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Schools, 1920

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High School Old Boys' Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

A meeting of the Maitland High School Old Boys' Union was held in the West Maitland School of Arts last evening, the president, Mr. F. M'Mullen, being in the chair…

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Teachers' Salaries. Proposed New Schedule

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

A proposed new schedule of salaries for school teachers formed the bastle of a conference yesterday between representatives of the Teachers' Federation and the Public…

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School Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Teacher's Association was held at the Superior Public School, Cessnock, on Friday evening last. The business…

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School of Arts. Cessnock v. POKOLBIN

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 3

Twenty members of the Cessnock School of Arts visited Pokolbin last Saturday and engaged a similar number of the Pokolbin members to a night…

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Embargo Off. Schools May Play League Football

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 2

In replying to a deputation of Parliamentarians and representatives of the Rugby League, Mr. Mutch, Minister of Education, stated that he agreed entirely with its…

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Schools and League Football Minister Stands Up for the Boys. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 5

The Minister for Education desires it to be known that if the Amateur Sporting Federation or any other body attempts to place restrictions on boys…

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Wooden Schools. Found More Economical in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 6

In England, where there is asearcity of timber as compared with Australia, for instance, it is interesting to note that experiments made by British educational authorities to…

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School Books. No Money Available

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 7

At the opening of a new infants school at West mead, Sydney, on Saturday, the State Trousurer (Mr. Lang) said the Labour Government laid great stress upon the necessity for…

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School Teacher' Transfers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

Amongst transfers of public school teachers to be made are the following:—Mr. R. Somerville, from Ryde to Telegraph Point; Miss Weedon, Cessnock to Inverell Girls'…

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Travelling Abroad. Miss Skillen, B.A. (Senior Lecturer, Teachers' College, Sydney.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 3

We are in receipt of another letter from Miss Skillen, which deals with her trip aboard The traveller writes:…

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School Buildings £1,500,000 NEEDED

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr Match), speaking at the opening of a new infant school at Five Dock on Saturday, said that the present position in…

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Winter Schools for Farmers. What the Department Offers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 5

Arrangements have been made for the annual Winter School for Farmers, to bo held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from 15th June to 10 th July…

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Schoolboy Scalded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 4

A schoolboy, Jack Robson. son of Mr. T Robson, Aberdare-street, Weston, was hadly sealded on Monday afternoon. With other schoolboys he made a small fire at…

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Football. Marist Brothers' Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 5

The Maitland Park presented a seene of great ailimation on Friday afternoon when no less than eight teams, repersenting close on 100 boys from the Marist Brothers' Schools…

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Superior Public School. Parents and Citizens Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 6

A meeting of the general committee of the West Maitland Parents and Citizens Association, at which the staff was present by invitation to confer with regard to the…

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School at Putty

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 2

The Hon Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Department of Education:—I am directed by the Hon. T. D. Mutch, Minister…

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Mainland School of Arts Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 3

The fortnightly meeting of the committee was held last evening. Mr. S.F.Colman occupied the chair, other in attendence being Messrs. Oliver Handel. S. Woodgate…

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School Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. Galton, hon secretary of the West Maitland Parents and Citizens Association is in receipt of a communication from Mr. P. Board, Under-Secretary, Department of…

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School of Arts Library

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 4

The following latest books have been added to the library of the West Maitland School of Arts:— "Beauty Killer," by B. Fleming: "Sherry," by Geo. B. M'Cutcheon;…

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Newcastle High School

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 3

A public meeting, presided over by Alder man R. Gibson. Mayor of Newcastle, was held on Monday for the purpose of discussing the question of High School…

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