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The marble tablet commemorates the opening of the Newcastle Boys High School at Waratah in 1934.
Arrangements for the official opening of the Newcastle Boys High School building at Waratah by the Minister for Education ( Mr. D. H. Drummond) were completed at a meeting of the Parents and Citizens` Association of the school last night. The Mayor of Hamilton (Ald. E. Richardson) presided.
The ceremony will take place at the school beginning at 2.45 p.m. on Saturday next, August 18. Having completed the official opening, the Minister will be invited to unveil a tablet of Italian marble, which has been placed in the vestibule of the school by the Parents and Citizens Association to commemorate the occasion.
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners` Advocate (NSW),
15 August 1934.
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Arrangements for the official opening of the Newcastle Boys High School building at Waratah by the Minister for Education ( Mr. D. H. Drummond) were completed at a meeting of the Parents and Citizens` Association of the school last night. The Mayor of Hamilton (Ald. E. Richardson) presided.
The ceremony will take place at the school beginning at 2.45 p.m. on Saturday next, August 18. Having completed the official opening, the Minister will be invited to unveil a tablet of Italian marble, which has been placed in the vestibule of the school by the Parents and Citizens Association to commemorate the occasion.
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners` Advocate (NSW),
15 August 1934.
Location
| Address: | Turton Road, Callaghan College, Waratah Technology Campus, Waratah, 2298 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.905089 Long: 151.728392 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Education |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 18th August, 1934 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MATHIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE
P. & C. ASSOCIATION,
TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE
NEWCASTLE BOYS HIGH SCHOOL,
BY THE HON.D.H. DRUMMOND, M.L.A.
MINISTER FOR EDUCATION.
ON THE 18TH. AUG. 1934.
E.RICHARDSON, L.M. RANDLE, W.B.HOSKIN,
President. Hon.Treas. Hon.Sec.
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