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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1925

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Schools' Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 5

West Maitland No. 2 and Cessnock played on the West Maitland Park yesterday afternoon in the public schools competition 7.10 division…

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Letters to the Editor. High School Education

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 7

Sir,—A signal re-entry of Labor administration will be welcomed by the poorer classes of the State—with the abolition of High School, fees…

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French Language Low Standard in Schools

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 10

At a general meeting of the Teachers' Guild of New South Wales in the Education Building, Sydney, Professor G. G. Nicholson, in a lecture…

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Muswellbrook School Opening of Additions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 9

The opening of additions to the public school was an interesting event, and indicative of district progress. About…

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Labour's First Act. Abolishes High School Fees

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 4

The first administrative act of the new Labour Government yesterday was to abolish high school fees. The announcement was officially…

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School Teachers' Holidays

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 2

Hon. W. Bennett, M.L.A., has been informed with reference to his representations on behalf of the Maitland District Teachers'…

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New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation. Singleton Branch

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the local branch of the Teachers' Federation was well attended. In consequence of the change made at last meeting, the…

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Football. Combined Schools Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 5

A combined team from the Maitland and New castle High Schools defeated North Sydney High School at Sydney by 3 to nil. C. Holmes…

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A Close Call. Stray Bullet. Misses Local Teacher. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 5

Mr. E. J. Mc[?]insh, a teacher at Kitchener, received an unpleasant shock last evening. He was walking across the yard towards the garage…

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High School Fees. Sir George Fuller's Comments

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 4

Reference to the decision of the Government to abolish High School fees was made by Sir Geo. Fuller, leader of the Opposition…

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Teachers' Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 2

The quarterly meeting of the district teachers was held at the District School on Saturday. There were present: Miss Inwood, Messrs…

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Inter-school Sport. Murrurundi v. SCONE

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 2

The pupils of the Murrurundi Superior Public School journeyed to Scone on Friday last to engage the children of the local District Rural…

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School Column. the New Education Minister

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 2

The re-appearanre of the Hon. T. Mutch, as Minister for Education, is a matter that has given the greatest satisfaction to teachers in…

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The Schoolboy's Dilemma

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 11

Grave conferences are going on and problems of the utmost moment are daily being decided in certain departments of the large London shops…

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School Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 4

School midwinter vacation commences to-day. School will re-open on Monday week, 6th prox. Teachers' annual examination…

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West Maitland Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., interviewed the Minister of Education, Mr. Mutch[?] in connection with the West Maitland Superior Public…

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Local and General. Schools Vacation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 4

An schools under the Education Department closed to-day for the mid-winter vacation. Primary shcool children will resume school…

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Boys' High School. Examination Honours and Awards. Midwinter Vacation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 4

At the Boys High school this morning, a very pleasing function was held to mark the close of school activities for the half-year. The school assembled…

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District Rural School. Request for Additional Accommodation. Reputy Chief Inspector Approached

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 2

The Deputy Chief Inspector of Schools, Mr. S. Lasker, visited Scone on Wednesday last, when the opportunity was seized of…

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Schoolboy Killed. Dragged by Bolting Horse. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 5

Stephen D. Elbridge, 9 years of ago, was returning from school at Oxley, when his elder brother put him ona saddled horse…

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