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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1928

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Missing Schoolgirl

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 27 November 1928 · page 2

The disappearance in mysterious circumstances of Katherine Dyke, aged 13 years, from her home in Leichhardt, on the night of November 13 last is still…

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High School Dramatic Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 November 1928 · page 7

Some clever acting was revealed at the Strand Theatre on Thursday night, when the Cessnock Intermediate High School Dramatic Club…

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Sunday Cricket School of Arts v. Business Men

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 November 1928 · page 4

Next Sunday the Business Men will meet a team from the School of Arts. Following are the players to represent the Business Men:—…

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Hon. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A. Visit to Kearsley School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 November 1928 · page 4

At the invitation of the Kearsley Parents and Citizens' Association, the Hon. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., visited the Kearsley School on…

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Sunday School Teachers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1928 · page 6

In the Methodist Memorial Hall on Thursday, evening, a conference of Sunday school teachers and officers will be held. Rev. R. S. Barlow,…

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School Excursion Tickets Extended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1928 · page 6

The Minister for Education Drummond) announced that the Railway Commissioners had agreed to extend to 40 days the period of train…

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High School Education

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1928 · page 6

Mr. Booth, M.L.A., has received a letter from Mr. D. H. Drummondd, Minister for Education, with further reference to the question of the…

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Boys' High School Careers for Boys. Stock Inspector

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 6

The position of Inspector of Stock in this State is established under the provisions of the Pastures Protection. Act 1912. Such appointments are…

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Sunday School Instruction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 4

At the Methodist Memorial Hall last night, Rev. R. C. Barlow, M.A., assistant director of the Methodist Young People's Department, gave a…

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Ex-high School Boy's Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 6

Mr. F. Patfield, who distinguished himself with the bat for Far North in Country Week cricket in Sydney, during the week, is an old East Maitland…

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Miscellaneous. Summer School for Beekeepers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 6

Arrangements have now been completed by the Department of Agriculture for the holding of the usual Summer School in Apiculture of…

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Sunday Cricket Business Men v. School of Arts. Some Anticipations

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 9

On Sunday next the Business Men play a team picked from the School of Arts members. The game takes place on the…

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Travelling Facilities For School Children. No Alteration in Time Tables

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 4

Following a question that he asked the Minister for Education some weeks ago relative to travelling facilities for the school children on…

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School Cricket Abermain Defeats Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 9

A watch was played on Friday, November 23, between teams from Abermain and Cessnock Public Schools…

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Cessnock District Teachers' Meeting. Address on "Play While You Work."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 7

Mr. Oldham, president of the Cessnock District. Teachers' Association, was in charge of a large muster of teachers from the town and…

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School Column. Return of Miss McKENZIE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 4

The many friends of Miss Mckenzie will be pleased to learn of her return to West Maitland. Miss Mckenzie will commence duty again on…

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Mr. James Jacobs Death of Well Known Teacher Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 16

Mr. James Jacobs, B.A., headmaster of Paddington school, well-known in educational circles, died suddenly at his home at Bexley last night…

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Boys' High School Careers for Boys. Agricultural Science

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 11

In those wonder days, when science is reorganising the old rule-of-thumb methods of agriculture; when the botanist, the soil physicist, the…

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Accident Risks. Protecting East Cessnock School Children

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 11

To lessen risks of accident by passing motor traffic, of children attending East Cessnoek school, a deputation urged the municipal council to clear…

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Radio for Schools Here and Abroad. Broadcasting Education

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1928 · page 11

The New South Wales Broadcast Company is helping boys and girls in schools which have not all the advantages of the larger schools in the…

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