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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1939

1,368 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 69

Jolly Time Assured for the School Sports

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 2

An interesting athletic display will be seen at the showground on Anzac Day, with the added attraction of a first aid display by pupils…

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Small Schools to Remain Open

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 3

The minimum average attendance required to keep small country schools open will be lowered from July 1. The Minister…

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New High School To Be Built Minister Informs Mr Malcolm Brown, M.L.A.

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 2

Tenders are to be called within four weeks for the building of an entirely new High School for Singleton. This welcome information was contained in a letter received to-day by Mr Malcolm Brown, M.L.A., from the Minister…

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HINTON Dance at School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 9

The School of Arts was thronged to its utmost capacity on Monday night last, when n euchre party and dance was People were there…

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C.W.A. PROTEST Betting in Schools SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 4

In the course of discussion at the annual conference of the Country Women's Association on a motion from Grafton urging co-operation to stamp…

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School of Arts Subsidy

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 1

The Council refused to grant a subsidy of £25 a your to the Raymond Terrace School of Arts, if they established a public library…

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Cessnock High School O.B.U. Branch Formed at Armidale

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 8

Many of us have pleasant memories of the associations we formed while attending school. Unfortunately many friends,…

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High School Fete State Governor's Visit

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 5

Arrangements are now practically finalised for the fete to be held at the Cestsuock High School grounds on the afternoon…

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Cessnock Teachers' Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 5

A large, happy throng of dancers made Wednesday's Teachers' Club dance an outstandingly successful affair. Distance…

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The Public Library. The Best Teacher

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 1

"There is only one solution of all social problems— increase of intelligence and sympathy. To this end newspapers, schools and pulpits are useful. But these are all limited in their speech…

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School Promotions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 3

Old Muswellbrook friends will be pleased to learn that Mr. P. O 'Farrell, who for several years was headmaster of the local Rural School, is doing well…

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Heating of Schools Cheap Electricity Likely Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 1

it was stated to-day that investigations by the Education Department reveal it would cost no less than £30,000 to give adequate…

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Wireless Set Purchased by School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 3

A wireless set, complete with a gramaphone "pick-up," has been Installed at the West Maitland Junior Technical School. It was secured from the school's general fund, which…

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Money Available for Fuel for Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 3

Mr. Drummond, Minister for Education, has announced that money had been made available to permit the installation of heating appliances in…

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Study Circle Do We Plan Ow Thoughts? Primary School Aid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 4

Every piece of worth while work has to be planned. We live in an age of terrific planning on all sides; engineers, tradesmen, newspapermen, radio programme makers, every…

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Small Country Schools

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 2

It is expected that a decision by the Minister for Education, Mr. Drummond, will keep open at least 40 small country schools which…

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Anzac Day at Schools

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 2

The Education Department requests that, as opportunities occur, teachers should inform their pupils of the significance of Anzac Day…

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School Dental Clinic

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 4

Mr. S. Day and Miss G. Thornley, Education Department dentist and clinic nurse, respectively, are carrying out dental work in the schools of the…

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School Work

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 3

Handwriting, under 14 years: Vivian Galvin 1, Shirley Wade 2. Handwriting, under 12 years: Iris Holstein 1, Frank Borham 2…

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Committed Burglary to Get Ideas for Book Schoolboys Confession

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 3

Committed for trial at the Old Bailey, London, a former public schoolboy last month was alleged to have confessed that he. turned…

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