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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1929

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Boys' High School the High School Course. (10) Chemistry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 11

Adaptation to circumstance is the key to success, and to our existence as a nation. That hackneyed phrase. The survival of the fittest still holds…

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Teacher Strangled. Body Found in Woods. Remarkable Story. Strasbourg, April 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 2

The finding in the woods of the murdered body of an English teacher, Miss Eva Brand, led to the disclosure of a remarkable story…

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Mysterious Illness Schoolboy's Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 9

A mysterious illness suddenly attacked three members of a family living at Rosehill, on 26th ult., Alan Charles McCrea died, and Edith McCrea, aged…

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The 'Talkies' Influence on Schoolboy Speech

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 May 1929 · page 3

The possible danger of contamination to the special of schoolboys which may result from tho widespread exhibition of the "talkies…

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High School Boys

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 3

Owing to the May Day holiday on Monday in the Maitland district Phil Myers (of Giants Creek) and Roy Mils, Trevor Standon, John…

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Greta Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 4

Mr. A. Weber has been appointed headmaster of the Public School at Greta. He had previously been in charge at Bombala, Urgambla…

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Diggers'-School of Arts Ball. Thursday Next

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 2

One of the outstanding attractions of the social season of the Upper Hunter is the Diggers'-Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts ball. This season's…

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School Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 May 1929 · page 1

The fixtures for Friday are as follows:— East Cessnock v. Cessnock "B". Cessnock "A" v. Cessnock "C."…

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Kurri Pupils. Conveyance to School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 2

Consequent on the cessation of the passenger service on the South Maitland Railway between West Maitland and Kurri Kurri, last month…

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Newcastle Casualties. Schoolboy Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 2

While playing at school, Jack Jones, aged 13, of Tighe's Hill, fell over and received a fracture of the right forcarm. He was taken by…

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District News Dunolly School Picnic

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 May 1929 · page 4

Early last Saturday 100 children, and nearly the same number of adulta, gathered at Dunolly Public School for a picnic, the first function of the kind…

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School Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 May 1929 · page 5

Following are the results of last Friday's matches in the MeCul'oeh Cup Competition:— Kearsley defeated East Cessnock…

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Kurri Pupils. Conveyance to School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 6

Consequent on the cessation of the passenger service on the South Maitland Railway, between West Maitland and Kurri Kurri, last month…

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Boys' High School the High School Course. (12) Geography

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 2

"Geography," says Sir Edgeworth David, "is the science of nation planning." This considered statement of a very eminent scientist in worthy…

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Display of School Work

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 5

An interesting feature of the main pavilion was the display of school work. On this occasion it is non-competitive, but it is more numerous…

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Kurri Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 6

A deputation which recently waited on the Under-Secretary for Education asked that improvements be carried out to the fencing at Kurri…

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The 'Talkies' Influence on Schoolboy Speech

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 13

The possible danger of contamination to the speech of schoolboys which may result from the widespread exhibition of the "talkies"…

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Boys' High School the High School Course. (12) Physics

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 9

It is with relief that the small high-school entrant at length realises that there is a difference between Physic and Physics. The vague expectancy of…

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High School Boys

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 3

Owing to the May Day holiday on Monday in the Maitland district Phil Myers (of Giant's Creek), and Roy Mills, Trevor Standon John…

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Newcastle Casualties. Schoolboy Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1929 · page 6

While playing at school. Jack Jones, aged 13, of Tighe's Hill, fell over and received a fracture of the right forearm. He was taken by…

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