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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1929

1,379 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 69

Schoolboy Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1929 · page 6

William Richardson, aged 14 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Richardson, of Park-street, Greta, fell while playing at the public school, fracturing…

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Raymond Terrace Public School Sports Day

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1929 · page 2

The Sports Day of the Raymon Terrace Public School was held, on Friday, 8th inst, under the auspices of the Parents and Citizens' Association aud directly financed…

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Sunday School Services

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 2

The Sunday School anniversary services will take place at St. John's Presbyterian Church on Sunday, when special singing by the children will be…

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Rural School Plot. Praise From Inspector. "Best in State."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 1

Muswellbrook's Rural School farm was inspected early in the week by Mr. Bakewell, Inspector of School Agriculture, and organiser of the Junior Farm…

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School Leaving Age. Macdonald Government's Policy. London, Nov. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 6

Sir Donald MacLean submitted a motion in the House of Commons, calling on the Government to introduce without delay its scheme to…

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Permit to Enrol. North Rothbury Public School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 5

The following pupils of the North Rothbury Public School were successful in passing the Permit to Enrol Examination. Daisy Jowett, Jessie…

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Scone District Rural School. Opening of Domestic Science Room

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 10

There was an attendance of large proportions, as wall as one of a most representative character, in the grounds of the Scone District Rural School on…

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Trinity of Education. Family, Church, and School

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 10

"Schools such as this play an important part in the State scheme of education," said the Director of Education (Mr. S. H. Smith), addressing…

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Teachers' Award Junior Technical Schools. Leave to Appeal Refused. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 8

Application for leave to appeal by F. B. Wright on behalf of the junior technical school teachers' against the award of the…

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Mulbring. School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 10

A meeting was held at the School of Arts for the purpose of filling a vacant seat in the committee, caused by the resignation of Mr. G…

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Maitland High School. Historical Records. (3) Mr. John Waterhouse, M.a

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 3

In 1883 the Education Department decided to establish high schools at Sydney and Maitland, choosing for the first two headmasters Messrs…

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Teachers' Examinations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 6

As a result of the examinations in August last, the following teachers have qualified in attainments in class III:—Class IIIA, men Cyril…

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Permit Examination East Maitland Public School

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 5

The following pupils of the East Maitland Public School have qualified for P.T.E. certificates: — BOYS…

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Fishing Tragedy. Three Schoolboys Drown

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 14

Three pupils of the Melbourne Grammar School were drowned when a boat in which they were fishing overturned a mile from the shore at…

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Mulbring. Sunday School Anniversary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 8

On Sunday last, the Methodist Sunday School anniversary service was held in the afternoon, when the children and choir, under the leadership…

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Maitland High School. Historical Records. (2) Dr Fraser and "Sauchie House."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 11

The hundreds of people who travel up and down Church-street every day can hardly fail to have noticed the peculiar architecture of that…

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Bulga Wins Shield for School Garden

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 2

The local ranch of the Teachers' Federation has for some years past been awarding a shield for the best school garden in the Singleton district…

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Paterson School Concert

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 4

The annual concert of Paterson School will be held un the School of Arts, on Tuesday, December 10…

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The Correspondence School

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 4

Those, lines that I have just penned' apply certainly to the child situated in the remotest parts 'of the Australian bush, where, so far, no school has been,…

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Scone D.r. School Domestic Science Boom

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 2

The domestic science room, the important adjunct to the already extensive block of buildings comprising the Scone District Rural School, which…

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