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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1928

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Boys' High School Careers for Boys—the Air Force

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 9

Candidates for commissions in the Permanent Air Force must be between, 16 and 19 years of age, and of British-descent. The educational…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 7

At the monthly meeting of the School of Arts, it was decided to spend a further sum of £5 in purchasing now books…

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Methodist Sunday School Picnic

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 7

The annual picnic of the Methodist Sunday School was held on Saturday, when 130 children, with many of the parents and…

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School's Radio Set

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 4

"We are getting profit as well as pleasure from this set," writes Mr A. Phillips, teacher in charge of Sutton Forest public school to a Sydney man…

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Profit and Pleasure School's Radio Set

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1928 · page 3

"We are getting profit as well as pleasing from this set," writes Mr. A. Phillips, teacher in charge of Sutton Forest Public School, to a…

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Arimistice Day Celebrated at Kearsley School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 November 1928 · page 1

The Kearsley Public School remembered the tenth anniversary of the great Armistice on Monday. The children formed a quadrangle, and…

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Clarence Town. Address to School Teachers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 November 1928 · page 5

Mr. J. McDowall, M.A., Inspector of Schools, gave a very interesting address to the teachers on Saturday morning last…

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School Continental at East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 November 1928 · page 6

The East Maitland Public School held its annual continental on Banks-street Reserve, and the large crowd of parents and citizens which gathered…

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Teachers' Federation Missing Funds

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 3

Sums of money amounting to hundreds of pounds are said to be missing from the funds of the Now South Wales Teachers' Federation…

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Attractive Display. of Work by Pupils of Scone District Rural School

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 2

When Mr. H. D. Drummond, the Minister for Education, recently made the announcement that Rural Schools had signally failed, he did not for one…

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Alteration of School Holidays Teachers' Objection

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 7

Mr. J. M. Baddeley has received the following letter from the Minister for Education relative to the proposed: alteration of the school…

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Exhibition and Fair Stroud Public School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 2

A school exhibition and fair was held in the School of Arts, Stroud. on Saturday 10th inst., at which there was a record gathering…

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A School Incident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 3

Some years ago the Roman Catholic Bishop of a country diocese died. When the funeral procession passed the local high school, the students of…

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Teachers' Federation. Missing Funds

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 4

Sums of money amounting to hundreds of pounds are said to be missing from the funds of the New South Wales Teachers' Federation…

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Bellbird Public School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 1

Under direction from the Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) tenders are now being, invited for additions to Bellbird Public School…

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Schools Spelling Contest. Teralba Beats Kearsley

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 6

The Teralba 5th class pupils, who were beaten by Kearsley children a few weeks ago, have turned the tables of their previous victors…

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Why Pits Are Idle Schoolboy's Clever Summing-up

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 5

The following paragraph, written unaided by Eric McEvoy, a ten-year-old pupil of Kitchener Public School, is a striking illustration of…

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Destroyed by Fire Catholic Church and School Week End Blaze

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 7

A disastrous fire which broke out in the Convent. School buildings in Barton-street, Kurri Kurri, in the early hours of Monday morning…

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School Column. Maitland District Teachers' Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1928 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Maitland District Teachers' Association was held in the Domestic Science School, West Maitland. The president…

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Clarence Town. Address to School Teachers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1928 · page 3

Mr. J. McDowall, M.A., Inspector of Schools, gave a very interesting address to the teachers on Saturday morning last…

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