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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1950

1,114 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 56

Plane Company To Ship Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

BRISTOL, Feb. 2. A.A.P.—An aeroplane company's works at Weston Super-Mare next week will dispatch 25 prefabricated aluminium…

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Breakfast—Solution Of School Lunch Problem

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 2

School bells are ringing again and several mothers have consulted me about that ever-recurring problem—what to pack in the school lunchbox. TILL every school has an efficient…

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Boy "Shot Pants Off" Schoolmates

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 1

LONDON: A 14-year-old Cricklewood boy accused of firing air-gun pellets at two schoolboys on Stanmore…

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International Airliner From London Resembled School Bus

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY: The B.O.A.C. Constellation Banbury, which arrived from London today, was more like a school bus than an international airliner—it carried eight schoolboys on their way back to school from holidays abroad. They all travelled alone…

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Pupils "Look Like Niggers:" Soot Problem

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 6

Only one tennis court was available at the Newcastle Secondary Junior Technical School, yet 135 boys wished to play that…

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Back to School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 5

By Noel Blanchard, 11, of Thompson-road, Speers Point. Ten points…

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School Entrance On Highway Seen As Danger

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 4

Mayfield West Civic Association will ask the Department of Education to alter the plan of its proposed school on abattoir land to…

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Schools Encourage Migrant Youths With Special Prizes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 6

Visitors who attended Speech Night at Maitland Boys' High School last December found an additional prize on the list for presentation. It was awarded to the school's "most promising New Australian" and…

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Phone Sought At Jesmond School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 4

Jesmond Parents and Citizens' Association decided last night to ask the District Telephones Officer for a telephone in Jesmond School…

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Tar-sealing Sought For Kotara School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 6

The Kotara Parents and Citizens' Association decided to ask the Department of Education to tar-seal the gravel in front of the main…

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Around the Schools Ending Vacation With Teaching

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 5

Student-teachers who will resume studies at Newcastle Teachers' College on February 27 are, in some cases, spending the last two weeks' vacation practice-teaching far from their seat of learning…

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Hamilton School Fire Escape Sought

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 14

Hamilton School P. and [?] Association will continue to agitate for a fire escape for the boys' department…

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New School "Solution" For Adamstown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The solution of accommodation difficulties at Adamstown School was the erection of a new school, the Minister…

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School Cricket, Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 10

At least 15 teams will play in a primary schools' under 13 cricket competition, a meeting of sports-masters and sportsmistresses was…

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Schools' Sport Arrangements

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 12

Newcastle District P.S.A.A.A. at a conference with sportsmasters of secondary (third year) schools and sportsmasters and sportsmistresses…

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Kurri School Building Delay Is Criticised

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 4

The delay in building a new school at Kurri was criticized by the Parents and Citizens' Association at its meeting last night. It was pointed out that ac-…

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School For Gosford

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 3

GOSFORD: After 15 years of agitation during which the Parents and Citizens' Association disbanded in disgust, a…

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Tender For Belmont School Approved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 4

Arrangements for a foundation-stone ceremony for the new Belmont secondary school had been delayed because of a hitch over the…

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Cross Roads School Opening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 2

The new school at the Cross Roads will be officially opened by Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., at 2 p.m. on Thursday. A committee of…

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Move For Portable Lookout School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 3

Cardiff Heights-Lookout Progress Association will ask the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) to supply portable school rooms on…

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