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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1928

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School Column. Channels of Learning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 3

Grown-ups often express surprise at the unexpected light in which children regard new experiences. Matters which seem trivial or…

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Lochinvar. School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 4

The annual meeting of the School of Art was held on 9th instant, when a large number of members wa present Mr. J. Bateman…

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Lares School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 6

A meeting of the Large School of Arts will be held on Monday, July 16, at 8 p.m. The business will be to elect officers for the ensuing six…

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Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 6

The following new books have been added to the library of the West Maitland School of Arts:—The Mystery of the Barron Lands, by…

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School Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 9

St. Ethel's under 6st 5lb, defeated East Maitland Convent by 9 to nil. St. Ethel's took the lead early in the Game when G. Akers made a run…

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Paterson School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Paterson School of Arts will be held on Wednesday, July 18, at 8 p.m. A profit of £47,032 is shown by…

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Forster School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 9

The Forster School of Arts has concluded its first half century of existence. It was founded in 1878, the first president being Mr. Henry…

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Football Notes. Primary School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 11

A meeting of representatives of the schools in the Rugby Union competition was held in Mr. Byrne's shop, High-street, on Thursday…

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School Column. a Trip to Cairo. T.S.S. Hobsox's Bay, 10th May, 1928

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 11

The day before yesterday about 500 of us set out for Cairo by trains, labelled A and B for convenience, and we were divided into groups of…

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Savage Dog. School Children Attacked

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 16

A savage dog entered the Public School playground, and attacked three girls, Phyllis Rodda, 13, Elsie Broadhead 13, and Morven…

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Exempt From Rating. Church and School Lands

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 13

In the land Valuation Court Mr. Justice Pike delivered judgment, finding that church, and school lands were exempt…

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Change in School Staff

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 8

Miss Frazer, headmistress of the Hunter-street Girls' School, received word on Wednesday of her promotion to the position of headmistress of the…

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Missing Schoolmaster. Found Dead in Bush

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 2

Mr. H. J. Scarfe, principal of Newcastle Technical College, who disappeared from his home on Wednesday, was on Friday found dead in the bush…

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Teachers' Federation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Maitland District Touchers' Association, held at the Superior Public School, West Maitland, on…

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Vacv School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Vacy School of Arts will be held on Tuesday, July 24…

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Infants' School Anniversary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 4

A social to celebrate the fifty-first anniversary of the West Maitland Infants' School will be held in the schoolroom on Thursday, July 19, at…

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Scott Memorial Hospital Now Pour Years' Training School

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 2

The Secretary of the above Institution is in receipt of the following letter of interest:—Now South Wales…

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Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts Ball

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 3

Despite other counter attractions in the district on Thursday night last, to say nothing of a plethora of social events during recent weeks, there was…

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Missing Schoolmaster Found Dead in Bush

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 2

Mr H. J. Searfe. principal of Newcastle Technical College, who disappeared, from his home on Wednesday was on Friday found dead in the bush…

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Sunday School Teacher's Fine Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1928 · page 6

At the conclusion of service at Christ Church, Mt. Vincent, last Sunday, the rector Rev. C. W. White, on behalf of the scholars of the…

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