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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1953

922 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 47

Roses At Teachers' College

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

Second-year student of Newcastle Teachers' College returned to their studies yesterday. They found that roses…

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School Roll Doubled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 4

The enrolment at Glendale school had doubled in 12 months, the Headmaster (Mr. J. G. McBean) told the…

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Teachers Meet Parents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 7

About 250 parents of new pupils at Newcastle Boys' High School attended a "get-together" social at the school…

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Shortages Big Problem For School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 7

Lack of essential equipment for pupils was the school's most urgent problem, the Headmaster (Mr. P. J…

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Mothers Fear Snakes In Schoolground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 5

New Lambton South P. and C. Association will' ask the Area Director of Education (Mr. Drake) to sanction the…

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£13,000 Spent On School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 5

Additions, repairs and furnishings at Stockton School last year had cost more than £13,000, the Headmaster (Mr…

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£128 On School Equipment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 5

Carrington P. and C. Association spent £128 on school equipment last year, the Treasurer reported to last night's…

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Schools Column

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 12

Senior and junior 6P Panels in the Newcastle district have proved so effective in preventing vandalism that the Manly and Warringah District Parks Committee has called a public meeting, for March 11, to form a similar organisation…

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Schoolgirls' 5 Miles Walk

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 5

Four first year students at Cook's Hill Intermediate School today challenged the opinion prevalent in…

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126 At Kotara School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 2

Enrolments at the Kotara School now totalled 126, the Headmaster (Mr. Hayes) reported to the P. and C…

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Around the Schools Emphasis Urged On Australian Music

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 6

Australian schoolchildren march to American music and nine out of 10 of them cannot name more than two Australian songs, says an article in "Education," journal of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation…

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Additional Bursary For School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 8

Newcastle Girls' High School Parents and Citizens' Association decided at its annual meeting last night to make…

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Spastic School Bus Repaired

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 6

The Spastic School bus, which broke down yesterday, will be back in service on Monday morning to pick…

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130 Old Girls Go Back To School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 4

About 130 Old Girls of Newcastle Girls' High School attended a "back to school" afternoon at the school on…

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Man For Trial Over Thefts From School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 3

Selby Charles Walkon (29), laborer, had broken into the Mayfield East Public School through a…

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Teacher Seeks Damages After Road Collision

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 3

Hugh Logan, school teacher, of Turton Rd., New Lambton, sought damages from Lindstrom Bros…

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Award to Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 5

A schoolteacher who claimed £500 damages for injuries in a collision was awarded £300 damages by a jury at…

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School's First Swimming Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 8

These boys from Belmont Junior High School sought the highest vantage point at the Ocean Baths to watch the…

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Schoolboys Following Tradition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 8

Four Newcastle schoolboy cricketers will follow the tradition set by Reg Beattie in 1926 when they represent…

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"Gadgets" Hinder Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 4

Schools to-day were filled with "gadgets" at the expense of sound teaching, the Headmaster of Toronto School (Mr…

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