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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1918

492 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 25

Denominational Schools

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 5

"The Church should seek to establish schools for higher education in large centres of population. The attraction which Roman Catholic schools possessed…

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Maitland High Schools. Speech Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 2

Speech day in connection with the West Maitland Girls' and East Maitland Boys' High Schools was held in the Town Hall on Thursday morning. The Mayor…

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High School Pupils

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 4

In spite of the fact that secondary education has been decentralised by the establishment of country high schools, and additional high schools…

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Concert at Homeville. Public School Pupils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 7

A Coneert, given by the pupils of the [?] school, was held in the Vietoria Hall, Homeville, on Wednesday, An interesting and varied programme was gone through, [?]…

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East Maitland Congregational Church. Sunday School Anniversary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 7

The second anniversary of the above school was celebrated on Sunday and Monday, March 24th and 25th. On Sunday, afternoon and evening services were conducted by Rev. J…

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Teachers' Association. Maitland District

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Maitland District Teachers' Association was held in the Girls' School, West Maitland, on Saturday, 23rd inst…

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Schools and the War Loan

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 4

Practically every country teacher has been made an agent fox the war loan. The Minister, Air. A. G. James, gave the proposal most cordial endorsement,…

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Maitland High Schools. Speech Day

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 9

Speech day in connection with the West Maitland Girls' and East Maitland Boys' High Schools was held in the Town Hall on Thursday, 28th ult. The Mayor…

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Caretta Private School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

Miss V. Smith, principal of Caretta Private School, Church-street, West Maitland, intimates by advertisement in this issue that the next term begins on Tuesday next…

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Pokolbin Public School. Valedictory to Mr. Knoblanche and Family. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 2

Mr. H. J. Knoblanche, who, until recently, was in charge of the Pokolbin public school, was, with his wife and family, farewelled by the Pokolbin people on Thursday…

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Boys' High School Master Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Willmott, B.Sc., who For the past live and a half years has occupied the position of science master at the Maitland East Boys public High school, has received…

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School Building. Work of the Year

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 9

The Architect of the Education Department has furnished the Minister with a report of the work done in connection with school buildings during 1917. Three hundred and…

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The Schools

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 2

The schools throughout Singleton and district will re-open on Monday next, after the Easter vacation. Duties will be resumed at the Grammar school, as…

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Absentees From School. Child Labour Question. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 3

Addressing a public meeting at Pokolbin recently the newly-appointed schoolmaster, Mr. Campbell, touched upon an important subject, which might well engage the…

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School Buildings. Work of the Year

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 4

The architect of the Education Department has furnished the Minister with a report of the work done in eonnection with school buildings during…

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Public Schools Display

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 2

One of the principal functions of a show is education, and the present exhibition is not lacking in that direction. Most prominent on the educational side is the display made by…

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Maitland School of Arts Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 7

A meeting, of the committee of the West Maitland School of Arts was held in the committee room of the institution last evening. The vice-president (Mr. W. C…

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New Girls High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

Lieut.-Col. Nicholson, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. P. Board, Director of Education:—"With reference to the letter forwarded by you from…

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Public Schools' Display

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 5

One of the principal functions of a show is education, and the present exhibition is not lacking in that direction, Most prominent on the educational side is the display made by…

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Absentees From School. Child Labour Question. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 15

Addressing a public meeting at Pokolbin recently the newly-appointed schoolmaster, Mr. Campbell, touched upon an important subject, which might well engage the…

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