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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1950

1,114 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 56

Three Grades In School Rugby League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 10

Rugby League will be played in three grades in Newcastle primary schools this season. The divisions will be A grade (under 6 stone),…

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Council Wants Wickham School Of Arts

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 4

The Newcastle Council will enter immediately into negotiations with the trustees of Wickham School of Arts for…

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R.U. Coaching Of Schoolboys

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 12

International and State halfback, Cyril Burke, is getting excellent results in the coaching of schoolboys in the Rugby…

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Schools' Column

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 5

Mr. J. Dabron, State Supervisor of Art, who visited Newcastle Schools last week, said that the standard of work in Newcastle was slightly higher than in Sydney schools…

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Around the Schools: Plans Made For Broadcasts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 7

Circulars are going to district schools from the Schools Broadcast Committee to ascertain how many will take part in weekly broadcasts of choirs, plays and other programmes this…

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Schoolboy Took Five For 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 10

In the first day's play in the fourth series of the third year schools' cricket competition yesterday, O. Hamilton (Central) took…

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Three Records At Teachers' College Sports

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 19

In the opening event, the half-mile walk, at Newcastle Teachers' College second annual athletic carnival at No. 1 Sports…

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Schools' Winter Sports

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 18

Arrangements are being made for the commencement of the Primary Schools' winter sports competitions. Rugby League will be played in…

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Protest To Minister On Overcrowding At Wickham School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 8

Wickham Parents and Citizens' Association annual meeting last night decided on a protest to the Minister for Education about overcrowding and bad lighting for Home Science pupils at the school…

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Visit by Muswellbrook Pupils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 4

A party of Muswellbrook school-children are in Newcastle to compete in sporting events against Cook's Hill Intermediate High…

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High School Sport At Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 6

Sportsmasters of the Northern district high schools on Wednesday will discuss the winter sport programme. Schools concerned are…

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School Carnival At Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

Cessnock East End Parents and Citizens' Association will hold a carnival and doll show in the school grounds to-night. Proceeds…

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Cessnock Social To Welcome New Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 6

Cessnock District Teachers' Federation held a social in the High School Assembly Hall to welcome teachers appointed to the primary…

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16 Records Go At Teachers' College Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 12

Sixteen records were broken and two records equalled at Newcastle Teachers' College second annual athletic carnival, at Newcastle…

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Teachers' College Trophy Winners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 3

Newcastle Teachers' College held its athletic carnival yesterday. Top: Trophy winners were (left to right): Jack McDonald, Brian…

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East Cessnock School Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 9

A carnival will be held in East Cessnock school grounds tonight to raise funds for the school library and to buy school…

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Teachers Seek Govt. Action On Education

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 9

An alarming crisis in education confronted the people of New South Wales today, Miss Florence Hornibrook said in an…

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Muswellbrook Wins School Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 14

Muswellbrook High School defeated Cook's Hill Intermediate High School 8-5, in an interschool sports meeting at Newcastle baths,…

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East Cessnock School Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

East Cessnock School Parents and Citizens' Association cleared more than £100 from, the carnival held in the school…

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Parents Told of School Activities

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 4

Many parents attended a function arranged by the head-master of Cook's Hill Intermediate High School (Mr. K…

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