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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1939

1,368 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 69

"Sweating" Children for Examinations Teachers Protest

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 6

The New South Wales Teachers' Federation has decided to ask the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) to receive a deputation…

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"CRAMMING" Strongly Criticised By Teachers SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 7

Delegates at a meeting of the Teachers' Federation to-day strongly criticised the "cramming" of children by certain teachers…

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QUIRINDI Teacher's Farewell QUIRINDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 8

A pleasant function was held at the Quirindi Rural School, the occasion being an official farewell to Mr. S. C. Uren, on the eve of his retirement…

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School Teacher Attacked by Larrikins Moobed and Punched

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 1

Ernest Way, school teacher and scoutmaster, was brutally beaten by larrikins and left unconscious in a gutter in Orange on Saturday night…

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GLENRIDDING Agricultural Bureau New High School Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 2

Glenridding Agricultural Bureau is pleased to be represented on the provisional committee to press for the building of a new High School in…

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School Children and Home Work Effect Being Inquired Into Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr D. H. Drummond) said to-day that the effect of home work upon school children in New South Wales was…

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School Notes. a Weekly Summary of Inter-High School Affairs

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 2

The sympathy of the whole school goes out to Joyce Hipwell and her family in their recent sad bereavement…

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Cessnock Primary School P. and C.

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Cessnock Primary School Parents and Citizens' Association will be held at the Primary…

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Local and General New Books for School of Arts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

The secretary of the School of Arts advises that a supply of new books is to hand, and asks all subscribers to make note of the fact…

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Scone School Children and Muswellbrook Baths

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 3

A letter was received by the Muswellbrook Municipal Council from the headmaster of the Scone District Rural School, seeking permission to…

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PARENTS — CITIZENS Stairs at High School Fire Danger Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 2

Singleton Parents and Citizens' As-sociation fears that the stairs at the High School may constitute a danger in the event of a fire. They arc very…

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Aberdare School Need For Sewerage Stressed CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 8

One of the conundrums which Cessnock Municipal Council has been unable to solve is why the Department of Education has sewered all the…

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Fete at High School Governor Invited to Open Function

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 1

On the occasion of the Governor's visit to Cessnock in May, the Cessnock High School Parents and Citizens'…

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Kurri School Efforts to Establish Third Year Classes No Opposition From Cessnock High

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 10

At its annual meeting last Wednesday night Cessnock High School had before it a request for co-operation in the…

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High School P. & C. Association. Annual Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Cessnock High School-Parents and Citizens' Association was held on Wednesday night, when…

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Cessnock Primary School. Annual Meeting of P. AND C.

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Cessnock Primary School Parents and Citizens' Association was held at the school on…

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Department's Failure to Sewer Cessnock School Is Public Scandal. Mr. Baddeley To Ventilate Matter in Parliament

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 5

THE FAILURE of the Education Department to have the Cessnock Public School at Aberdare connected to the sewerage system can only be described as a public scandal. In the interests of the health of the 1500 children attending this school, the…

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Merriwa School of Arts. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the committee of the Merriwa School of Arts was held on Monday night, those present being Messrs. H. G. Dee…

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Study Circle Busy words Put into Their Classes To Work Primary School Aid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 4

Words have work to do and every word is given a name according to its work. Words can be placed in classes, each class with its own work, just as children in school are in…

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School Notes Sheep and Wool

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 1

The classing commenced at the District Rural School on Monday night last under the direction of Mr. Maddocks, of the Sydney Technical…

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