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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1930

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Schools' Display at Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 4

What is sure to be a big attraction at the Maitland Show next week will be the home industries pavilion. A great part of this will be occupied…

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Cessnock Teachers' Federation First Meeting for 1930

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 1

Mr. H. L. Dale B.Ec., chairman of the Cessnock Teachers' Federation, presided over the first meeting of the Federation for 1930 on Saturday…

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Parents Unable to Meet Increased Fares High School Children Stranded. Mr. Booth's Frank Criticism

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 2

The refusal of the State Government to allow coalfields High School students the usual subsidy for travelling has met with frank criticism…

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Cessnock Intermediate High School. EX-STUDENTS

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 3

On Friday afternoon next, a meeting of ex-students of the Cessnock Intermediate High School will be held at the school to discuss the matter of…

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High Schools. Conveyance of Coalfields Children. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, the Minster for Education, Mr. Drummond, refused to make provision for conveyance to the…

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Teachers' Transfers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 6

The following transfers and appointment of teachers are announced: Assistants etc., Mr. D. Gilles West Maitland to Cessnock Miss M…

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Girl Hated School Ran Away From Home

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 3

Because her mother found that she was a year younger than she thought, after she had allowed her to take a position in a restaurant, Edna Ellen…

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High Schools. Conveyance of Coalfields Children

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Education, Mr Drummond, refused to make provision for conveyance to the…

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Heroic Sister. Fire in Girls' School. Ten Perish

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 2

CHEPAS (Manitoba), Feb, 26. The Sister Superior and nine children perished in a fire which destroyed an isolated Indian girls' school on…

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Many Appeals. School Examinations. the Board's Views

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 3

During February each year extra-ordinary eagerness is manifested by hundreds of unsuccessful candidates to have their examination papers…

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Teachers College Scholarships

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 6

Scholarships, tenable at the Sydney Teachers' College, have been offered to the undermentioned Northern district students, subject to the…

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Municipal Council Proposed New School Removal of Sale Yards. Gas Service Brings Complaints. Tar Surfacing Work to Be Extended

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 1

Ald. D. Jordan presided at the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council held on Wednesday last. Others present were:—Aldermen Jas. Hicks,…

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Scone D.R. School. Experimental Farm Notes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 2

That Kikuyu at Rhodes grasses are outstanding introduced summer-gross-grasses. which will do well in this district is evidence by an inspecton of…

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School Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 4

At South Cessnock Park this afternoon, Cessnock Trade School defeated Maitland Trade School (old boys) a cricket by two wickets and two runs…

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Problem of Conveying Childred to School Deputation From Weston Seeks Cessnock Councils Help Resolution Restricting 'Bus Licenses to Municipal Boundary Rescinded. Granting of Temporary licenses Through Shire Area Foreshadowed. Barksby and Fogg Mentioned As Applicants

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 5

The problem of transporting coalfields children to school is causing much anxiety to all concerned. last night a deputation from the Weston Progress Association waited on the Cessnock Municipal Council and sought their…

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Boys' High School. Compliment to Headmaster

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 4

The school appreciates the spirit which has prompted the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural (Association to invite our headmaster…

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Licensing Buses. Cessnock Council's Decision. Convbyance of School Children

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 8

The method of licensing buses was hitered by Cessnock Council, A notice of motion by Alderman Duggan, rescinding the rule allowing council…

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Gosforth School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 2

The question of effecting urgent repairs to the Gosforth School has been brought under the notice of Mr. O'Hearn. He has been asked to…

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Repairs to School Premises

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 2

Mr D. H. Drummond, Minister for Education, has addressed the following, letter to Mr W. Cameron, M.L.A. "I have had under notice your…

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Intermediate High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 7

In connection with personal representations by Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A., concerning the condition of the Intermediate High School premises, the…

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