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Schools, 1920

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Schools' Winter Vacation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 4

In [?] of the postponement of the visit of the [?] of Wales, the Minister for Education [?] Mutch) has decided to extend the school, cation. The following are the new…

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Re-arranging Dates and Functions. Country School Holidays Extended. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 2

The Reception Committee is busy making the necessary alterations of dates for the functions in connection with the Prince's visit. The Minister forEducation decided that the country school holidays should be extended to June 25th…

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Cessnock School of Arts

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 3

The School of Arts games room has developed into a paying proposition lately, and at the present rate of progression not only should the debt on…

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School Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 3

Miss McCook has been appointed teacher in charge of the West Cessnock Infants' School. Miss McCook was for many years at North Sydney…

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Cessnock School of Arts

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the above was held on Wednesday 2nd June. Mr. A. E. Kirk, (president) presided, and there was…

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School Home-work. Strain on High School Pupils

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 11

At a meeting of the New South Wales Public School Teachers Federation in Sydney, on Saturday, the spatial sub-committee appointed to draw up a report on the question of home…

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Teachers' Grievances. Formation of Conciliation Committee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 13

The president of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation reported to a meeting, held in Sydney on Saturday, that Mr. Cann, Minister for Labour and…

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Empire Day. Gresford Public School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 12

Empire Day was appropriately celebrated at Gresford Public School, at an assembly at the school presided over by the head teacher. Mr. T. A. White, who welcomed the visitors, as…

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Women Farmers. Training Schools to Close

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) has decided to close the women's farm-training school at the Cooma Experiment Farm. It is intended to train soldiers instead, 25…

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Schools' Demonstration

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1920 · page 5

This afternoon the Prince Wales experienced a repetition of driving through city and [?] streets, crowded with cheering cities, is the different functions arranged for…

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Mt. Pleasant School Teacher's Residence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 4

Mr. Bonnett. M.L.A., has received word from the Department of Public Instruction, under date June 4, that advertisements inviting fresh tenders for the works in connection…

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Alleged Rape. School Teacher Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1920 · page 5

Kenneth Roy Gorden Mackay was placed on trial at the Criminal Court on a charge of having committed a rape on a young woman The Crown proseeutor stated that up till…

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Mt. Pleasant Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has been advised by the Department of Public Instruction that fresh tenders are being invited for the erection of the new teacher's residence at the…

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Public School Concert

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

On Wednesday last the pupils of the Scone Public School held a concert in aid of the School funds. The function was to have taken…

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Farmers' Winter School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 4

In view of the altered arrangements for the Prince of Wales' visit, the Minister for Agriculture has postponed for one week the winter school for farmers, to be held at…

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Assaulting a Woman Teacher, Sentenced to Death

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, before Mr Justice Pring, Kenneth Roy Gordon Mackay, 20, a school teacher, was charged with having at Vaucluse, on…

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Rosedale Estate School

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 2

Mr w. O' Heam, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Secretary to the Minister for Education: -"Your representations regarding the…

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Maitland School of Arts Committee Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 7

The 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 chair,…

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Winter Schools for Farmers. Entries Close 31st May

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 4

Applications for admission to the annual Winter School for Farmers and for the special poultry farming course, to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural…

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School Notes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Cessnock Teachers' Association was held at the Intermediate High School Cessnock on Friday, May 28th. There was…

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