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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1950

1,114 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 56

Schoolboy Has Hat Trick And Top Scores

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 2

Playing for Mayfield East against Carrington in the primary school cricket at Dangar Park yesterday J. Rodgers took eight wickets for…

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N.s.w. Orders 100 Schools From U.k

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—The New South Wales Education Department has ordered 100 prefabricated aluminium schools at a cost of £350,000 from the Bristol Aeroplane Co. in England…

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Department Buys Private School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Hillcrest, a private day and boarding school at Greenwich which closed down just before Christmas has been…

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Bishop Opens Belmont Catholic School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 3

The new Roman Catholic school at Belmont was blessed and officially opened yesterday by Most Rev. Eris M. O'Brien, Auxiliary to…

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Mission School Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 3

A Sunday School anniversary was held at the Mission Hall, Platt's Estate, yesterday. For more than six years the Newcastle City…

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New Catholic School At Belmont Opened

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 9

The Most Rev. Eris M. O'Brien. Auxiliary Bishop to Cardinal Gilroy, officially blessed and opened the new Catholic…

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British School Invites Pen Friends

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 3

A Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, headmistress wants to begin a correspondence between her school and a Newcastle school…

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Teachers' College Begins New Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 3

Newcastle Teachers' College began a new year yesterday. Top: Returning from holidays were students from Williamson,…

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Representative Schools' Cricket Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 8

The main attraction in the cricket section of school sport this week will be the representative match between Newcastle and Sydney for…

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Typewriters And Pupils But No Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 4

The Department of Education will be asked to appoint a qualified commercial teacher to Cook's Hill School…

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Williamtown School To Train Paratroops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 2

Williamtown School of Land-Air Warfare will begin the training of paratroops this year. The school will also begin a…

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Many Nominations For Night School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 5

Study at the evening classes at Belmont Public School will be free. Subjects will include basket making, leather work, pottery work,…

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Cardiff School to Be Fenced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 4

Suitable fences would be erected around Cardiff West School, the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) advised Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A…

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Wallsend To Ask For Schoolwork To Be Expedited

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 4

Wallsend Parents and Citizens' Association will ask the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) at Wallsend next Monday to expedite…

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Teacher Sought for Typewriting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 2

A request will be made by Cook's Hill School P. and C. Association to the Education Department for a teacher to…

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Schools' Column

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 9

Newcastle Teachers' College enrolled first-year students yesterday. Eighty-five arrived at the College yesterday and another 55 are expected within the next week…

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Dept. Ignores School's Requests

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 6

"Although the Education Department says it has money to spend, hundreds of schools in N.S.W. are crying out for…

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Grammar School Auxiliary Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 8

At the annual meeting of the Newcastle Girls' Grammar School Auxiliary, at which Miss Zoe Martin presided, the report…

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Around the Schools College Opening On March 15

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 3

Special church services have been arranged for the official opening of Newcastle Teachers' College at 2 p.m. on March 15. The Minister for Education…

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School Body's Praise For Secretary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 4

Shortland school had benefited greatly by the efforts of the retiring Secretary, the Headmaster (Mr. A. Sibraa) said at the annual…

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