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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1949

1,007 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 51

Premier's View On Teachers' Wages Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Teachers' Federation had a case to the State Industrial Commission for determination of its claims if…

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Lambton School Mothers' Club

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 6

The report submitted by the treasurer of the Lambton School Mothers' Club (Mrs. Thompson) at its annual…

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Free Licences For School Radio

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday. — All Australian schools will be granted broadcast listeners' licences free of charge from March 15…

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The Old School Ties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 5

HERE and there in the suburbs people are beginning to wonder what became of their old school ties…

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After School Swim Titles

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 1

OFF TO SYDNEY: With high hopes a carriage-load of happy boys from Newcastle Boys' High School said goo dbye to Newcastle this morning as they left for the Combined High Schools' swimming carnival in Sydney. The championships will be held to-morrow and on Wednesday…

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East Lambton School Wanted "Quickly"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 3

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) will he asked by East Lambton Progress Association to build a primary school at East…

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Progress On East Lambton School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 5

Good progress was being made towards the provision of a school at East Lambton, the School Establishment…

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A.B.C. Checks On School Sessions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 2

The Assistant Superintendent of Youth Education for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (Mr. E. White) is visiting Newcastle to…

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Reopen Library Talks With Schools Of Arts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 2

Newcastle Council decided to reopen negotiations with schools of arts in Newcastle with a view to taking them over for the…

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Teachers Say School Homework Not Excessive in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 4

Headmasters and headmistresses of Newcastle primary and secondary schools do not believe excessive homework is being done by children. They say that the only com-…

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School Talk by N.z. Visitor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 5

Senior pupils at Plattsburg School were given a talk yesterday by a visitor from New Zealand (Mr. C. B. Martin), holiday…

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Suburban and District School Ground Improvements For Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 5

The Department of Education was calling tenders for playground improvements to cost about £3000, the Secretary (Mr. K. J. Imrie)…

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Flute Band At Dudley School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 5

Between 30 and 40 flutes had been bought for the mixed flute band at the school, the Secretary reported to the annual meeting of…

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Teachers Will Not March On May Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 2

Newcastle Teachers' Federation last night decided its members would not march in the May Day procession…

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Teachers' Views Differ On Broadcast Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 3

Some teachers claimed broadcasts by school choirs lifted music teaching "out of a rut," and others condemned them as lessons in decent…

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Coal Board Refuses School Radio Gear

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

Members of Cessnock Parents and Citizens' Association said it was apparent the Coal Board and Minister for Education (Mr…

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School "Could Get Too Big"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 3

The danger of the Junction School growing to a size which would be detrimental to the pupils was stressed at the annual…

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Boolaroo to Get Infants' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 3

A new infants' school would be built at Boolaroo within 12 months; meanwhile, portable classrooms would be erected to relieve…

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Mayor Advocates New School For Hamilton South

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 3

Although parents should consider it an honor that the Junction School has been selected as a demonstration…

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Probe Teachers' Complaint On Pay For College

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1949 · page 3

Mr. F. H. Hawkins, M.L.A., told the annual meeting of Newcastle District Council of Parents and Citizens' Associations last night that…

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