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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1934

1,246 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 63

School Game

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 7

The semi-final of the under 15 years grade between Maitland and Central Newcastle was postponed. It was desired not to cut the ground up before…

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Teacher Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 7

Thelma Orman (25), achoolteacher, of Boadmeadow, who is spending her holiday at Earlwood, and crossing Permanent Avenue, Earlwood. last…

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Sewering of East End School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 5

The Education Department is calling tenders for the sewering of East Cessnock Public School, Full particulars are given in advertisement…

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School Banks Fostering Thrift

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 6

For the year ended June 30, there were 2000 schools in victoria with school banks fostering habits of thrift among the children of the State…

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School Life Why it Wearies Bishop's View. Lismore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 4

"It Is the purposelessness of school life and not the drudgery of it that wearies children," said the Bishop of Armidale (the Right…

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Mount Thorley Annual School Picnic

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 2

The above picnic was held in the Mt. Thorley school grounds on Monday last It was originally fixed for Saturday last, but, owing to the heavy rain, was…

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School System Criticised Altered Curriculum Advocated

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 1

"It is not the drudgery of school life that wearies children, but the purposelessness of it," declared the Bishop of Armidale (Right Rev. J. S. Moyes), in an address to the annual conference of the New South Wales Public Schoolteachers' Federation, which concluded at…

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WESTON School of Arts Annual Meeting Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Weston School of Arts took place in the hall on Tuesday night, when the balance-sheet was presented and adopted as…

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Thrown From Car Teacher Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 10

Thrown from a car which capsized on the Hume Highway, near Marulan, William Gos, a teacher at West Pennant Hills school, and his wife…

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SINGLETON Mount Thorley School Annual Picnic Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 4

The annual school picnic at Mount Thorley was held on Monday. A large attendance assembled, and much credit is due…

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Muswellbrook School of Arts. Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the committee of the abovenamed institution was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night. The president (Mr. J…

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Around The Council Table Request for Portion of Pound Yard For School Purposes. Cost of Relief Schemes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 1

The following were present at the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council held on Wednesday evening: Aldermen D. Jordan (Mayor), W. G…

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School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the committee was held on 4th inst. Present: Messrs. E. G. Horder (chair), A. A. Burgess, F. Fletcher, C. Porter, H…

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Bullahdelah. School Holidays

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 4

The beginning of the school vacation saw a general exodus of teachers from the district. Messrs. Short and Tuckey left on Thursday evening for…

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Dungog Public School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 6

The results of the monthly test for August were:— Class IB.—Don. Cummings, Stan Tomkins, Richard Dark…

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Cessnock Trades School Alterations

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 2

In a letter to Mr. J.M. Baddeley, M.L.A., on the above subject, the Minister for Education (Mr. D.H. Drummond) Says:—…

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Sunday School Association

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

The regular Tea Table conference under the auspices of the local Sunday School Workers Association is to be held in the Methodist School…

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School Blotters Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 4

Mr. A. S. Luchetti, the State A.L.P. candidate for Macquarie, has adopted a novel method of furthering his campaign. He has had a number of…

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Schools Resume. Michaelmas Vacation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 6

All schools throughout the State resumed to-day following the Micheal mas vacation. Children after the break of ten days will be without…

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East Cessnock School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 September 1934 · page 3

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has informed Mr. J. M. Baddeley. M.L.A., in reply to representations on behalf of the East…

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