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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1928

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West Maitland School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., interviewed the Under-Secretary of Education in connection with the necessity for weathersheds at West…

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Boys' High School Annual Play Day. in Retrospect

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 6

That the third annual play day was a huge success, is the general verdict. Monthly's tremendous crowd of school pupils and the large and appreciative…

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Homeville School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has made further representations regarding the necessity for additional accommodation at the Homeville…

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Queensland Schoolboys Beat New South Wales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 7

The second test in the Rugby League interstate schoolboys' competition between Queensland and New South Wales was played at the…

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School Football Soccer Test Match

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 2

All school football competitions which were set down to be played next Friday, June 22, will be deferred, but in their stead will be…

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School Column. Technical College

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 3

Two types of classes—trade dosses and general classes are supplied by the West Maitland Technical College…

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School Column. Mr. Chambers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 11

News of the school column lias leached Mr. Chambers, who left us at the beginning of the year to lake up duty as first assistant at Uralla…

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Exchange of Teachers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 11

Miss L. M. Cartwright, first assistant in the infants' school, is exchanging with a London teacher, ind will sail for England early in…

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Football Notes. Primary School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 11

On Friday, 8th June, West Maitland boys met East Maitland Convent in a competition match, on West , Maitland Park. Once again the…

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Teachers' Federation) Meeting of Singleton Branch. Interesting Address on Music

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 16

The June meeting of the Singleton branch of the Teachers' Federation, was held in the Girls' School, Hunter-street, Singleton, on Saturday…

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Play Day. Maitland Boys' High School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 16

The third annual play day of the Maitland Boys' High School took place in the Town Hull on Monday afternoon, and the boys added another…

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Sunday Schools. Talk on Work in Japan. in Presbyterian School Hall

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 1

The commodious Sunday School Hall of the West Maitland Presbyterian Church was well filled on Sunday afternoon last by the children of the…

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Play Night Maitland Boys High School. Funds for School Library

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 3

Another large audience was attracted to the Town Hall on Tuesday, the occasion being play night of the Maitland Boys' High School. A…

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Minister for Education His Visit to Singleton. Inspection of Local Schools

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 8

The Minister for Education (Mr D. A. Drummond) visited Singleton on Thursday last and inspected the local schools…

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High School Social

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 8

On Tuesday last the staff and pupils of the Singleton Intermediate High School held asocial evening at the All Saints' Parish Hall on the occasion of…

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"Shocking Condition" Portions of Our Schools Minister's Statement

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 8

"There is no doubt that portions of the local schools are in a shockingly bad condition," said the Minister for Education (Mr Drummond), in a special…

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Intermediate Passes "A Bogus Certificate." Discussion at Teachers' Conference. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 5

The Secondary Teachers' Conference to-day discussed the advisability of discontinuing the division of classes at the intermediate and leaving…

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Secondary Teachers. the Annual Conference. Housing and Holidays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 3

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) yesterday opened the seventh annual conference of the Secondary Teachers' Association…

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Visit of the Minister for Education. Additions to District Rural School Promised

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

The Hon. H. D. Drummond, Minister for Education, accompanied by Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A., and Mr. J. H. Osborne, Secretary to the Minister,…

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School of Arts Ball

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

The School of Arts annual ball was held on Thursday night last, when a large crowd was present, amongst which was noticed visitors from Scone…

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