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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1939

1,368 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 69

Teachers' Log

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 6

Sir,—Many of the inhabitants of New South Wales will be astonished at the amazing audacity of the teachers' log, providing for a minimum of…

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News of the Day Trees For School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 6

MR. J. McGilvray, president of the Cessnock High School Parents and Citizens' Association, has been promised 83 trees and timber to…

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School Sports Maitland Wins Trophy Keen Races

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 11

For the second year Maitland Boys' High School won the J. N. Lintott trophy at the triangular sports carnival, held at the…

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High Schools Athletic Carnival Points

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 7

Points scored in the Inter-High School athletic carnival at Waratah yesterday afternoon were:— Senior division: Maitland 73…

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Kurri School

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 12

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has informed Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., that repairs to Kurri Kurri School would be carried out by…

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Girl Runners from Kurri. Success at Taree High School Sports. June Metcalfe and Merle Nicholls

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 2

Two girls attending Maitland Girls' High School from Kurri Kurri were to the fore at the recent competitions for the Peel…

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Teachers' Club Dance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 5

The Teachers' Club will hold another dance at the Parish Hall on Wednesday next, August 23rd. Although the dance…

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Rural School Concert Presentation of "Ginger Meggs"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 3

Not only the pupils taking part, but also their parents and friends, are eagerly looking forward to next Monday night's concert in the Piazza…

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Final Meeting Maitland School of Arts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 6

The final meeting of the Maitland School of Arts committee was held in the Soldiers' Club Rooms last night, Mr. A. Finney…

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Annual Sports Combined High Schools Maitland's Team

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 7

Maitland Boys' High School will be strongly represented at the Combined High Schools' sports to be held on the Sydney Cricket…

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Sports Carnival Hunter Street School Keen Contests Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 2

The sports afternoon conducted by the Mothers' Club at the Hunter-st. school yesterday, was an unqualified success…

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Study Circle The Use of Adjectives Primary School Aid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 5

We have considered nouns and pronouns, their number, gender, person and case. Now we must consider the adjective. Are you fond of using adjectives? All good writers freely…

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Schoolground Repairs Early Commencement P. & C. Association Meets

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 5

The headmaster of Dungog public school (Mr. R. Saint-Smith) told the meeting of Dungog P. and C. Association on Wednesday night that he…

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Annual Sports Girls' High Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 6

The annual athletic meeting of the girls' high school was held on the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday. School championships were won as follow…

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"Teachers' Log"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 2

Sir,—As one of the N.S.W. Public School teachers, who has had 27 years of honourable, faithful, and continuous service in the Education Department…

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School Football Maitland v Newcastle Easy Wins

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 7

The two teams chosen from the Maitland and District Primary Schools had decisive victories to-day over the teams from the…

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Dairy Science School at Wingham WINGHAW

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 5

Eighteen students attended a dairy science school held this week at the Wingham Butter Factory. The school was the third of a series…

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Teachers' Federation Discuss High School Tenders

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Singleton branch of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation was held at the York Street School on Saturday. A…

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School Notes Agricultural Scholarships. (Contributed.)

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 August 1939 · page 4

Miss Inwood, supervisor of needlework, visited the school this week, and expressed much satisfaction with the work being done in both…

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Muswellbrook School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 3

The following new books have been added to the library and are now available to the members:—"The Rains Come," by L. Bromfield…

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