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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1952

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Medical School Foot Clinic Popular In US

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 12

ST. LOUIS, Tues. (OS.R.).—Chiropodists serving as volunteers on the staff of a foot clinic supervised by the Orthopaedic Department of the St. Louis University Medical School give these tips for possessing happy feet which will help to ward off other ills:…

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Schools Column

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 7

Headmasters and headmistresses are preparing addresses on the life of the late King George VI and also Queen Elizabeth II for special school ceremonies at noon on Friday. CHILDREN will assemble in…

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Back To School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 1

They are, from left: Miss N. Clarke, Miss S. Haig, Mrs. O. Kiem, Mrs. N. Shields, Mrs. H. Hutchinson, Miss T…

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Around the Schools More Milk Drunk As Bottle Size Reduced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 5

Milk consumption in most primary schools in the district has more than doubled with the introduction of bottles holding one-third of a pint. Milk was previously…

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New Syllabus For Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 6

An outline of the Education Department's new syllabus for schools was given by the headmaster (Mr. C…

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Picture Night at School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 5

Mayfield East Parents and Citizens' Association decided to hold a picture night in the school assembly hall on…

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School's First Night Swimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 3

Newcastle Junior Boy's High School held its annual swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths last night—an innovation for the school. Mrs. W. Ruddy, of Carrington, Dick Sayner, John Ruddy and John Bennett watch a race…

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Extra Teacher For Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 5

An extra teacher (Miss D. McLean) had been appointed to Wallsend East infants' school, the Headmistress (Miss…

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Schoolchildren's Tribute to Late King

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 5

This picture of a section of children at Cook's Hill Intermediate High School is typical of the thousands of children in Newcastle and district schools who, with bowed heads and solemn faces, observed the two minutes' silence for the late King George VI at noon today. During the two minutes' silence the children made silent prayers. As a further mark of respect all school sporting programmes scheduled for today have been postponed…

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All Schools Pay Last Tributes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 3

With bowed heads and solemn faces thousands of children in Newcastle schools added their silent prayers for the late King as a last tribute at noon today…

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Schooldays

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 5

By Joy Henderson, 13, of Curry-street, Merewether. Ten points…

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Art School Enrolment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 4

Miss Kathleen Stoddart, of New Lambton, starts off her year at Newcastle Technical College Art School and meets the head teacher (Mr. Paul Beadle) yesterday, There was a large enrolment in the art school yesterday, mostly of younger students,…

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Parents Boycott School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — Parents kept 175 children away from Miranda Public School to-day…

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£60 Gift To Help High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 6

Newcastle Boys' High School Parents and Citizens' Association last night received a cheque for £60 from the…

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School Condition "Shameful"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 4

Horseshoe Bend School was in a shameful state, Ald. M. J. Clyde said at Maitland Council last…

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Schools Column

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 11

The poor quality of the binding of text books required by the new syllabus for primary schools is rousing a storm of protest from parents and many teachers are far from satisfied. Prices, too are considered extortionate…

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Around The Schools Teachers' College Opens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 5

The expected enrolment for Newcastle Teachers' College, which will open on Monday, is 350. Students reporting back on Monday will be mainly…

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School Cricket

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 10

Cricket trials will be held on Tuesday, at 3.30 p.m., to select a Newcastle P.S.A.A.A. team to meet a Sydney side…

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Teachers' Salary Protest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 2

Newcastle branch of the New South Wales Teachers' Federation will hold a protest meeting on salaries within a…

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Sun Women's News King's School Chapel Wedding

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 February 1952 · page 6

The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Clark, of Bar Beach, next Saturday will take place in The King's School Chapel, Parramatta, at 5.30 P.m…

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