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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1953

922 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 47

School Run As Borough Council

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 June 1953 · page 9

LONDON.—16 pupils of Queensmead Preparatory School, New Maiden, presented to London's Lord…

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Queen's Portrait for Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 8

Two portraits of Queen Elizabeth will be presented to Islington and Tighe's Hill schools by the…

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Furniture Sought For School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 7

Sunnywood Parents and Citizens' Association will ask the Department of Education to supply furnishings and lights…

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Tomago Youth For Farmers' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 4

K. W. Chesworth, of Tomago, junior farmer, has been selected to attend the school the Bank of New South Wales…

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Schools Column

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 11

All papers for this year's intermediate Certificate examination will be supplied from Sydney, but will be marked by individual schools with the exception of candidates sitting for bursaries. THE date for the…

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Seeks Coronation Film For Schools

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 6

Aid. G. McGuirk wants Newcastle Council to buy a full length color film of the Coronation, so that it can be shown in local schools. He told the Health…

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School Library "Improved"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 7

Great improvements had been made to the school library, the headmaster of New Lambton School (Mr…

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P. And C. Pays All Costs Of School Flagpole

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 7

It seemed hard that the department would not pay for the erection of a flag pole after a splendid steel…

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T.B. Concern To Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 2

Newcastle Teachers' Federation decided last night to ask the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) to consider…

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Classes Too Big: Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 2

Newcastle Teachers' Federation believes pupils cannot be taught efficiently in classes of more than 30…

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Around the Schools Understanding Replaces Use Of Cane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 8

Teachers had substituted understanding for the cane, the Principal of the Newcastle Teachers' College (Mr. G. H. Duncan) said yesterday. He was commenting on…

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No High School Memento

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 2

Newcastle Boys' High School Parents and Citizens' Association will tell the Education Department it is…

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Room Available For School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 4

Birmingham Gardens Infants' School accommodation problem had been relieved temporarily by a loan from…

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'Super.' Sought For T.B. Teachers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 5

The Education Department will be asked by Newcastle Teachers' Federation to set up "machinery" so…

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Federation To Press For More Teachers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 8

The Newcastle Teachers' Federation last night decided to request the State and Federal Governments to adopt a more statesmanlike attitude towards education. It believes that…

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Camp Schools For Children

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 6

BERLIN (Reuter): Children of East Germans fleeing to Berlin will in future miss school for only a day or two after arrival. Until now they lost at…

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Casual Teachers "Costly" Deputation Is Told

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 10

Casual teachers at £5 to £6 a day were costly and their employment had to be well justified, the Area Director of Education (Mr. D. Drake) has told Newcastle Teachers' Federation. A report concerning a…

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Conditions At Country School "Frightful"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 2

MOREE: Boggabilla. children have to cart water to school because the Education Department will not repair the windmill, the secretary of the Boggabilla branch of the A.L.P. (Mr. C. J. Mitchell) said today, describing general conditions at the school…

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School League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 14

South Newcastle and Waratah clubs will begin a Saturday morning inter-club schoolboys' Rugby League…

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School Hall Packed By Audience

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 4

The audience at last night's Talent Concert packed Newcastle Girls' High School Assembly Hall, sat on stools in…

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