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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1927

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Not Dead East Cessnock Association. Meeting Concerning Public School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 9

That the East Progress Association is not dead is evidenced by the fact that this body has induced no less a personage than Mr…

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Presbyterian Church. Opening of NeW School Hall. Address by the Moderator

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 14

The Moderator of the Presbytery of the Hunter River Rev. A. R. McVittie, M.A., opened tho new School Hall of the West Maitland…

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School Jubilee. West Maitland Infants. Cherished Memories Recalled. the Roll Call

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 8

The celebration of the Jubilee of the West Maitland Infants' School, on Wednesday evening, brought together a large gathering, including many who had received their grounding for life's battles within the walls of the historic building…

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Forster. School of Arts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 7

The 49th annual meeting of the Forster School of Arts was presided over by Mr. Henry Miles, president, There was a large attendance of…

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Repairs to School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 7

Repairs are being made to the local school. These include almost the rebuilding of the shed, and painting and repairs to the main building…

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Gresford. School of Arts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1927 · page 7

Mr. E. W. Culbert. honorary secretary of the local School of Arts. has received a letter stating that the Minister had approved the…

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High School Sport Sydney Girls' Visit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 4

On Friday last sports teams from Sydney Girls' High School (Moore Park) visited West Maitland Girls' High School, under the care of Miss…

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East Cessnock School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 4

Following on Mr. Booth's representations to the Minister for Education and Minister's subsequent visit to Cessnock East relative to the need…

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Bible in Schools Bill Attempt to Shelve New Zealand Measure

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 8

The New Zealand Bible in Schools Bill has been shelved on two nights in succession by talk on other measures…

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Morpeth School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Morpeth School of Arts was held last evening, Mr. e. T. Blaxland (president) presided over a very good attendance of…

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Schoolgirls Championship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 7

In the interests of schoolgirls' lawn tennis, Mr. W. J. Stuart of Sydney, has offered one of the most valuable trophies ever given for lawn tennis,…

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Committed for Trial. Found in Teacher's Bedroom. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 5

On July 17, Poppy Kent, a teacher, of Berkley-street, Brunswick, was awakened by a man standing over her bed with an electric toreh…

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New School for East Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 7

Following on Mr. Booth's representations to the Minister for Education and, the Minister's subsequent visit to East Cessnock,…

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Cessnock Teachers' Debating Society

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 July 1927 · page 5

A debate between the Cessnock Teachers' Debating Society and St John's Club, of West Maitland, wil the held in the Cessnock School of…

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Martin's Creek School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 4

The annual general meeting of members of the Martin's Creek Memorial School of Arts will be held in the hall on Wednesday, August 3, at…

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Infants' School Jubilee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 4

The final meeting of the committee which arranged the jubilee celebrations of the West Maitland Infants' School was held on Monday…

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Kavuga Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 4

The Minister for Education, Mr. Davies, has advised Mr W. F. O'Hearn, that he has approved of repairs being effected to the public…

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Stanford Infants School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 4

Mr. Davies, Minister for Education, has informed Mr. Booth, M.L.A., that the tender of Bagnall Bros., of Kurri Kurri has been accepted for…

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High Schools. Increased-enrolment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 8

Speaking at Goulburn, the Minister for Education (Mr. W. Davies) said that the abolition of High School fees had led to an increase in the…

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Lost in Bush. Schoolboy Missing in Rough Country

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 5

Anxiety is felt for the safety of Bob Nolan, of Toowoomba, Queensland, a student at the Marist Brothers' College, Mittagong who went…

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