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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1939

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House Robbed Teacher's Residence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 4

The residence of the school teacher at Wallalong, Mr. J. W. Kingsland, was broken into during the holidays and £12 in Money, a quantity of…

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Eyes of School Children

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1939 · page 4

Following the child through his life, we come to the school age. The school doctor will find out if glasses are needed, and all I want to impress…

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Lice and Ants in School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

The Waratah Public School, attended by 460 boys is white anted, lice infected, unsafe and unfit for habitation, according to a council health…

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School for Detectives in Sydney

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

A school for detectives is to be inaugurated in Sydney next week. The Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. J. CacKay) made this announcement…

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New Year's Eve Revel. School of Arts Annual Function

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 4

Over 200 people danced the old year out at the School of Arts on New Year's Eve and had a wonderful night. This annual function under the…

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Out in the Bush an Old Country Inn — a Strange Visitor — Fox Hunting Per Motor — Splitting Tallies — a Small School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 5

The early public houses bore strange names, such as The Sow and Suckers, The Dog and Duck, The Red Cow and so on…

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Falling Off State School Enrolments SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 7

State school enrolments are decreasing at a steady rate of 2500 a year. There were 17,000 fewer State school pupils last year than in 1931. This…

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School for Detectives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 4

A school for detectives, which will be attended by about 200 plain-clothes police and others, who have not passed the examination for the rank of…

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Main Creek Sunday School Anniversary

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

A very happy evening was spent at Main Creek school recently, when the Salvation Army held the first anniversary of the Sunday School, thirty…

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Convent School Examinations. Local Successes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

The results of the recent bursary and prize examinations conducted in Catholic schools throughout the Diocese of Maitland were announced by…

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Diocesan Schools

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 7

The names of those pupils attending schools within the Catholic diocese of Maitland who were successful in the recent bursary and prize…

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Deaf and Blind Children Legislation Wanted to Attend School. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 6

The New South Wales School for Deaf and Blind children at Darlington has asked the Minister for Education (Mr Drummond) for…

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Our Letter Box (Australian Forest League—schools' Branch. (To the Editor.)

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 4

Sir,—As an old Sconeite, I have been reading with much concern of the distress in the Hunter Valley, due to the failure of the water…

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School Wireless Sets Gosford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 5

Parents ami Citizens' Associations throughout Erina Shire have requested the council to connect electricity to schools so that wireless sets may be…

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Leaving Certificate Examination Hunter Area List of Successful Pupils Secondary Schools Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2

The results of the Leaving Certificate Examination, marking the completion of the secondary school course, were made available to-day…

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At Night School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 6

Instructor: "How far will the modern bullet carry?" Shaggy-haired Pupil: "That depends on the charge of powder."…

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Vacation Swimming School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 1

The Vacation Swimming School conducted at Cessnock Baths under the direction of the Department of Education…

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Denman Memorial School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 1

At the last meeting of the committee of the above institution the library sub-committee were authorised to restock the library, and this has…

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Domestic Science Training Schools Overseas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 6

"In Gothenburg, Sweden, I saw a fine domestic science school, where the students are trained in high-class cookery, and also learn home and…

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Aberdeen School of Arts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

The monthly meeting of committee was held on Monday night. Present: Mr. A. J. McLcod (chair), W. P. Fittock, A. Bartier, senr., and S. Taylor…

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