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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1919

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£4,000,000 for Schoolboy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 10

One of the wealthiest boys in the United States will shortly be Thomas Austin Yawkey, aged 16. the adopted son of the late William Yawkey, who died three weeks ago,…

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Public School Teachers' Federation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 3

Before the advent of Federation the teachers of New South Wales could not lay claim to proper organisation.' There were certainly…

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West Maitland Girls' High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 4

The principal has been advised by the Education Department that all pupils may now be admitted, who do not live outside the prescribed area, that is those living or…

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School Hostels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1919 · page 4

Speaking at the opening of the new Cowra district school. Mr. James (Minister for Education) said lie wanted to increase the facilities for country children to get…

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Classification of Schools. Head Teachers Protest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 6

The head masters and head mistress of schools in the Newcastle district met again at Hamilton in connection with the reclass[?]cation of schools. Mr. M'Kay occupied the…

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Superior Public School. Parents and Citizens' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 6

Final arrangements in connection with the Village Fair, to he held in the grounds of the West Maitland Superior Public School on Saturday afternoon and evening next, were…

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Plea for School Libraries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 4

The President of the Board of Education in a recent address, called attention to the importance of school libraries in the following words:—…

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Maitland School of Arts Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the committee was held in the committee room of the Institution last evening. The vice-president Mr. W. C. Johnston occupied the…

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Two-up School Raided. Twenty-eight Men Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 6

Twenty-eight men, who were arrested in the raid on the North Bondi two-up school on Sunday, appeared at the Paddington Police Court to answer charges under the…

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Plea for School Libraries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 2

The President of the Board of Education, in a recent address, called attention to the importance of school libraries in the following words:—…

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School of Arts Library

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 June 1919 · page 4

The following latest books have been added to the library:—"Hammers of Hate," Guy Threw; "Servant of Reality," P. Bottom; "Strange Roads," Maud Diver; "King's…

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Classification of Schools. Head Teachers Protest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 10

The head masters and head mistresses of schools in the Newcastle district met again at Hamilton in connection with the reclassification of schools. Mr. M'Kay occupied the…

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Winter Schools for Farmers. Late Entries

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 3

A reminder is offered of the annual winter schools for farmers at Hawkesoury Agricultural College, which begins on 17th June, lasting for four weeks,…

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Influenza. Spreading in the Country Teachers As Nurses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 4

There are now 1579 [?] of influenza under treatment in metropolitan hospital Yesterday 191 fresh cases were reported and 13 patients succumbed. In addition four death…

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"Two-up" School at Bondi. Elaborate Precautions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 5

Twenty-eight men appeared before the Paddington Police Court on Thursday in connection with the recent raid on the Bondi "two-up" school. Twenty-five…

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Village Fair. West Maitland Superior Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1919 · page 7

Since the formation of the Parents and Citizens' Association many long-standing requirements of the West Maitland Superior Public School have been attended to…

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Closing the Schools. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 5

The influenza epidemic has made such inroads upon the public and teachers of the public schools that the Minister for Education has decided to add one week to the…

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Agriculture in Primary Schools. United States Methods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 6

The value of primary production in the United States for the fifteen yearn before the war wan increasing at the rate of £90,000,000 annually! By many close…

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St. Barnabas, East Maitland. Sunday School Anniversary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 6

The Annual Festival of St. Barnabas Sunday School Victoria St. East Maitland, was held on Monday evening last. The prevailing interfered largely in the…

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School for Westbrook

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 2

Mr J. Fallick M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Education Department, dated 11th June, 1919:— Sir,—In reply to your representations…

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