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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1937

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Present School Examination System Mr Drummond Says Justification for Criticism. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 6

Arguing that there was justification for criticism of the present examination system, the Minister for Education (Mr Drummond), in the…

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"Crumbs from the Rich Man's Table" Education in Primary Industries Badly Needed in Our Schools

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 6

The urgency of providing in the educational curriculum, throughout the Commonwealth, adequate instruction in the schools on primary producing affairs, and also the need for men in Parliament who will actively press this matter to the Statute…

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School Land in Elizabeth-street

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 6

The Director of Education (Mr G. R. Thomas), in reply to personal representations by Mr Malcolm Brown, M.L.A., on behalf of Singleton…

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Health of School Children

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 3

The Principal Medical Officer of the Education Department (Dr. A. E. Machin), in an Interesting article in this year's…

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Years of Work Congregational School New Class-room

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 November 1937 · page 4

A large congregation was present at the Congregational Church, East Maitland, yesterday afternoon, when the official…

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Schoolboy Commits Suicide. Chicago

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 2

"I told him I was going to have a baby," Lorretta Harnk (15) informed, the police, following the suicide of Warren Stanley (17), her sweetheart,…

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School Exams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 6

IN recent years, and more particularly in this country, since the New Education Conference a few 'months ago, there has been much…

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Pictures for School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 5

The President extended to the Headmaster and stuff, and to Mrs. Saint-Smith and Miss Marjorie, the Association's appreciation of their work…

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Tuition in Beekeeping Summer School at Hawkesury Agricultural College

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1937 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. Hugh Main, M.L.A.) announces that arrangements are being made for the usual summer school in apiculture to…

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Annual Prizes School Athletics NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 November 1937 · page 10

That the development of the body was just as important as the development of the mind was stressed by speakers at the annual presentation of…

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LARGS School of Arts LARGS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 November 1937 · page 5

The fortnightly euchre party in connection with the School of Arts re-suited in three ladies, Mrs. H. Hayes, Mrs. P. Hawley and Mrs. F. Honey,…

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Primary Final Exams. Giant's Creek Public School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 10

In the recent examinations the following pupils gained passes. Mr. G. Buchanan is the teacher in charge of the school:-John Buchanan, Kevin…

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Sunday Schools Lessons by Correspondence LONDON, Nov. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 1

A scheme for Sunday school teaching by correspondence was launched by the Central Council of the Church for Religious Education, with the object of…

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Boys' High Inter-School Cricket Teams Chosen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 7

The following team has been selected to represent Maitland Boys' High School against Sydney Technical High School at Sydney on Friday next. The…

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High Schools Entrance Examinations Pass List

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 6

The following pupils have been successful in passing the recent examination for admittance to the Maitland Boys' High School:—…

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Bullahdelah School of Arts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 4

The regular meeting of the Bullahdelah School of Arts Committee was held in the reading room on Thursday evening, 18th. inst. Members…

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Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts Library

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 1

The action of the committee of the S.M. School of Arts in supporting the proposal to establish an agricultural section of books in the library will…

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School Notes. Visit of Director of Education

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 4

Mr. Ross Thomas, B.A., Director of Education, will be in Scone to-morrow (Saturday) to discuss several matters with teachers and others…

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Renovations to Kearsley School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 8

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., has received from the Director of Education (Mr. G. R. Thomas) a communication which…

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Primary Final District Schools Pass List

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 November 1937 · page 4

The following are the candidate who were successful, at the recent Primary Final Examination, in gaining admittance to…

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