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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1934

1,246 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 63

Subsidised School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 4

The "Waiting-Shed" at Charlotte Bay is at present serving a very useful purpose. It is now used for a subsidised school whore seven or eight…

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Cheap Trains at End of August. For Spring School Vacation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 6

Parents, teachers, and scholars who have been looking forward to the spring school vacation will welcome an announcement from the Railway…

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Inter-School Sports

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 2

A large contingent of athletes and supporters from the Scone District Rural School journeyed to Muswellbrook to contest the final round of…

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Railway Excursions for School Vacation

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 6

The problem of what to do with the children during the approaching holidays is simplified by the Railway Department's announcement of a series…

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School of Arts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 2

The first meeting of the new committee took place in the supper room on Tuesday night. Present: Mr. E. G. Horder (chair), Messrs. A. A…

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Fell From Fence Schoolboy's Arm Fractured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 3

John Maxwell, an eight year old pupil at the West Cessnock School, fell from a fence at the Showground to-day, where the annual school…

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Youthful School Hikers Day of Sunshine and Happiness

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 1

Saturday was truly a day of sunshine and happiness, when forty-five merry little hikers belonging to Class 4B, Cessnock Girls' School, set out…

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Damage to School Buildings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 2

During the week-end the High School and Primary School buildings at Aberdare were broken into Several Yale locks were broken. Youths…

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High School Text Books

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 5

A musical and card afternoon organised by Mrs. C. Miller, will be conducted at the Cessnock Memorial Hall this afternoon in aid of the…

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Cessnock Public School Improvements to be Effected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 7

In reply to his representations concerning conditions at the Cessnock Public School, Mr. J. M. Baddeley is now in receipt of a communication…

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Evening Continuation School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 7

The third term at the Cessnock Continuation School commences on Monday night next. All youths and men desiring to…

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Coroneo Cup Muswellbrook—Scone School Sports Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 11

Muswelbrook and Scene Rural Schools completed its series of a competitions for the Coronco Cup, when after interesting contests…

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Annual Sports M.D.C. School Cups

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 7

The senior cup for Maitland Domestic Science girls was won by V. Latter with 20 points, at the annual sports meeting held on the Maitland…

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School Games

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 7

North and Waratah under 15 schoolboys played a draw, 3-all. Smith scored for Waratah and McNamara, equalised for North…

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School Girls' Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 7

Honours were divided when Maitland and Cessnock Girls High Schools fielded their hockey and basketball teams on West Maitland Park…

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Bowden Cup Kurri District Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 7

Yesterday, at the Rugby League Ground, the Bowden Cup competition was continued, and the result of the only game played almost decided the…

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High School Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 7

The 28th annual sports meeting of the Maitland Boy's High School will take place on the Maitland Show Ground on Friday next. The first…

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New School Building. To Cost Over £14,000. Tender Accepted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 2

The successful tenderer for the erection of the new Rural School building at Muswellbrook was Messrs Compton and Son, of West…

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EDUCATION Raising Standard Country Schools Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 8

A request is to be made to the Department of Education to raise the standard of public school education in country towns, where there are no…

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Arbor Day. At Dungog School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 3

Arbor Day was celebrated at the Dungog Public School on Wednesday last. Alderman J. A. Jones, vice-president of the P. and C. Association,…

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