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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1939

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Doctor Leaves Big Estate to University Queensland Medical School Benefits

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 5

Dr. James O'Neill Mayne, who died on January 31, left his entire estate, except personal belongings, to the Medical School of Queensland…

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School Matters (Contributed.)

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 7

A good attendance of parents and citizens was present at the annual meeting of the Singleton P. and C. Association. Perhaps there are…

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Convicted of Assault on Schoolgirl Nine Imprisonment. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 February 1939 · page 2

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, Stanley Raynolt Swincer, 26, a motor mechanic, who was convicted of having assaulted a school girl, 13 years, in…

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Aberdeen Pupils

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 1

Forty-one pupils from Aberdeen are now attending the Muswellbrook District Rural School, and are conveyed to and from…

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Welcome to New Headmaster Cessnock Primary School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 3

Under the auspices of the Cessnock Primary School Parents and Citizens' Association, a public welcome will be extended…

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School Welfark Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

The following office-bearers were clected at the annual meeting of the St. James's Parochial School Welfare Club: President, Rev. Father…

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Singleton and Dist Intermediate High School Dingy and Inadequate Building Erected in 1875 SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

Salient points gained from an inspection of the Singleton Intermediate High School were : Poor lighting; inadequate ventilation; stench in some rooms; rooms built for dormitories being used as class rooms; walls and ceilings falling…

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School Changes Parents and Citizens Girls' Classes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 4

There was a disappointing attendance at the monthly meeting of the West Maitland Parents and Citizens' association, the busines chiefly…

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Domestic Science School Passes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

Dungog pupils of West Maitland Domestic Science School who gained passes in third year examinations were:…

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Bowman Farm School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication from the Department of Education: Referring to your personal…

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School Teachers Debarred From Office P. AND C. Associations Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 2

Owing to regulations recently made by the Education Department, school teachers are now debarred from accepting office in district councils of…

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Intermediate High Appeal For New School SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 2

Representatives from all organisations in the Singleton district are being invited to attend a public meeting next Tuesday night, when they will…

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New Home Teachers' Federation Fine Building Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 8

A well-attended meeting of the Singleton branch of the Teachers' Federation was presided over by Mr. J. Bendeich. A welcome was…

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Sunday School Banned From Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 10

WELLINGTON (N.Z.). Wednesday. The Auckland Hospital Board has decided to ban Sunday School classes in the children's wards. The…

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Teachers, Federation Meeting of Singleton Branch

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 3

A well-attended meeting of the Singleton branch of the Teachers' Federation was held on Saturday, morning. Mr J. Bendeich was in…

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High School Cricket Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 12

The first grade Maitland High School cricket match against. Cessnock was not continued owing to the overwatering of the wicker. The match will…

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School Teachers' Wedding ROBINSON—ATKINSON

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 1

Using flowers brought from the bride's home at Bellingen, on the North Coast, St. John's Church at Ashfield was a…

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New Headmaster Welcome to N Cessnock Primary School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 1

Mr. C. Harris, new headmaster at the Cessnock Primary School, was given a public welcome at the school…

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Third-year Class Wanted. kurri Junior Technical School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 9

Mr. G, Booth, M.L.A.. has urged the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) on behalf of Kurri Kurri…

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Athletics Dazzled by Light Schools' Association Annual Meeting Motor Car Driver Acquitted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 10

At the ninth annual meeting of the Maitland branch of the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association, it was decided to seek the support of the John Joseph Coulton, of Gravesend, was found not guilty at Inverell on a charge of manslaughter. The charge arose out of a collision…

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