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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1928

1,410 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 71

The Schools. Increas[?] Enrolments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 14

Speaking at the opening of a new school at Aehbury. the Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, said that school accommodation was an urgent…

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Athletics High School Sports. Maitland Wins Junior Shield

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 11

The 15th annual sports meeting of the combined High Schools, conducted by the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association, was concluded…

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School Column. the Superintendent's Lesson

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 11

The following is a passage from an address by a Sunday School superintendent who had evidently made up his mind that there should be no…

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Bird Sanctuaries Around Schools

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 9

Mr. Drummond, the Minister or Education, is considering a request from the Australasian Society for the establishment of a Bird and Animal…

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Boys' High School School News

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 9

At a general assembly on Monday last, the headmaster presented to Bald win a cheque for two guineas, forwarwed by the Shakespeare Society of…

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School Examinations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 12

Professor Norwood, headmaster of Harrow, declared that though the time had not yet arrived, it would be the correct course to abolish external…

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Munificent Offer. £10,000 for Trinity Grammar School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 7

It was announced on Monday that Mr. G. H. Bosch had promised the trustees of Trinity Grammar School an endowment of £10,000, provided…

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Martin's Creek. School Entertainment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 11

The social evening, promoted by the P. and C. Association, for the purpose of formally handing over the new school weathershed, was a very…

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The School Sports

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 3

The stalls conducted by the Parents and Citizens' Association during the progress of the children's sports on the showground were…

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State School System Minister's Statement

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 September 1928 · page 6

"The statement that the system of education in New South Wales is free, secular, and compulsory is not correct,'' said the Minister for Education, Mr…

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Schools Hospital Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 September 1928 · page 5

The local public school children held a tuck shop, and £3/3/9 was raised £1/12/ was forwarded to the Maitland Hospital, and £1/11/9/ to…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 September 1928 · page 5

A special meeting of the School of Arts was held last week to arrange a dance, for October 4. All members were asked to make a special effort,…

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Rural Schools Failure Admitted by Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 September 1928 · page 3

Addressing a function held at Richmond on Saturday in celebration of the opening of the new rural school, the Minister for Education (Mr…

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Murder at Bega School Teacher Shot

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 3

The police are mystified at the shooting of John Mulholland, a school teacher, at Wolumla, a small centre 14 miles from Bega, on Friday night…

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School Teacher Murdered

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 2

The police expect to arrest the murderer of John Mulholland, the school teacher who was shot dead at Wolu[?]a on Friday night…

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School Sport

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 1
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The Singleton school pupils visited Muswellbrook on Friday last and engaged the Rural School teams at football and hockey. Muswellbrook were…

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Radio for Schools Newspaper's Strong Plea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 6

The decision of the New South Wales Broadeasting Company to give regular broadcasts of music and talks suitable for schools, has aroused…

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Athletics. High Schools at Taree. Several Records Broken

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 7

In the High Schools athletic meeting for the Hooke Cup the following High Schools competed:—Parramatta, East Maitland, North Sydney,…

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Police Raids Alleged Betting Schools. Thirty-five Men Charged. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1928 · page 4

Recent police raids on a two-up school and billiard-saloon had their sequel at Cessnock Police Court to-day, when 35 men appeared to answer…

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