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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1939

1,368 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 69

School of Arts Annual Meeting At Kurri Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 2

Mr. R. J. Pilger, secretary of the Kurri Kurri School of Acts, reporting to the annual meeting, said the financial year closed on a more cheerful…

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Singleton News News in Brief Doctor To Visit Schools Health of Children Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 2

A doctor will visit Singleton schools in the near future to examine children. The object of the visit is to find out…

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World Affairs Experiment at High School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 8

An interesting and highly successful experiment is being carried out at the Orange High School, where a weekly bulletin dealing with current…

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Rural School Notes Out of Town Pupils

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 1

Regret is expressed that the Department of Railways cannot see its way clear to make any alteration in the time-table of the Denman-Merriwa…

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Hockey Club. "Wanderers" Defeat School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 1

A match between the "Wanderers" and the local School team on Wednesday last was won by the "Wanderers" by 4 goals to 2 goals. Agnes…

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Merriwa School of Arts Monthly Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the School of Arts Committee was held on Monday night, when the following members were present: Messrs. H. G. Dee…

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Influenza in Schools

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

IN every school throughout the inspectorate of Mr. A. W. Muir Influenza has taken its toll of both pupils and teachers. In none of the…

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Physical Culture Display at Hunter St. School SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 2

Pupils from the primary and secondary classes gave an interesting display of modern physical culture exercises and folk dancing in the grounds…

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New Fences High School Grounds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 7

The Department of Education is considering the erection of a paling fence around the girl's hostel at the Maitland' Girls' High School…

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Study Circle Thoughts about Books Primary School Aid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 9

Recently we have been discussing the mechanical side of English, but every now and then we must return to browse amongst the riches that good writers have given us. There is such a wealth of material, such magic of thought and…

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Dungog Public School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Education, in response to his personal representations on behalf of Dungog P…

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School of Arts

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 3

The annuul meeting of subscribers to the School of Arts will be hold on Monday, 17th inst., at 8 p.m. Nominations for the committee close on…

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Northern Agricultural High School Opened £60,924 Building at Tamworth

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 6

Completed at a cost of £60,924 the Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School at Calala, Tamworth, was officially opened, on Saturday…

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School Football Kerr Cup Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 5

The Kerr Cup competition for primary school Rugby League matches was advanced a further stoge yesterday afternoon, when East Maitland…

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School Notes (Contributed.) the Promised New School

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 4

The P. and C. members were much satisfied by the Ministers letter of explanation about the temporary hold-up in tenders for the new High…

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The Problem of Cold Schools

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 1

The department was doing its best with the funds available to keep children in school warm and to provide heating, said the Minister for…

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High School P. & C. Meeting Postponed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Cessnock High School Parents and Citizens' Association, to have been held to-morrow (Wednesday) night…

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School Children Still Freezing. Stupid Statement by Minister

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 6

The Minister for Education has had the audacity to say that schoolrooms cannot be kept warm as there are no…

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School of Arts Main Hall Rentals Sub-committee's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 3

The finance committee presented a special report to the last meeting of the general committee of the School of Arts. The sub-committee reported…

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To Continue Nabiac Evening School DUNGOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 4

Writing to Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A. the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H Drummond) states that it would appear from a report furnished to the…

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