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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1953

922 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 47

Success "Due To School"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 4

Each man owed his success in life to his school, Mr. H. Bolton said at the first general meeting of Technical High…

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School Election For Captain Filmed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 3

A Cinesound cameraman, Mr. B. Whiteman, films a re-enactment of Junction School's election for caption of the…

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Coronation Treeplanting In Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 6

Two trees have been offered to every school in the district for planting during Coronation Week, by Mr. R…

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Young Thieves May Have Caused Fire At School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 3

Detectives investigating a fire at Maitland Girls' High School last Friday night are checking the possibility that the blaze may have been started by juvenile thieves. Det.-Sgt. V. R…

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Jet School Planned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Air Force plans to establish a special jet aircraft training school for tradesmen who will…

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Schools Column

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 11

Schools will close tomorrow for the May vacation, resuming on Tuesday, May 12. The spring vacation will be from Friday, Aug. 21, to Monday, Sept. 7, inclusive. HAMILTON SOUTH Pri-…

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University Talks Teachers "Refused Leave"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 2

Mr. W. H. C. Eddy said today it had been claimed that teachers' delegates had been…

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Strike Caused By Cold School

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 5

LONDON.—On the first day back after the holidays 20 senior pupils recently walked out of the…

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Attendance At School Cut By Bus Strike

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 8

In the first days of the bus strike the attendance at the Cook's Hill Intermediate High was only 50…

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Teachers' Ballot Results

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 2

The President of Newcastle branch of the Teachers' Federation (Mr. H. V. Jackson) last night announced the…

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Around the Schools Break-up To-day Lacks Usual Significance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 6

To-day, the last day before the autumn school vacation, will not have its usual significance to many secondary pupils. The bus strike has cut…

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Official Says No Teachers Refused Leave

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 10

The Area Director of Education (Mr. Drake) today denied that Newcastle schoolteachers had been…

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Teachers Oust Left Wing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Ant[?] Communists have won control of the new central council of the Teachers' Federation…

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Schoolboys In YMCA Contest

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 12

A team of high school boys from Newcastle left today for Canberra to take part in the annual Y.M…

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W.E.A. School At Newport

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1953 · page 7

Thirty-five W.E.A. members from Newcastle district will attend a W.E.A. residential school at Newport this…

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Schoolboys See Union Game

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 3

Watching the Rugby Union match between Newcastle and Queensland at the Sports Ground yesterday were these Cauberra schoolboys, who played against Newcastle schoolboys in the "Curtain-raiser" match…

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School Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 3

Checking the draw for the annual schoolgirls tennis tournament which commenced at Newcastle Hill courts today: (L. to r.) Helen Layman, Sue Gamble. Janet Rippon, Pam Gore, Anne Luck, Ann Golightly, Thelma Foley, Joy Morgan, Josephine Little, Miss Ruth Kennedy (organiser) and Diana Hammarberg…

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A Few Easy Dishes For The School Holidays

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 10

School holidays are here again and there's lots to do in the way of renovations to children's winter outfits. It's a good time for easy dishes—preferably hot ones. Here are a few recipes. SCALLOPED MEAT…

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Schoolboy Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 9

Newcastle Rugby Union schoolboy team will play a return match against the touring Canberra team at…

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Teachers College Paper Staff

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 3

Newcastle Teachers' College newspaper "Altjiringa" nears edition time in the newspaper's "big room." "Altjiringa's"…

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