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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1949

1,007 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 51

Want Industrial Schools For Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

The State Executive of the A.L.P. will be asked to establish industrial school in Newcastle to train industrial group members in union…

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Hamilton School Has 1413 Pupils

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 5

The enrolment at Hamilton School was now 1413, an increase of 102 on the 1948 figures, said the headmaster (Mr…

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Hamilton School Classes Full

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

All classes at Hamilton Central School were full, and any additional enrolments would mean serious overcrowding, the…

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Land-Air School For Williamtown

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

A NEW PHASE in the development of Australia's peacetime air force has been begun at the R.A.A.F. station,…

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Master Says School Has Fire Danger

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 3

Children in upstairs classrooms at Hamilton Central School would have serious difficulty in leaving the building in a fire, the Headmaster…

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Enrolment of Student Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 3

Student of Newcastle Teachers' College assembled at the new college yesterday for enrolment and discussion of courses. The…

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Schoolboy Rebukes Labor Ministry

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

LONDON: A warning notice sent to Clive Hastings, of Berwick Rd., Wood Green, after he had received his calling-up…

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'Fire Danger' At School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 5

Pupils in class rooms on the top floors of the Hamilton School might be trapped in the event of fire,…

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School For Foremen Opened In Britain

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Wed. (O.S.R.-Reuter): Believing that the "slave-gang boss" type of foreman has no place in modern British industry, one of Britain's leading engineering groups has opened a "school for foremen." The school teaches its…

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Minister Will Allot Grants To Repair Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday. — The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said to-night he proposed to allot substantial amounts to school…

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Expects School At Valentine Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 3

It was hoped that a school would soon be built on a site approved by the Department of Education, the Secretary told Valentine Progress…

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Wireless Set For Infants' School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 5

The Mayfield East Mothers' Club decided at a meeting yesterday to buy a wireless set, which will be installed in the…

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Suburban and District One Room For 50 Pupils At Kotara School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 3

Kotara School's enrolment of 50 pupils was provided with only one classroom—a portable one—the President (Mr. N. M. Nesbitt) told…

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Teacher Resigns After 30 Years

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 2

After 30 years' teaching service at Junction Public School, Mrs. M. M. Minnikin yesterday entered into retirement…

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Teachers' Concern at Salary Delay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 2

Newcastle branch of the Teachers' Federation would hold a meeting for members only at the City Hall to discuss salaries…

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Olympic Swimmer at School Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 3

An admiring throng of youngsters clustered around Bruce Bourke. Olympic swimmer, who competed in the Northern District carnival at the Ocean Baths last night, when he visited Cook's Hill Intermediate High School carnival yesterday. On the right is the official Ocean Baths coach, Mr. George Lawson…

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School-Teacher Thought He Was Failure

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 2

LONDON.—A 39-year-old schoolmaster who leapt to his death from a ninth floor window at the Chelsea block of…

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Sunday School Has 50th Jubilee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 4

The 50th jubilee celebrations of Newcastle and Northern District Baptist Sunday School Union were held in the Baptist Tabernacle on…

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Teachers Claim Aggregate Rise Of £3M. Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A yearly aggregate payment of £3 million is involved in a wage increase claim the New South Wales Teachers'…

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Subsidised Teacher Hard To Get

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 3

SINGLETON, Sunday.—Although negotiations have been proceeding some months, Putty Public School is still without a teacher…

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