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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1928

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Teacher Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 4

Miss Hunt, of the staff of the Scone District Rural School, has been transferred to Kurri Kurri. On the eve of her departure she was…

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School Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1928 · page 7

The following fixtures in the Rugby League Schools competition have been arranged.—Morpeth v St. Ethel's; East Maitland v Marist…

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For Australia. British School Boys. London, August 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 2

Senator MoLachian, in conference with the Colonial Office, urged Austral-British co-operation in migration to Australia of public school boys…

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Homeville Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 6

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has been informed in regard to his personal representations, that, in view of the limited accommodation, the…

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Vacy. School Op Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 5

The annual meeting of the School of Arts, which had been postponed on account of the wet weather, and the flooded state of the rivers took…

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Public School Holidays

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 3

The Kiama Shire Council asked the Port Stephens Council to co-operate in objecting to the proposed school holidays being altered from the previous periods. The…

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Rural Engineering Trades' School Course to Be Introduced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 3

Mr. Drummond intimates that he intends to introduce a rural engineering course, in order to given men and boys in the country instruction in the…

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School Age. Raising Not Under Consideration. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 5

The Director of Education, Mr. Smith stated to-day that though the age at which a boy may leave school remains at 14, the educational records…

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Boys' High School Back Numbers of "Magpie."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 4

Old boys, and especially those who answered our recent appeal for missing back numbers, will be pleased to learn that the work of binding them…

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Schools and Liquor Referendum

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 2

It has been decided to allow the use of vested school buildings (kindergarten and practice schools excepted) for polling purposes in…

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Dungog School of Arts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the above institution is announced to be hold on Monday night next at 8 o'clock…

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Term Social Cessnock School Domestic Evening Continuation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 5

The Term Social of the above school was held on Thursday evening of last week, in the schoolroom, which was prettily decorated with…

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Kurri Evening Continuation School. Debate on Prohibition. Kurri v. CESSNOCK

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 3

The students of the Kurri School turned out in full force to welcome the debating team from the Cessnock Evening Continuation School…

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Kearsley School Euchre Party and Dance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 8

The ladies of the Kearsley Public School Parents and Citizens' Association were well rewarded on Tuesday night for their efforts in organising a…

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Annual Meeting Weston School of Arts

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 6

On Tuesday evening Mr. A. E. Hueston presided at the third annual meeting of the Weston Memorial School of Arts, when the annual…

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School Column. Farewell to Mr. S. J. Grant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 2

On Friday of last week the Junior Technical School said farewell to Mr. Grant, at the same time presenting him with a small token of their…

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Football. Rugby League. Schools Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 7

St. Ethel's and Marist Brothers, the two leading teams in the schools' competition, played on West Maitland Park this afternoon…

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Conveyance of School Children

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 6

Members at the Kurri Kurri Parents and Citizens' Association waited on Dr. Arthur, Minister for Health, at Kurri Kurri, on Friday…

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Boys' High School School Magazines

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 9

Under the title "School Journalism," the "Northern Daily Leader" recently examined the magazines of Northern and North-western Schools,…

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School Column. the Duchess of York's Party

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 16

Each member of the Australian Scottish Delegation was invited to a party given in their honour by the Duke and Duchess of York on the…

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