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Schools, 1937

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School Tennis Annual Championships Start

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1937 · page 11

Monday next will mark the commencement of the annual school tennis championships, to be played on the District Park and…

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Road Code Practical Instruction U.S.A. SCHOOL

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1937 · page 8

Believing that instruction in the code of the road and actual practice in driving a car will go far towards promoting highway safety,…

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Exam System Secondary School Studies SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1937 · page 4

An advisory council of education, approved by the Executive Council, will co-operate with the recently appointed Board of Secondary School…

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Need for Libraries in Schools Mr. Drummond Appeals To Parents GOULBURN

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 August 1937 · page 4

In opening the conference of the Federation of Parents and Citizens' Associations, the Minister for Education, Mr.Drummond, appealed to delegates to undertake leadership in estab-lishing school libraries…

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School Libraries New Scheme for Country

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 August 1937 · page 2

Addressing the State conference of Parents and Citizens' Associations in Sydney, the Minister for Education, Mr D. H. Drummend, referred to the…

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Arbor Day. At Clanricard Public School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 1

The annual Arbor Day celebrations of the Clanricard Public School were held on the 20th August, and attracted a good attendance of visitors and…

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The Branch Sunday School Anniversary

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 1

"Very impressive" sums up the fourth Sunday School Anniversary held in the Church on Sunday 15th inst., in the afternoon…

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A Deserving Movement. Coronation Libraries for Bush Schools

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 5

Few things are more difficult to the average person than to imagine a childhood without books—no Peter Rabbit, no Alice in Wonderland or…

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Primary Schools Athletic Championship

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 5

Cessnock Primary Schcols will be represented at the State Athletic Championships to be held on the University Oval, Sydney, on…

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The Drudgery of School Homework

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 2

HOMEWORK bas long been the bane of the school child's existence. It has also been a constant source of irritation to parents, the majority of whom have considered it passing strange that their children, after their day's studies at school,…

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Renovations to Carrow Brook School Building

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 2

Mr. Malcolm Brown, M.L.A., has recèived the following communication from Mr. D. H. Drummoad, Minister for Education:—…

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School Broadcasts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 4

Mr. M. B. Thomas, B.A., in a report on school broadcasts states that his investigations reveal little difference between the…

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MARKWELL School of Arts Ball MARKWELL

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 5

The annual ball of the Markwell School of Arts, despite the inclemency of the weather, attracted a large crowd. Visitors were present from…

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National Health Plan Improving Virility of Children Teachers to Be Trained Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 6

In accordance with a plan to improve the virility of Children, the State Government will immediately make money available for the training of school teachers in physical culture. The Premier. Mr. Stevens, announced last night that a…

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Kembriki Public School and Residence

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., for Gloucester, has received the following letter from the Minister for Education:—I refer to your personal…

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School Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 4

The "break up" for the Spring vacation was celebrated at the Tea Gardens Public School on Thursday, 26th Aug., by a concert organised by the…

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Markwell. School of Arts Ball

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 5

The annual ball of the Markwell School of Arts took place on Friday night. Despite the inclemency of the weather the hall was crowded,…

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Teaching of Religion in Schools Motion at Anglican Synod

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 2

"The Bible is dead and the voice of the clergymen of the church will also be dead unless the spirit of God is allowed to shine from both," said the…

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Reo Social "Back to School" Evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1937 · page 4

The popularity of the Reo Social Club's weekly dances was again in evidence on Saturday night last, when upwards of 200 dancers attended the…

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Car Skidded Schoolteacher Injured NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 5

When a motor car in which he was travelling alone skidded and overturned on the Pacific Highway near Charlestown, Cecil James Cox, 23, a…

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