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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1930

1,030 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 52

School Exams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 8

Twenty-one pupils at the Gloucester Public School passed the primary final examination. Two boys passed for an entrance to the High school…

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School Break-up

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 2

Dungog Public School will close for Christmas holidays on Thursday next. The occasion will be marked by a school concert and 'Xmas Tree. All…

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School Sport

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 2

Teams of boys and girls, under the charge of Miss Davies and Mr. A. Morris, journeyed to Stroud on Friday afternoon, to play cricket and vigoro…

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"Snobbishness" Denounced by Bishop-moyes. in Address at New England Girls' School

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 2

"If Public Schools arc productive of class-pride or snobbishness, then they are perverting their ideals and purpose. They are really irreligious,…

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"Go on the Land." Lord Somers' Advice. Address to Schoolboys. Canberra

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 3

Speaking to-day at the Canberra Grammar School speech, the Acting Governor-General (Lord Somers) advised the boys to become farmers…

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Scone District Rural School Annual Banquet and Social. Outstanding Success

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 3

sixth annual re-union banquet [?]ial of the Scone D.R. School [?]eld in the Olympia Theatre on [?]day evening last, and was…

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Junior Technical School Wentworth Wins "House final." Wetzler's Good Display

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 6

The "House" Cricket Competition at the Junior Technical School was finalised on Wednesday last at the South Cessnock "A" Grade practice…

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Teachers Entertained

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 3

A very pleasant evening was spent at the residence or Mr. W. I. Phillips, Headmaster of West Cassnock Public School, when Sir. and Mrs…

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Primary Schools Final Examination Results St. Ethel's

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 4

The list of boys and girls at St. Ethel's Public School to gain admission to Secondary Schools as a result of the Primary final examination, is…

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Prize Day Forster Public School Successful Celebration FORSTER

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 8

The Speech Day celebrations at orster Public School were of rather a unique character. The headmaster engaged the School of Arts Hall for…

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High School' Year of Progress What the School Stands for The Directors' Appeal Annual Speech Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 2

While bound by the necessary limitations of a syllabus, the aim is to build character, turn out clean minded, self-reliant men, fitted both by education and training to take an intelligent…

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Training School for Unemployed Youths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 2

A deputation asked the Minister for Agriculture, Mr, Dunn, to institute a training scheme to prepare unemployed youths for the land…

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Teachers' Transfers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 8

Mr. Ray Shaw, headmaster at Pelaw Main, has been notified of his appointment to another district not yet stated…

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School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 8

The Russian picture, "In Lenin's Country," was screened in the School of' Arts last night to a good crowed. The Kurri Kurri Pipe' Band played…

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Godless Schools Local Clergymen in Reply

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 2

The Rev. H. W. Woodhouse, at a Christmas tree celebration at the Methodist School last evening, made special reference to a…

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St. Augustine's Catholic School Annual Christmas Tree

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 3

There was a large gathering yesterday afternoon at St. Augustine's School, South Singleton, the reason being the annual children's concert and…

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QUALIFIED Junior Technical School Successful Pupils

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1930 · page 6

The following students have qualified for enrolment in the 3rd. Year Commercial Clauses at What Maitland Junior Technical School: Leo…

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Status of West Maitland School to be Raised Speech Day New' Trades Course Annual Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1930 · page 8

In his report at the annual speech day of the West Maitland Superior Public School, the head-master stated that the attendance warranted' the raising of the status of the school to the highest,…

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Public School Concert

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1930 · page 4

The annual concert given by the Public School children in aid of the Parents and Citizens' Association was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Raymond Terrace, on…

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Speech Day and Prize Giving. At Public School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 December 1930 · page 3

On Wednesday afternoon, the annual prize distribution took place at the local public school, when there was a large gathering of the parents…

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