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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1950

1,114 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 56

"Jug" Afternoon For Sunday School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 4

A "jug" afternoon arranged by the committee of Branxton Methodist parents and friends was to raise funds for the local…

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Schoolboys In Early Match At Sports Ground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 8

The principal event in this week's school sport will be the Rugby League fixture to be played as an early game to the England versus…

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School Empire Day At Mayfield West

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 7

At Mayfield West primary school, 300 pupils and many parents celebrated Empire Day at a special ceremony in the school grounds…

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Celebration Of Empire Day At Maitland Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 4

Several thousand Maitland school children celebrated Empire Day at separate functions this morning with plays, patriotic songs, recitations and addresses and a half holiday in the afternoon…

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Concern At Delay On New School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 12

concerned at the long delay in starting the proposed new secondary school at Cook's Hill, the school P. and C…

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Traffic Control Sought For School Crossing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 12

Police traffic control at the intersection of Hunter-st. and Union-st. will be sought by the Cook's Hill School P. and C…

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Mothers' Clubs Assist Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 5

Mothers' Clubs do fine work and are of great assistance to infants' schools, said the headmistress of Cook's Hill Infants'…

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Rain Upsets Empire Day In Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 14

Rain upset the Empire Day celebrations of several schools in the Newcastle district today. Programmes were modified in these cases. Cook's Hill Intermediate…

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Schools' Column Work Of Parents Praised By Education Chief

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 7

Mr. P. Price, Deputy Superintendent of Secondary Education in N.S.W., who visited Newcastle for the Boys' High School annual speech night, expressed great appreciation of…

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Around the Schools: Not All Education Found In Books

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 8

The importance of the lessons to be learned behind the bookwork of school life, leading to loyalty and friendship among nations, was written into an Empire Day message to schools…

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Criticism Of School Class Near Court

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 2

"Children of such tender years should not be allowed to be associated with courts," Mr. F. R. Wood S.M. said at Teralba Court today. He was criticising those re-…

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U.s. High School Student Adopts Two Owls

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 4

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Ellen Searby, California High School student, adopts two baby Great Horn owls she found while out riding. Although mother owl flies to her young and feeds them, Ellen also gives them milk and dog food…

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Transport Subsidy Sought For School Children

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 10

Transport subsidies will be sought by Boolaroo - Speers Point branch of the A.L.P. for school children from…

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Poker School Rouses Speaker's Ire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Mr. Cameron) to-night issued a warning against gambling in Parliament House…

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S.M. Concerned At School In Court Building

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 2

Teralba School of Arts was no place for a kindergarten, when Court was being held in the same building. Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M.,…

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Schoolchildren Have Long Wait For Bus

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 5

At least 20 children had to wait almost two hours before class-time at Warner's Bay School because of the present lakeside bus…

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Money Available But "None For Schools"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 4

DUBBO, Thursday.—There was plenty of money to build hotels and theatres, and for the "great armaments race," but none to build…

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Appeal To Schools For U.N. Children

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) has appealed to all schools to take a keen interest in the United Nations Appeal for Chil-dren the Lord Mayor (Aid. Quinlan) was advised…

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Schoolboy's Prank Stopped Trains

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 2

LONDON. — A schoolboy "dare" caused cancellation of, rush-hour trains and a delay of over 15 minutes on the…

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Tests for Aero Cub Pupils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 2

An examiner of the Department of Civili Aviation will begin testing 17 pupils of Newcastle Aero Club for flying licences on June 9…

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