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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1928

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School of Arts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 8

A special meeting of the School of Arts was held on Monday evening. Some young men had entered the institution, without authority…

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Branxton School of Arts Annual Meeting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 13

The annual meeting of the Branxton School of Arts was held in the institute. There was a good attendance…

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Woodville. Annual Meeting of School of Arts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Woodville School of Arts was held on July 10th inst., at which there was a good attendance. Mr. W. J. H…

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Teachers' Federation Meeting of Singleton Branch

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 3

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

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Boy's Death in School Playground

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 7

While pupils of the Plattsburg Public School were assembling in the playground on Tuesday, Eric McKinnon, 13, fell unconscious to the…

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Million Gift. for British Naval School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 14

Mr. G. S. Reade, of Auckland, who is endowing a new naval school in England to the extent of £1,000,000, states that last week he was…

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School Notes Inter-school Sport

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 5

On Friday, July 20th, Maitland Girls' High School sent a team of some 20 girls to compete with the girls of the local High School. At the conclusion…

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School Holidays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1928 · page 4

There appears to be some confusion over the school holidays question. For the benefit of those in doubt, the authorities point out that…

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Morpeth School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1928 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Morpeth School of Arts will be held to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 8 o'clock…

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DENMANNEWS. School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the Denman Memorial School of Arts the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:-President, Mr. S. M…

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Denman. Annual Meeting of School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Denman Memorial School of Arts was held, and the following officers were elected, for the ensuing year:…

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New School Building

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has advised Mr W. Cameron, M.L.A., that he has given directions for tenders to be invited for…

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Kearsley School Arbor Day

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 5

Friday's inclement weather interfered considerably with the Arbor Day school ceremony. The tree holes were flooded with water, but…

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Infants School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 2

The children of the infants' school to the tiniest tot brought along branches of wattle, and the classrooms were a mass of the golden…

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Maitland Girls School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 2

The day was approprintely observed at the Maitland Girls' School, where lectures were given to the varfous classes by their respective…

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Wattle Day. West Maitland Boy's School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 2

Wattle Day was celebrated in an appropriate manner in the boys department of the West Maitland school…

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Morpeth School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Merpeth School of Arts, was held Tuesday evening Mr. E. T. Blaxland (president) occupied the chair,…

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Transfer of Teachers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 6

The Education Department notify the following transfer of teachers and mistresses: Mr. J. Adam, from Mayfield East to Kurri Kurri Mr. F…

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School Work at Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 6

In the past few years the Maitland show schedule was issued during school holidays and this gave the pupils very little time to prepare…

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Schoolgirl Drowned Coming Home From School

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 1

Drowned in a few feet of water in a creek not far from her home, at Albion Park, the body of Iris Mary Webster, aged 12, was discovered on…

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