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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1938

1,241 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 63

Public School Grounds

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 3

The report concluded: The present condition of land recently acquired by the Resumed Properties Department in Dowling St…

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School Grounds

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 3

Ald. Carlton stated that with the Headmaster (Mr. Saint Smith) and the Inspector (Mr. Kendall), he and the Shire Engineer, Mr. Lipscombe,…

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Dungog School Playground. Remodelling

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 2

The grounds of Dungog Public School are urgently in need of attention. Recently the Department of Education extended the area by…

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Sesqui Centenary Celebrations. Holiday Granted to Schools

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 3

With reference to representations made to the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) on behalf of the Parents…

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New Idea Studio Traffic School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 3

M.G.M. has been importing so many foreign players lately and has invested so much money in them that they are not taking any chances and W…

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School Cricket Maitland Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 10

A meeting of the cricket committee of the Maitland Branch of the P.S.A.A.A., was held at the West Maitland Junior Technical School…

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Mothers' Club Homeville School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 4

The first meeting since school resumed, of the Homeville Mothers' Club was held at the school, when Mrs. McMahon presided…

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School Craft Classes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 1

The craft classes at the Rural School held one day each week for the benefit of children attending the small country schools are being thoroughly…

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Kidnapped Child Found. Narrabeen Sensation. Boy Located at a School. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

The missing child, Phillip Charles Powels, who was kidnapped yesterday from his father's car, was found safe and sound to-day at the Questhaven…

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Emoval of School Building

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 7

The disused Green Arm school building is being removed to Giant's Creek to provide more accommodation at the school there, the necessity for which…

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Holiday Gran Kurri Public School Kurri Kurri, [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 6

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A. [?] a letter from the Minister" [?]tion (Mr. D. H. Drummon[?] that he has approved of a [?]…

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Kidnapped Child Discovered at School First Case in Australia "Don't Know why They Picked Me" says Father SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 7

Philip Charles Powles (2½), central figure Australia's first kidnapping case, was restored to his parents to-day. The child was found at the Quest Haven school, at Mona…

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STOCKRINGTON Provisional School Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 6

The Director of Education (Mr. G. R. Thomas) has advised Mr. G, Booth, M.L.A., in reply to his representations for a building to conduct the new…

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Best for All Codes Schools as Football Nursery Maitland United's Lead

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 10

Last week's contention that the riddle of the future in football could be best solved by the institution of a widespread system of selection, training, and encouragement in the schools met with a sympathetic response that was truly surprising in its…

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School of Arts Committee Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 5

A meeting of the School of Arts Committee was held in the reading room on Thursday night, 17th inst. There was a good attendance of…

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Bullahdelah Teachers' Federation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Bullahdelah branch of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers' Federation will be held on Saturday next. Among other…

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School Notes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 2

First Glass.—Arithmetic: N. Wilson, J. Cameron, K. Jones, S. McNamara. Dictation: J. Cowley and G. Wicks 2, A. Pittman, W. Merrick, W…

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3-Year-Old Child Abducted From Father's Car Found Safe and Sound in a School Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 4

Something like American methods were introduced into Australia yesterday, when the first kidnapping case in this country was reported. According to information given to the police, Phillip Charuies…

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Tree-planting in School Grounds

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 5

A total of 33,692 trees, including 6750 special Coronation trees, were planted' last year, in the grounds of New South Wales-schools, according…

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Infantile Paralysis Causes Concern in Cessnock Council Demands Closing of Schools Where Cases Occur

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 5

THE FUTILITY OF CLOSING DOWN ONE CLASS, and not the whole school at which a case of infantile paralysis occurs, was the subject of some outspoken comment at the Cessnock Municipal council meeting on Tuesday night…

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