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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1928

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Martin's Creek. School of Arts Annual Meeting

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

The annual meeting of the Memorial School of Arts was presided over by Mr. G. Priestley. There was a fair attendance of members…

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Teacher Abroad. News From Miss Cartwright

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

Miss L. M. Cartwright, who is visiting England on the exchange plan, writes from Adelaide:—Our trip to Melbourne was only like a long trip…

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Tender Accepted. Mount Kenwary School

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

The Department of Education has accepted the tender of A. Partridge-Wall, East Maitland, of £430/18/6, for the erection of a new building at…

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Vacy. School of Arts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 4

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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Teacher Transferred. Farewell at Bellbird. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 3

Mr. Frank Byrne, headmaster of Bellbird school for the past 3½ years, who has been transferred to Mayfield West, was farewelled by a large…

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A Judge Surprised Immorality Among School Children

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 5

Commenting in the Criminal Court at Perth on Wednesday on a case in which a girl, 15½ years of ago, admitted that it was at her suggestion that…

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Schools Rugby League. the Kerr. Shield Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 August 1928 · page 2

On Saturday last was witnessed the game that has been creating much interest, between the two leading teams, St. Ethel's and Marist Bros…

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Merriwa School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the Merriwa School of Arts, the hon. treasurer (Mr. R. McGilchrist) reported, inter alia, that the receipts for the year…

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Denman Convent School Concert. DENMAN

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 1

On Monday night last a splendid entertainment by past and present pupils of the Denmaa Convent was staged in the Denman Memorial School…

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School Sport

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 2

Muswellbrook was represented at Seone on Friday hist with football, hockey and tonnis teams. Muswellbrook won the football 7 to 6, the hockey…

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Dungog Public School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 2

The headmaster of the local Public School, Mr. A. Longmuir, reports that £9/3/9 has been so far subscribed towards the purchase of…

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Baptist Sunday School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 2

All the pupils of Dungog Baptist Sunday School were successful in the recent examinations which were carried out throughout the State…

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"Better Without Boots," Says Dr. Arthur. Kurri School Children

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 5

School children are better without boots, than with them. Dr. Arthur, Minister for Health, says so, and because he is in a position to know…

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Teachers' Meeting Class-room Aids

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 8

There was a large attendance of public school teachers at an address given by Mr. I. Renwick of the High School staff, Cessnock, on Wednesday…

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Millfield School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1928 · page 6

The Director of Education, Mr. S. H. Smith, has advised Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., relative to the bad condition of the teacher's residence…

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School land at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 August 1928 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A. has been informed by the Minister of Education in regard ti his personal represchtations relative to the…

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School Holidays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 5

A letter was received by Singleton Municipal Council from Klama Municipal Council, asking for support of its protest against the…

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High School Old Boys and Girls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 6

An informal supper and dance will be held by the Maitland High School Old Boys and girls, on Friday, August 24. All old boys and…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 6

The following now bocks have been added to the library of the West Maitland School of Arts:—The Lion Tamer, E. M. Hull…

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Barnardo Homes New Farm School

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 1

The committee of Dr. Barnande's Homos in New South Wales has completed the purchase of Mowbray Park, Picton, for the purpose of establishing…

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