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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1918

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Worst Gambling Den. Two-up School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1918 · page 6

A raid on a "two-up" school in Ivy-street, Redforn, took place on Friday night. As a result, 40 men were charged at the Redfern Police Court yesterday with having been…

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School Children and Grape Picking. Deputation to Minister. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 4

Representations were made to the Minister for Education by a deputation from the N.S.W. Wine Association in support of a request that permission should be given for the…

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Kurri Girls' School War Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1918 · page 4

The last month has been a very busy one at the Kurri Girls' School, the pupils having knitted very energetically in response to the War Chest appeal for socks (writes a…

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School Teachers' Conference

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

An important conference of State School teachers working in the district in charge of Mr. Inspector Back was held in Scone on Friday…

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St. John's School CONCERT.e a Great Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 6

A grand concert, under the management of St. John's Catholic Club, in aid of St. John's High School, was given in the Town Hall hist evening by pupils of the parochial schools,…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 4

A meeting to arrange for a special effort in connection with the West Maitland School of Arts, similar to that which proved so successful last year, was held in the…

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School Children and Grape Picking. Deputation to Minister. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 5

Representations were made to the Minister for Education by a deputation from the N.S.W. Wine Association in suppprt of a request that permission should be given for the…

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Dairy Science School. Testing and Grading Examinations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1918 · page 7

The first of the dairy science examination schools being conducted by the department during the present winter was opened at the Bowthorne Co-operative Butter…

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Application for Provisional School

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 2

Mr J. Fallick, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Undersecretary of Department of Education: "Sir;—In reply to your…

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Unveiling Roll of Honour. Iona Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 2

A fair assemblage met at the lona Public school on Friday afternoon last, the occasion being the unvelling of a roll of honour of ex-pupils of the school who have enlisted…

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Maitland School of Arts Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the committee was held in the committee room of the institution last evening. Mr. W. C. Johnston (vice-president) occupied the chair, the…

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Maitland District Teachers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 4

The member for Maitland, Lieut. Col. Nicholson, has received a communication from the Under-Secretary for Education informing him that the Minister for…

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Cessnock District News. School of Arts. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 2

As the result of a social held to wind, up the first term of the Cessnock School of Arts Literary and Debating Society a sum of about £8 was realised, clear of expenses,…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1918 · page 3

The officers of the Cessnock School of Arts have been notified that subsidy to the amount of £70 has been paid to the credit of the institution. Needless to buy the committee…

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school of Arts, West Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1918 · page 4

The Special Effort Committee of the West Maitland School of Arts intend holding a auchre party and dance In the Town Hall, West Maitland, on Wednesday, 24th July,…

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Muswellbrook Letter. School of Arts. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the committee of the School of Arts was held on Tuesday night, the 2nd just. There were present:— Messrs. C. H. Tindale (president), O'Donnell,…

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Schools Assist Red Cross

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 2

The social organised by Campbell's Creek and Bowman's Creek Schools in aid of Australian Red Cross Day was a financial success. The total amount,…

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School of Arts Special Effort

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 4

A meeting of the School of Arts Special Effort committee was held in the committee room last evening, Mr. H. Fry, president being in the chair. Seven ladies and…

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Shortage of Teachers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 8

The Chief Inspector of Schools says that the department was experiencing very great difficulty in getting qualified teachers of special subjects…

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School Teachers Insulted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr James) stated on Thursday night that certain teachers of the Education Department at the Training College and…

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