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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1954

1,050 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 53

Cook's Hill School's Swimming

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 12

Cook's Hill Intermediate High School held its annual swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths today…

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Schoolboys Pay Their Respects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 10

Pupils of Cook's Hill intermediate High School standing for one minute's silence at the Ocean Baths yesterday in…

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Early To School "Dangerous"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 4

The Headmaster of Adamstown School (Mr. A. McMartin) appealed to parents at the P. and C. meeting last night…

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Objection To Schoolboys Cleaning Up Showground

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 11

Members of the Newcastle Secondary Junior Technical School P. and C. Association consider that the request for boys from the school to clean the Showground after the Royal visit was a slur on the school…

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Condition Of School "Scandal"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 7

"It is scandalous that a school the size of the Newcastle Secondary Junior Tech. should be in such a…

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11 Carrington Pupils Enter High Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 4

The Headmaster of Carrington Public School (Mr. K. W. Partridge) told the annual meeting of the Parents…

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Lights Approved For School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 9

Tenders for the installation of six electric lights and two power points have been approved for North Belmont…

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Ex-students Go Back To School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 7

Several mothers visiting Newcastle Girls' High School for visitors' afternoon yesterday were former students of the…

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Mothers Saw The School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 4

Mothers of first year students visited Newcastle Girls' High School yesterday afternoon. Viewing the chemistry…

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Parents May Ban School When Rains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 4

Parents may stop their children attending New Lambtor South School in wet weather. The school Parents and…

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Boys' High School Champions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 16

Newcastle Boys' High School held its swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths yesterday. School champions were, from…

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Schools Column

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 14

Since free milk at Mayfield West School has been stored in ice chests until the playtime recess, the chidren's appetite for milk has increased considerably, it was stated this week. The Headmaster (Mr. S…

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New Teacher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 8

Members of Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association will meet the new Headmaster (Mr. R. H. Dixon) at a…

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Club Meets New Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 4

Members of the Blackalls Public School Mothers' Club were introduced to the new Headmaster (Mr. McNeil) and…

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New Teacher Welcomed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 11

The new Headmistress of Birmingham Gardens infants' school (Miss Langley) was introduced to members and…

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Children To Stay In Schoolground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 5

The school staff was trying to prevent children leaving the schoolground "to walk the streets" during lunch periods,…

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Damages Claim by Schoolboy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 7

A schoolboy alleged at Newcastle Civil Causes Court yesterday that his left knee had been permanently injured as the result of a collision with a car…

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Around the Schools 2700 Students To See "Corroboree"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 6

John Antill's ballet "Corroboree" will be seen by 2700 secondary school students at matinees in the City Hall on March 30, 31 and April 1. The ballet will be the…

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"The Newcastle Sun" Letter Box School Clothes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 14

I have heard mothers complain that where children are changing schools and it is necessary to buy…

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"Back-To-School" Tea

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 20

EX-STUDENTS of Newcastle Home Science High School will hold a "Back to School Tea and…

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