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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Schools

Schools, 1954

1,050 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 53

Three Schoolgirl Champions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 7

Wickham Home Service High School held its annual swimming carnival at the Ocean baths yesterday. The carnival…

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'Test Only One Part' Of School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 10

Intelligence tests were not the only factor that sent a child to high school, the Principal of the Teachers' College (Mr…

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Boy Felt School Must Go

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 3

DARWIN, Thursday.—An eight-year-old boy attending the opening of the first school at Hall's Creek, a tiny…

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Hamilton South Schoolroom

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Minister for Education (Mr. R. J. Heffron) today advised him that a contract has been…

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Protest Against School Delay

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 5

Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night registered protest against the action of the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) in "continuing to refuse to recognise the need…

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Laboratory For School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 3

Newcastle Church of England Grammar School girls inspect their new science room, which will be opened next week. The Science Mistress (Dr. I. Gero) is with Toni Pritchard, of New Lambton Heights, and Diana…

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Back To School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 3

Some of the ex-students of Newcastle Home Science High School attended their "back-to-school" night…

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New N.T. Native Schools Planned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 3

DARWIN, Sunday.—Two new native schools will be opened in the Northern Territory and a new curriculum…

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Schools' Sports Body Formed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 5

Newcastle Educational Area Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association held its inaugural meeting in the City Hall. The association will…

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£645 Spent On School

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

Merewether P. and C. Association spent £645 last year, the Treasurer (Mr. K. Imrie) told the annual…

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£318 Raised For School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 5

The Treasurer's report to the annual meeting of Mayfield West Infants' School Mothers' Club showed that…

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My School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 5

Now I am in the big school I have quite a lot to do. I am learning the "five-times" tables…

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Teachers Ask For Booragul High School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 7

Lake Macquarie branch of the Teachers' Federation will press for the immediate erection of a high school at…

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Mayfield East School Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 7

A record number of pupils had gone from Mayfield East Public School to secondary schools last year, the…

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Better School Playground Plea Pressed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 9

Junction P. and C. Association decided at its annual meeting last night to continue its appeal for playground…

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High Schools' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 16

Girls' high schools held their swimming carnival at Newcastle Ocean baths yesterday. From left: Laurice Martine…

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Art For Teachers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 4

Newcastle Teachers' College students were engaged in art lessons yesterday—a pleasant study for a hot day. Miss Joy Halstead, of Wyong, sketches the college…

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Dope, Mob Rule In N.Y. Schools "Herald" Service

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

NEW YORK, March 9—A teenage boy who almost died of heroin poisoning has given shocked New Yorkers an ugly glimpse of violence and terror in their city's schools…

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Schools Column

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 16

It is anticipated the formation of 19 affiliated P.S.A.A.A. branches north to Kempsey, south-west to Scone and south to Wyee into the Newcastle Education Area P.S.A.A.A. will give a greater impetus to school sport and particularly in the country…

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Stampede At Schools' Royal Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Thousands of people "stampeded" into the Exhibition Ground this morning for the schools' display for the Queen…

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