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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1914

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High School Appointment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 4

Mr. R. J. Hinder, B.A., has received the appointment of head master of the new Boys' Public High School at North Sydney, and will be taking up the duties of the new…

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Continuation Schools. Minister Not Satisfied

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 7

There has been an increase of 405 pupils in the enrolment of the New South Wales Evening Continuation Schools for the term, just completed, compared with the…

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Bazaar at Woodville. School of Arts Building Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 3

The long-talked of bazaar in aid of the Woodville School of Arts Building Fund held recently proved a gratifying success to those who had the management in hand…

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Teachers' Association. Maitland District. Quarterly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 7

The regular quarterly meeting of the above was held in the West Maitland Superior Public School on Saturday last, the president, Mr. Senior inspector Cornish…

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Public School Examinations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 4

Pupils who have completed the Superior Public Schools course will to-morrow, compete for their certificates. These schools have so far only been organised in the…

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School of Arts. Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the committee was held in the committee room of the institution last evening. Mr. H. J. Brown, president occupied the chair, and the…

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High School Appointment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1914 · page 4

It is reported that Mr. Gleo, C. Saxby, B.A. at present headmaster of the Orange Public Boys' High School has been appointed to the headmastership at East Maitland in…

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Weston Public School. Indignant Parents

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1914 · page 11

An indignation meeting of parents of children attending the Western Public School was held in Thomas' Hall, Weston, last week, to protest against what is…

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Continuation Schools. Minister Not Satisfied

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1914 · page 10

sThere has been an increase of 405 pupils in the enrolment of the New South wales Evening Continuation Schools for the term just completed, compared with the…

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Bazaar at Woodville. School of Arts Building Fund

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1914 · page 14

The long-talked of bazaar in aid of the Woodville School of Arts Building Fund held recently proved a gratifying success to those who had the management in hand…

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SUNDAY SCHOOl, PRIZE-GIVING

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 December 1914 · page 7

The annual Sunday School prize-giving took place at St. Paul's Church of England Kurri, yesterday afternoon when there was a large attendance of scholars parents and friends…

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High School Transfers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 4

The vacancy at the head of the staff of the Orange High School caused by the transfer to the East Maitland Boys' High School of Mr. Saxby, who is to succeed Mr. R. J…

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Why the Empire Is at War. School Pamphlet

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 1

For patriotic, as well as educative, reasons, the Imperial Minister for Education prepared a short leaflet summarising the information contained in…

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St. Joseph's Convent, Lochinvar. Pupils' Annual Entertainment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 December 1914 · page 2

The annual musical entertainment given by the pupils of St. Joseph's Convent, Lochinvar, last night, was a decided success from first to last, and the high standard set…

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School Function

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 6

On Saturday last the pupils of Maison Dieu school were presented with prizes, donated by Mr. F. H. Bowman, or Archerfield The pupils showed their appreciation…

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An Invitation Recital. Miss O'keeffe's Pupils and Friends

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 3

Miss Nellie Jefferson O'Keeffe Maitland representative of the Bertram Flohm School of Elocution and Dramatic Art, is to be warmly complimented on the success of her…

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Valedictories to Mr. R. J. Hinder. East Maitland Boys' High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 2

At the end of the day's work on Thursday, the boys gathered in the quadrangle to bid farewell to the retiring headmaster. He told them that three or four years ago…

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Breaking-up at the Girls' High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 4

The many speeches and prizes usually associated with the close of the year's work were yesterday absent from the gathering at the Girls' High School, West Maitland, as…

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Girls' High School Fete

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 4

As a result of the garden fete recently held at the West Maitland Girls High School by members of the Old Girls Union, it is pleasing to note that in addition to the…

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St. Joseph's Convent, Lochinvar. Pupils' Annual Entertainment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1914 · page 7

The annual musical entertainment given by the pupils of St. Joseph's Convent, Loch invar, on Tuesday night, was a decided success from first to last, and the high standard set…

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