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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1923

931 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 47

School Tragedy. Police Court Sequel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 5

John Higgins appeared before the Magistrate's Court at [?] (N.Z.) charged with murder and attempted murder at Waikino school in October, Mr…

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Caretta School. Presentation of Prizes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 6

An entertaining programme preceded the annual distribution of prizes to pupils of "Caretta" private school, in the West Maitland School of Arts last…

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Prize Distribution. West Maitland Superior School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 5

The annual distribution of prizes at the West Maitland Superior Public School was made at the school on Wednesday, in the parents and…

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Christmas Tree and Presentations. at St. Ethel's School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 5

A Christmas Two was held at St. Ethel's public school on Wednesday when occasion was taken to present the prizes won during the year by…

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Dick Whittington. Revue by School Children

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 11

Prince's Picture Theatre was crowded ort 6tli inst., when the pupils of the East Maitland Public school presented the reveue "Dick…

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Sickness in the Shire an Insanitary School Tank

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 7

The Health Inspector (Mr B. G. Doyle), at Thursday's meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council, reported that three cases of infections disease…

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Convent High School Annual Entertainment

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 6

The Strand Theatre, John-street, was well filled on Thursday night, the occasion being the annual entertainment by the pupils of the Convent High School…

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Schools' Xmas Vacation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 December 1923 · page 6

Yesterday the public schools in Singleton broke up for the Xmas holidays. The vacation of the Intermediate High School will be for six weeks, and that…

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Singleton Letter. Convent High School Entertainment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 December 1923 · page 3

The annual entertainment of the pupils of St. Cathr[?] High School, Sing[?] was given in the Strand Theatre. The large hall was filled, and the…

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Teachers' Conference Care of Sub-normal Children. Ministers Announcement SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 December 1923 · page 5

The Minister for Education this morning officially opened the annual conference of the Public School Teachers' Federation…

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Alleged Abduction. School Master Charged. Committed for Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 December 1923 · page 5

Thomas Ambrose Tarrant (49), school master, on remand, was charged at the West Maitland Court House this morning that at…

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Martins Creek School Annual Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 December 1923 · page 6

The first concert given by pupils of Martin's Creek Public School was held in the Memorial Hall, when in spite of the severe heat the hall was…

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Catholic Teachers. Confer at Maitland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 2

An educational conference of members of the Dominican Order, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of St. Joseph, and Marist Brothers from all Catholic…

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Minnievale School Children Entertained. Splendid Results. (From our Correspondent)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 1

Minnievale subsidised school was the scene of a happy gathering of parents of the attending children on Friday last. The parents gathered…

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Machine Gun Unveiled and Presentation of School Phizes at Castle Rock

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 1

An interesting function was arranged at the Castle Rock school on Saturday afternoon when a war trophy in the form of a machine gun was…

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Fire at Aberdeen. School of Arts Destroyed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 2

On Sunday morning the front portion of the Aberdeen School of Arts was totally destroyed by fire. The two large rooms, one used by the…

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School of Arts. Destroyed at Aberdeen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 6

The School of Arts at Aberdeen was burnt down early on Sunday morning, the reading-room, library and council room being completely…

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Special Schools. for Sur-normal Children. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 5

Miss Simpson, addressing the Teachers' Conference to-day, said that after being asleep for ]00 years the Education Department was…

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Dungog Public School. Prize Day

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 3

There was great excitement at Dungog Public School on Wednesday, the occasion being prize day. Needless to say, the children were…

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Fire at Aberdeen. School of Arts Destroyed. Aberdeen

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 December 1923 · page 4

Yesterday morning the front portion of the Aberdeen School of Arts was totally destroyed by fire. The two large rooms, one used by the Council…

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