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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1940

1,047 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 53

Kearsley School Children Transport Question

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., has been advised by the Minister for Education. Mr. D. H. Drummond that he is having an examination made of…

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High School Maitland v. Cessnock Cricket Match (By One of the [?]

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 8

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School Vacation

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 5

School children will have five days’ holiday in which to enjoy Easter. All schools broke up at 3.30 this afternoon, and they will not re-open…

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Jobs for New Teachers Appointments This Year, Says Minister

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 March 1940 · page 4

The Minister for Education (Mr D. H. Drummond) Tuesday night that a few months ago the Teachers' Federation…

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School Carnival Association Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1940 · page 2

At its meeting on Wednesday night, Dungog Parents and Citizens’ Association decided to hold a school carnival in the school grounds on Thursday…

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Public Schools Is English System Doomed? Bold Plans (From a Special Correspondent) (By Air Hall) LONDON, March 9

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1940 · page 3

The end of the English public school system was foretold this week by Sir Cyril Norwood, exheadmaster of Harrow…

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Shire Council Wants Hostel for Pupils Request to Be Made to Department

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 2

Patrick Plains Shire Council will ask the Department of Education to preserve the present Intermediate High School…

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Teacher Transferred Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 2

Mr. A. E. Ivers. who has been the teacher at Roughit School for the past nine years, has heen transferred to. Merat, which is near Sutherland,…

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Singleton News High School provision of Hostel Council’s Move Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 2

The [?] states council is mating reorientations to the authorities in is affords to have the present high echoed bathers oversized…

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Teachers Transferred

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1940 · page 4

The following teachers have bee notified of their transfers by the department of Education: Mrs E. Davidson Cessnock High to Canterbury…

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School Concert Funds for Machine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 6

Under the direction of Miss I, Morris. the West Maitland Girls’ Public School held a penny concert to raise money towards the new duplicating…

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School Needs Horseshoe Bend Parents and Citizens Annual Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 6

The 19th annual meeting of the Horseshow Bend Parents and Citizens’ Association was held in the infants’ school. The president (Mr. B…

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Dairy Science Schools in Country

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 6

Several dairy science schools are to be held in country centres during the winter months, but until applications are received from prospective…

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Mr. Drummond and the Teachers Statement by Mr. Gollan

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 2

A statement by Mr. W. E. Gollan, President of the Cessnock Teachers' Association, at the instruction of members, sets out the following…

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Water Shortage at Greta Plight of School Children

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 7

Kearsley Shire Council had before it last night a letter from the Greta Parents and Citizens' Association referring to the…

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School Picnic

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 4

Tea Gardens Parents and Citizens' Association gave the school children a picnic outing to Bullahdelah on Saturday, when some fifty to sixty…

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School Cricket Maitland’s Easy win Cressnock Fails (By one of the [?])

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 March 1940 · page 6

Cessnock High School [?]…

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School Notes (Contributed.)

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 3

A party of girls, in charge of Miss F. McFarlane, B.Sc., visited Maitland Girls' High School on Friday. Vigoro and tennis matches were played…

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Rugby Union Proposal for Schools Saturday Play

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 7

The proposal to introduce Rugby Union into the schools of the district was discussed at the meeting of the management…

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Singleton District New School. Parents & Citizens SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1940 · page 2

Mr. A. Morgan presided at the meeting of the Singleton Parents and Citizens’ Association held last night. He is a…

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