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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1926

1,208 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 61

Inter-school Cricket. Cessnock Defeats West Maitland

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 December 1926 · page 6

Last Friday the Cessnock Public School No. 1 team met and defeated a team from the West MaitLand Public School, on the Aberdare…

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Mr. Mutch In Cessnock Numerous Deputations Received Concerning School Matters. Cessnock to Get a Technical High School Suggests Junior Technical Course Instead

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 December 1926 · page 5

The Minister for Education (Mr. T. D. Mutch) visited Cessnook yesterday, in company with Mr. J. M. Baddeley (Minister for Mines)…

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Lochinvar Convert. Pupils Give Excellent Enterternment. Operetta and Drama

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1926 · page 5

Not the least delightful of the breaking up ceremonies of schools throughout the State are those connected with the study of music and…

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High School Matches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1926 · page 7

Tho match between the Maitland High School and Marlst Brothers' High was concluded yesterday. The result was a win for Marist Brothers…

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Xmas Tree at Infants' School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1926 · page 4

A Christmas Tree, organised by the West Maitland Infants Mothers' Club and the teaching staff of the Infants' school, was conducted at the…

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Mr. Mutch. Visit to Cessnock. Technical High School Promised. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 December 1926 · page 6

The Minister for Education, Mr. T. D. Mutch, M.L.A., visited Cessnock yesterday afternoon and Inspec-ted various district schools,…

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Speech Day Superior Public School. Function At Town Hall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1926 · page 3

The annual Speech Day of the West Maitland Superior Public School, was held in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon. There were…

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School Function Third Year Pupils Farewelled

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 December 1926 · page 2

An enjoyable function took place on Tuesday at the Presbyterian Hall, Singleton, when the second year pupils of the Intermediate High School farewelled…

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High Schools Annual Speech Night. Presentation of Prizes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1926 · page 8

The annual Speech Night of the Maitland Boys' and Girls' High Schools was held in the Town Hall last evening, before a large…

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Freedom of Canterbury. Conferred on Mr. Bruce. the Two King's Schools. London, Dec. 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1926 · page 5

In welcoming Mr. Bruce amid the shrill cheers of 250 boys, the Headmaster of King's School at Canterbury recalled that it was claimed to…

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Coalfields School of Art

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 December 1926 · page 4

Last night a delegation was appointed from Kurri School of Arts Committee to interview the Weston School of Arts Committee, with a…

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Kurri School Pupils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 4

One pupil of Kurri Superior public School has not missed half a day's school for two years—and a boy, at that All the girl candidates in…

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Out Back Scholars. Success of Correspondence Schools

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 8

Ten out of 17 pupils of the State Primary Correspondence School, who sat for the recent high school entrance examination, passed. This is…

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District Rural School. Prize Day. School Has Record Year

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 1

There was a large number of children and citizens present, at the School of: Arts yesterday afternoon, when the prizes won during the year, at the…

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Denman Sunday School. Annual Prize Giving

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 4

The parents anil children' of St. Matthias' and kindergarten. Sunday Schools assembled at the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening when a huge…

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Athletic Rivals. Blacksmith; Teacher; Parson

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 9

The village blacksmith, the village schoolmaster, and the Presbyterian minister at Learmonth had an argument as to their athletic capabilities. It was…

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Nillo Public School. Annual Christmas Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 6

The annual Xmas concert in connection with the Nillo Public School was held at the school. There was a very large attendance of parents…

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Marist Brothers' Schools. Annual Entertainment and Distribution of Prizes. Enjoyable Programme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 8

The annual entertainment and distribution of prizes of the Marist Brothers High and Primary Schools, was held in the Catholic Hall last…

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Weston Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 4

To mark the break-up till January 24, Weston Public School children participated in a party on Tuesday afternoon, at which a concert…

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Kurri School Sewing Prize

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 4

The adjudication on the skill and taste displayed in the making of garments by pupils at kurri Superior Public and Junior, Technical School…

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