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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1911

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Paterson School Pupils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

The following pupils from the Paterson Public School gained scholarships at the recent High School examinations:—Scholarship (male), Clive M. Smith scholarship with grant (female), Lynda…

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All Saints College, Bathurst. Speech Day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 3

The prize-giving at All Saints was memorable this year as being the occasion of a change in the Headmastership, Mr. H. E. Britten, B.A., after a long…

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School Teacher's Transfer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 5

News of the transfer of Mr. H. J. Brown head master of the Kurri Superior public School to West Maitland S.P. School has been received here with regret by scholars…

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Teachers' Summer School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

The very commendable movement of the teachers' summer school at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College has this year again been attended with marked success, teachers to the…

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Catholic Conference. The Duties of School Teachers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 6

The conference of R.C. bishops, clergy, and representatives of the various teaching orders in New South Wales, convened by Cardinal Moran to discuss the…

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Schoolboy's Strange Death. Swimming on a Full Stomach

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 1

The Sydney Coroner opened an inquest on Wednesday into the death of Victor Huriey, 10 years of age, which occurred on Wednesday last, in a waterhole on the…

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School Teachers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 4

Neither of the first two appointments to and from the West Maitland Superior Public School announced last week took place. Mr. W. McLaren was to have gone to Smith…

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East Greta Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 4

Among successful candidates for High School scholarships who sat for examination in December besides those already mentioned, were Charles Scharkie, son of Rev…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1911 · page 4

The following works have been added to the library:—"Cupid in Many Woods," C. Hamiltion ; Hilary Thornten." H Wales; "An Actor's Love Story," Alice M Diehl;…

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Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 5

Miss Todd, of Broken Hill, has been appointed head mistress of the infants department at the Kurri Superior Public School, in the place of Mrs. Stephens,…

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Labor Municipal Programme To Tax Churches and Schools

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

Mr Grant, sec. of the Political Labor League, stated on Saturday, when referring to the municipal elections, that the Labor party favored land value taxation…

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School Inspector's Visit

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

Yesterday Mr G. Blumer, the school inspector for the district, was in Singleton, in connection with the bringing into operation of the new school…

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Singleton Public School

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

Work was resumed at the Singleton Superior Public School yesterday. There has been only one change in the teaching staff. Miss Hickey, who has been…

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Swinburne at School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 5

Swinburne was generally late for school, and I remember Cookesley ealling out to him one day ; "Here you are, little Swinburne, late again!" I have been told that Cookesley…

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School Children's Meals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 5

The London County Council in contracting for the supply of 9,500,000 meals to school children for the present year. The cost has been…

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Murder of a School Teacher. Its Widow on Trial. Berlin, Jan. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 3

The trial of Frau Herberich, on a charge of murdering her husband. Dr. Herberich, the headmaster at a Girls High School in April last, has commended at Nuremberg…

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Social at School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

A social will be held in the West Maitland School of Arts on Friday evening next, when dancing will be conducted to music by Jacob's orchestra from 8 till 12…

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Maitland School of Arts. Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 7

The usual fortnightly meeting of the committee was held in the committee Room of the institution last evening. Major Nicho[?] occupied the chair, and there were…

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School Book Binding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 6

We have been snown, by Mr. P. Crampton, a neatly bound book, comprising 12 monthly volumes of the "Shire and Municipal Record." The binding, which is strong…

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Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 6

Mr. A. J. Rush, late of Waverley Superfor Public School has been appointed first assistant at the Cessnock Public School…

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