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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1951

890 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 45

Boys Back At School Games

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 12

Back from school holidays, boys from Cook's Hill School yesterday tried themselves at cricket at National Park. Brian McDonald goes right back on his wicket to play a ball…

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Had to Leave School

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 13

ALL IN VAIN. — Despite the display of great affection, Eddie Hinds just had to part company with his pal, Judy, who did her best to persuade Eddie to let her stay at school with him. But even the best of pals must sometimes part…

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Every School Child Will Be Accommodated

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY.—The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said today that within the next few days there would be school…

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Level School Grounds at New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 4

New Lambton P. and C. Association will make further representations to the Education Department for the completion of…

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Facilities For Cook's Hill School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said yesterday that he had directed that everything possible be done to make Cook's Hill School…

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School At Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

These children returned to school work this week like thousands of other boys and girls in Newcastle—but their…

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7000 Miles Back To School

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Back-to-school week has involved a 7000-mile trip by air for Anthony Pearce. 9½. who passed…

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Lack Of Pupils At Birmingham Gardens

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 8

It had taken the Birmingham Gardens Progress Association 12 years to get a school in the area for children from 5 to 9 years…

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Infants' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) has advised Cardiff Heights-Lookout Progress Association that he will officially open the…

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Typing, Shorthand For School Pupils

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 4

Twenty pupils selected from second year students at the Cook's Hill Intermediate High School began shorthand and typing lessons at the Hunter-st. West Technical College this…

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Suburban and District School Urges Police Aid For Traffic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 5

The Central Junior Technical Secondary School Parents and Citizens' Association should press its request to have a traffic policeman…

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Schoolteacher Wins £700 In Quiz

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—A Sydney schoolteacher tonight won more than £700 in the Jack Davey "jackpot" quiz show…

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Information Sought On Kahibah School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 4

Kahibah Progress Association decided last night to ask the Ministers for Mines (Mr. Arthur) and Education (Mr. Heffron) for further…

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Seek Fire Escape For Hamilton School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

Hamilton Central P. and C. Association last night received as unsatisfactory a letter from the Minister for Education…

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Schools Column

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 4

Electricity blackouts are interrupting school broadcasts. As these broadcast play an increasingly important part in the educational curriculum, and public address systems are also affected, gadgets are being made with the aid of batteries to…

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Schoolgirl Hurt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

Esther Shadlow, 12, of Dalwood-road, Branxton, suffered a probable fracture of her left forearm when she fell at school yesterday. She…

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Around the Schools Cloth Flags Found For Jubilee Drill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 5

The Schools Committee of the Newcastle Jubilee celebrations, which feared that it would have to abandon the flag drill for primary boys because of a shortage of cloth flags, has received word that enough flags will be available…

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School Of Air Traffic Control

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

A group of airmen students at a R.A.F. Station in Shropshire, England, receive instruction on the layout of various types of…

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University Teacher Stole Cosmetics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Jacquiline Faquis 28, a graduate of a Paris university and a university teacher, was fined £5 in Central…

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Free Bus Service Boosts Sunday School Attendance

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

Mayfield Baptist Church is adopting a unique method of boosting Sunday school attendances. The church has introduced a free bus service, which will leave Georgetown at 9.20 a.m. each Sunday, pick up Sunday…

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