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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1923

931 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 47

Singular System. Needle Festival in Japanese Schools

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 11

The Japanese are very ready to ascribe soul and spirit to inanimate objects, and an Englishwoman living in Tokio has givea an account of…

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High Schools. Purchase of Text Books

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 9

Replying to criticisms that High School students are often compelled to buy their own text books, Mr. Bruntnell, Minister for Education,…

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School Picnic. at East Maitland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 3

The annual picnic of the East Maitland public school was conducted by the Parents and Citizens' Association on Thursday in ideal…

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School Teachers' Rents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 April 1923 · page 4

Mr. 15. Murray, M.P., stated on Saturday that several of the teacher in charge of Public Schools in the Newcastle and Maitland districts had…

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Largs Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon last the children attending the Largs Public School entertained the parents and other citizens at a social gathering…

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Education. Conference of Teachers. Federal Bureau Desired

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 7

In the course of his address at the annual conference of the Australian Teachers' Federation in Sydney, Mr. J. Braithwaite, president,…

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School Competition. Harmful to Children. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 5

Mr. F. W. Allinson, of Victoria, speaking at the Teachers' Conference to-day, on the subject of competitions and prize-giving, declared that nothing…

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School Examinations. Teachers Deprecate Cramming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 4

At the Interstate Teachers' Conference in Sydney craming for examinations was discussed and the following motion carried:-…

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Gresfoed PUblic School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 4

Messrs. W. Cameron, M.L.A., and W. Bennett, M.L.A., have received word from the Education Department in reply to request that text-books…

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Lochinvar Convent School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 4

In the recent school examinations our local convent school was very successful (writes a correspondent). In the diocesan examinations fifteen…

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Apprenticeship. Discussion at Teachers' Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 7

At the inter-State Teachers' Conference in Sydney, W. F. Hatfield (N.S.W.) and Mr. J. Barge (Queensland) read papers touching upon…

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Gresford School of Arts Library

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 4

The following books have been added to the Gresford School of Arts library:- "Flowing Gold," by Rex Beach; "Shoe-Bar Stratton," by Jos…

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School Competitions (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 2

Mr F. W. Allinson, of Victoria, speaking at the Teachers' Conference to-day on the subject of competitions and prize-giving, declared that, nothing…

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School of Arts Mortgages and Leases. Authorised by Members

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 1

A general meeting of subscribers of the School of Arts was held in the main hall on Tuesday night last for the purpose of authorising the…

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Primary Schools. Deplorable Conditions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 1

The Minister for Education (Mr. Bruntnell) opened the new wing of the High School at Tamworth 'and the new infants school on Thursday…

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Beautification of Schools Practical Horticulture

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 8

Mr. A. L. Watson, hon. secretary of Teachers' Federation Horticultural Society, has written as follows to the members of the local shire council:…

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Cessnock Pedestrian Club. Technical School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 5

Mr. Bruntnell, Minister for Education, has honored his promise made at Cessnock to have a technical school erected at Cessnock. It has now been…

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School Competition. Harmful to Children. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 6

Mr. F. W. Allinson, of Victoria, speaking at the Teachers' Conference to-day, on the subject of competitions and prize-giving, declared that nothing…

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Education. Conference of Teachers. Federal Bureau Desired

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 3

In the course of his address at the annual conference of the Australian Teachers' Federation in Sydney, Mr. J. Braithwaite, president,…

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Primary Schools. Deplorable Conditions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 11

The Minister for Education (Mr. Bruntnell) opened the new wing of the High School at Tamworth and the new infants' school last week. Speaking…

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