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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1928

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St. Ethel's School Teacher Farewelled. Presentation to Mr. and Mrs. W. D. MORGAN

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 8

The Parents and Citizens' Association of Mr. Ethel's Public School tendered a farewell social in the schoolroom on Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs…

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Memorial School of Arts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 5

The Denman Memorial School of Arts is now nearing completion, and the committee are busy getting everything in order for the opening…

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Life Saving. High School Successes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 11

Many more candidates, including school pupils. have passed the examination of the Royal Life Saving Society, which has issued the…

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Too Many Teachers. New Zealand's Education Dilemma

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 8

The surplus of young teachers was discussed by the Education Board at Auckland (N.Z.), following a report that while only 128 probationers were…

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Wingham. Visit of Chief Secretary. Improvements to Court House. Rural School Requested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 3

Mr. A. Bruntnell, the Chief Secretary, paid an official visit to Wingham on Tuesday. He was accompanied by Mr. L. O. Martin (Member…

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Rural School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 3

Mr. J. Skinner brought under the notice of Mr. Bruntnell the question of establishing a rural school at Wingham. The previous Minister for…

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School Holiday for Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 4

The secretary of the Cessnock Show, Mr. G. Badgery, has received a letter from the Minister for Education, granting a holiday on Friday…

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Completed Teacher's Training

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 4

Miss Veronica Herrmann, of West Maitland, who has completed the full course at the Teacher's Training College has been appointed to…

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Largs School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 4

A meeting of members and others interested in the Largs School of Arts will be held in Wednesday, at 8 p.m. The report for the year will…

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School Resume

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 4

The primary, commercial and domestic science schools resumed to-day after five weeks' vacation. The results of the high school…

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School Changes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 4

Many changes have been made in the staffs of district schools during the holidays. Mr. S. Delves, first assistant at West Maitland, has been…

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Secular Schools Dr. Kelly's Attack

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 7

Archbishop Kelly, in opening large additions to the Christian Brothers College at Strathfield, said that they were moulding the minds and souls…

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High School Teachers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

The president of the Assistant Teachers' Association, and one of the loading members of the Teachers Federation, Mr. Sam Bendeich, has…

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Schools Re-open

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 1

District schools re-opened yesterday after the Christmas vacation. Mr. Burgess, from Tenterlield, has entered on duties as headmaster at the Muswell…

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Richmond-Vale School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

The residents of Richmond-Vale waited on Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., in connection with the closing down of the school in that centre. It was…

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Inadequate School Accommodation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., stated that, owing to the congested state of the Kurri Kurri School, sixty children were refused enrolment on Monday…

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Back to School

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

At the last minute yesterday morning many children made a hurried round-up of pencils, rulers and books, preparatory to resuming their…

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The Singleton Argus TUESDAY, 24th JANUARY, 1928. LOCAL & General News a Teacher's Transfer

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 2

Mr J. Carroll, after being for some years in charge of the public school at Whittingham, has been transferred to Glen Martin…

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School Facilities Big Leeway to Make Up Minister At Newcastle NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 5

Mr. Drummond, Minister for Education, visited Newcastle to-day, and inspected the present High School buildings, also the site for the new…

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High School for Abermain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 4

The Abermain A.L.P. has asked Mr. W.F. O'Hearn, H.L.A., to endeavour to got the Minister for Education to establish a High School at…

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