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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1939

1,368 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 69

Anniversary Services Methodist Sunday School Successful Year

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

Success characterised the Methodist Sunday School anniversary commemorated in the Dungog Methodist Church on Sunday and Monday…

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Inter. High School Sport Cricket at Howe Park

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 November 1939 · page 7

Munro House defeated Howe House on Howe Park this afternoon. The winners scored 72 (R. Macdonald retired 18, D. Partridge 11, B. Neely…

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Teachers Farewell Popular Colleague Tributes to Mr J. C. Bendeich

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 November 1939 · page 7

Teachers from all over Singleton and district gathered at the C.W.A. rooms, George Street, last night when a large attendance…

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Howarth Cup Primary School Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1939 · page 11

Marist Brothers' school team appears to be in an unassailable position to the primary schools' cricket competition for the Howarth Cup…

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Charm School What The World Needs No Cosmetics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1939 · page 5

"What the world needs is a charm school, according to Alexander Hall, director of Columbia's comedies, "Good Girls Go To…

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School Sport Hunter Valley Council Inter-district Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 November 1939 · page 5

Mr. M. G. Hobden presided at the meeting of the Hunter Valley Council of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association, held at West…

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School Notes (Contributed.)

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 November 1939 · page 4

During the week the stall and other district teachers met in the C.W.A. rooms to farewell Mr J. Bendeich, who is retiring from the…

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Annual Dinner Senior School Pupils SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 3

The headmaster of the Singleton Intermediate High School, Mr. W. C. D. Levy, reported to a meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association last…

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High School P.&c. Meeting

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

Members of the Cessnock High School Parents and Citizens Association are reminded that the usual monthly meeting will be held at the…

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High School Sport

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 6

The Maitland Boys' High School inter-house cricket competition will be continued to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon in all grades. Fr[?]ser will…

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Soviet Railways Run by School Children

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 3

The Soviet Union has twelve children's railways, worked and run by school-children. The largest, known as the "Malaya Stalinskaya" line…

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Summer School Church of England Clergymen DUNGOG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 3

The possibility of establishing a summer school at Dungog early in the new year for Church of England clergymen was discussed at the Rural…

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Singleton District High School New Class Rooms Needed Monthly Meeting Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 November 1939 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Singleton Parents and Citizens' Association last night, it was decided to write to the Department…

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School Exams. The Leaving Certificate SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 3

Nine pupils commenced their Leaving Certificate examination at the Singleton Intermediate High School yesterday morning…

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Howarth Cup Primary School Cricket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 14

The following umpires are asked to attend to officiate at the primary schools' matches on Friday:— East Maitland v St. Ethel's, on…

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Primary School Aid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 4

In his Study Circle article to-morrow "Confrere" will deal with the papers set for the 1939 High School…

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St. Ethel's Parents and Citizens School Needs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 4

Members of the Parents, and Citizens of St. Ethel's Public School have reason to congratulate themselves on the success of…

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Armistice Day Celebration in Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) has invited all teachers and schools to commemorate Armistice Day to-morrow at 11 a.m. as…

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Diphtheria Immunisation Weston School Incident. Teachers Resent Criticism

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 7

Echoes of the criticism, levelled by members of Kearsley Shire Council at the headmaster of Weston Public School (Mr. E. J. Byrne), for his…

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School of Arts Billiard Tournament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 2

The billiary tournament at the School of Arts commenced on Friday night last before a very good attendance, and very keen interest has been…

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