institute would have to close-unless the Government agreed to a larger grant,…

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Stockton Infants' School Mothers' Club

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 5

Stockton Infants' School Mothers' Club has completed arrangements for the sixth annual spring fair in the…

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School Homework Ban in Belgium

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 3

BRUSSELS, Oct. 9. A.A.P.—Loud cheers rang out as Belgian elementary school children left their classrooms at midday on…

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School of Arts Old Agreement And New Offer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 2

The City Council will to-night consider a recommendation from the Library Committee that the agreement for the transfer to the…

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Fete In Mayfield East Schoolground

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 5

A "mad-hatters" parade will be a special attraction at a fete to be held in Mayfleld East school ground on Saturday,…

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