School's In
The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 9
SCHOOLS RESUMED TODAY after the long summer vacation with a bigger number of five-year-olds enrolling than in 1953. (1) Mrs. N. Clarke of New Lambton kissing her seven-year-old daughter, Terrie, goodbye, as she leaves for school. (2) Two children with a special responsibility were John and Effi Andrew, who took brother George to Hamilton Central Infants' School for his first day. (3) Three new pupils, two doubtful and one all smiles, who started school today for the first time, at Islington Public School. They are Yvonne Warburton, Robert Atkins and Narelle Baxter. (4) David Searle fitting his sehoolbag into a specially prepared carrier on his tricycle to ride to New Lambton South School. (5) Mrs. F. Welshman, carrying her…
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The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 6
LONDON, Tues., (O.S.R.): Derbyshire teachers are annoyed at being ordered to stand in school buses while children sit. It was a council order…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 3
Yesterday was "Back to School" day. Above: Constable R. Mann, of the police school lecturing section, had a…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 3
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Twenty-five thousand extra children had applied for enrolment at State schools, the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said to-day…
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The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 11
It was a tragedy that in a young country like Australia education had to be "sold" to so many people, educationist Miss Aileen Treglown said today…
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The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 13
With less than a week remaining before the Royal visit to Newcastle schoolchildren are looking forward to their part in the big demonstration of loyalty with the greatest…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 7
Plattsburg Central School would have over 1000 pupils enrolled this year, the Headmaster (Mr. R. Thomas) told…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 7
The interest of schoolchildren in the Royal visit to Newcastle next Tuesday reached fever pitch yesterday with the arrival of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Welcome To Girls' High School Head
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 6
The new Headmistress of Newcastle Girls' High School, Miss D. Wallent, was welcomed by the President of the…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 7
MELBOURNE, Friday.—A Sydney schoolteacher has returned to Australia to establish an organisation like the…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 3
MORE THAN 40,000 children from about 430 public and denominational schools will gather at Newcastle Showground to-morrow to see the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 5
SINGLETON, Sunday.—The Aborigines' Inland Mission training school at Minimbah House, near Singleton,…
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The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 9
ONE of the biggest and most enthusiastic demonstrations of loyalty during the Royal visit to Newcastle tomorrow' will be given at Broadmeadow Showground by 40,000 school-children from 425 State and Denominational Schools in the…
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The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 6
The Queen, in her speech to the school-children at the Showground said: You have given my husband and me a great welcome…
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The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 12
The only topic of conversation among schoolchildren after the Royal visit yesterday and today was the Queen and how closely they were able to see her. In…
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The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 3
One of the aftermaths of the school children's outstanding demonstration of loyalty to the Queen and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →School Expels Young Pacifist
The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 5
LONDON, Wed., (O.S.R.): A pacifist school-boy was expelled because he would not stay in his school's cadet force, a conscientious objectors tribunal was told yesterday…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 6
About 700 central Junior Technical High School boys had the job of cleaning up the Showground yesterday after the schoolchildren's Royal visit rally on Tuesday. The rain-soaked remnants…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 11
South Wallsend Parents and Citizens Association will ask the Area Director of Education to have school zoning…
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 3
WOLLONGONG, Thursday.—Margaret Buttel, 15, the first child to present a welcome speech to the Queen on her Australian tour, cried with excitement after she had finished her speech…
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