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March 28, 1906

At a meeting of Newark Urban District Council's bathing place committee it was resolved that Mr Allen of Millgate be engaged to tar the wooden shedding at the baths at a cost not exceeding 30s.

It was ordered that estimates be obtained for improvements to a portion of the shedding, so that more privacy could be obtained by lady bathers, the canvas curtains used in the past not being sufficient for the purpose.

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A special meeting of the Newark Education Authority considered the draft scheme of the representative bodies for the management of Stone’s and Lilley’s charities, which it is proposed to devote to the building of a secondary school for girls.

The school would be a secondary school including technical instruction in needlework, cookery and general housewifery.

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A very even and keenly contested competition between Collingham Gymnasium and Newark Physical Culture Club took place in Collingham Public Hall and resulted in a victory for the home team by the narrow margin of two points.

It is only fair to state that Newark were severely handicapped by the absence of two of their best performers who had just left the town.

The Newarkers were well satisfied with the result under the circumstances and gave their opponents credit for their smartness, especially with the dumbells, but in the jump they proved their superiority over Collingham, and had it not been for M. Clark — the leader of the latter team — who cleared 4ft 7ins, they would have won the contest.
 

March 21, 1906

A serious accident occurred in Northgate, Newark, about noon on Friday.

Thomas Johnson, aged 48 years, living in Millgate, was driving a horse and heavy cart in the direction of the Great Northern Railway crossing, when the animal commenced to kick and then ran away.

Johnson made every endeavour to regain control, and in doing so pulled the horse round on to the footpath. He was knocked against the wall of Messrs Gilstrap, Earp, and Co’s premises and fell down.

One of the wheels of his cart passed over his right thigh and fractured it, and three fingers of his right hand were badly crushed. Dr Appleby was passing at the time and rendered medical aid.

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A meeting of the governors of the Magnus Charity was held at Newark Town Hall.

The building committee having been appointed to consider the means of providing funds for carrying out the proposed new school buildings beg to report as follows:
That after due consideration the committee are of opinion that new school buildings for 150 boys and a master’s house, including boarding accommodation for 30 boys, could be provided at a cost of £10,000.

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In his annual report to the Rural District Council of Newark Dr Broadbent says there were 20 more deaths of people over 65 this year, and this is the principal cause of an increase in the death rate.

Until agriculture becomes a more flourishing industry, and all the houses are required for young active workers, there will always be a tendency for the worn-out workers to come to the country to die, and thus makes the death rate fictitiously high.
 

March 14, 1906

The scheme for the creation of a Secondary School For Girls in Newark has been formulated, and deserves the careful consideration of the town.

It proposes to create a body of trustees who shall proceed to the erection of a school at an estimated cost of £4,000, or thereabouts, to be provided out of the funds of the charities of Lilley and Stone.

The school is to be designed to accommodate 200 pupils, including pupil teachers, power being reserved to the trustees of the two charities to nominate 20 girls from the elementary schools for free tuition.