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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1950

1,114 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 56

Guidance Not Only For Backward Pupils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 4

Educational Guidance is New South Wales had come into being top help the brilliant as well as the backward pupil, Mr. P. New[?]ng,…

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Lambton Site for School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 5

An alternatives site in Young-road, Lambton, for an infants' school had been approved by the Minister for Education (Mr…

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Flimsy School Text Books "Racket"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 2

Something of a racket existed in the flimsy manufacture of school text books, the [?]eadmaster of Newcastle Boys' High School…

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Agricultural High School Is Wanted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 2

The establishment of an agricultural high school in the Hunter area, suggested at the annual meeting of the Hunter…

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Agricultural High School Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 2

The Hunter Group of Show Associations decided yesterday to seek the support of member associations in a move for an agricultural high…

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Wickham School Of Arts Repairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 7

The Central Methodist Mission, which has charge of the former Wickham School of Arts as a Men's Hostel, advised the…

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Waratah In School Rugby Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 10

Waratah has entered teams in the under 6st 7lb and under 7st 7lb Saturday morning schoolboy Rugby Union competitions…

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Special Appeal By Boys' High School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 2

Newcastle Boys' High School P. and C. Association will launch a special appeal for funds on July 15…

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R.u. Tuition for Schoolboys

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 15

Newcastle Rugby Union has intensified its activities among the juniors this year and the foundation laid over the years…

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Seek School Canteen at Junction

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 3

Junction P. and C. is to press for a school canteen. Mr. McCook said that when completed the canteen would…

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Schools Prepare Programmes Of Winter Sports

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 7

Schools throughout the Newcastle District are preparing their winter sports programmes. Primary schools will concentrate principally on football and basketball. High schools have more…

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At After-School Hockey Practice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 10

Girls from Newcastle Home Science High School and Cook's Hill school at hockey practice yesterday afternoon at the Sports…

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School Soccer To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 10

The primary schools' Soccer competition will begin to-morrow. To eliminate excessive travelling, the competition has been divided…

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Around the Schools: Doctor's Advice Often Ignored

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 4

Only 40 per cent of pupils advised by the school doctor to seek medical attention had followed up the advice, the headmaster of a Newcastle school said yesterday…

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Mr. J. G. Arthur To Open New Lambton Public School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 7

The Minister for Immigration and Tourist Activities (Mr. J. G. Arthur) will officially open the New Lambton South…

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Boolaroo School's Golden Jubilee

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 11

Boolaroo Public School's Golden Jubilee Celebrations, scheduled for the week commencing Oct. 8, are being arranged to provide entertainment for every section of the community. Committees include…

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Boolaroo School's Jubilee Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 6

A special meeting of Boolaroo Parents and Citizens' Association formed working committees for functions in Jubilee Week, in…

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£5/7/6 From School Luncheon Party

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 6

A luncheon party arranged by the Junction Infants' School Mothers' Club realised £5/7/6. Guests were entertained by…

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Boy Bitten in Rat Chase at School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 1

A RAT chase at Boolaroo school playground yesterday resulted in Maxwell Thornton, 12, being bitten on…

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Infants' School for Cardiff South

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 7

An infants' school will be established at Cardiff South as soon as possible, the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) has advised Mr…

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