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Schools, 1940

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School Football Combined Team Wins

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 9

A combined team from the Mainland High School and the Junior Technical School yesterday defeated a Cessnock team by 30 points to [?] on the West…

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Teachers Enlist Farewelled at Morpeth Tributes Paid

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 6

Mr. W. [?] of the Morpeth [?] and Mr. R. [?] both of [?]…

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School Exams. No Changes This Year

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 6

Because or the present International [?]and its disturbing it [?] in the home of pupils and in schools, the Hoard of Secondary School…

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Comforts Fund School Pupils Effort

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 4

A children’s bazaar was conducted at the home of Mrs. E. Moors, 11 Newcastle-street East Maitland by Marv Moore, Botfly Tonbridge June…

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New Headmaster, Muswellbrook Rural School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 7

Mr. C. A. Jay, headmaster of the Uralla Public School, has received notice of his transfer to Muswellbrook…

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Wallarobba School Effort £25 Cleared

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 5

June 28 was the final day at Wallarobba for the Free Gift War Fund effort organised by the children and pupils of the local school…

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Intermediate High School Sport

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 July 1940 · page 2

Intermediate High School sport this afternoon included practice for a football match versus Muswellbrook Intermediate High, at St…

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Kerr Cup Primary School Football

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1940 · page 7

At West Maitland Park yesterday afternoon in the Kerr Cup primary school football competition, Marist Bro [?] defeated West Maitland 35…

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War Effort East Maitland Public School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1940 · page 4

Vegetables, cakes, sweets, biscuits, eggs, papers, and bottles, in fact, any goods or articles that will sell are frequently on sale by the pupils of…

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Bishop’s Bridge School Repairs Authorised

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1940 · page 5

Repairs and palacing at the public school at [?] Bridge will be Implemented and carried out by the Department of Education of the earliest…

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Nazism and the Schools

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1940 · page 4

YEARS ago a promincal cloric, addressing a gathering of parents of High School pupils in this State, used words which were as vigorous as they have since proved to be true. He said, “Gives an educational system wholly under the control of the…

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Teachers Enlist in A.I.F. Services Praised

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 4

Additional tributes to the initiative and the cultural attributes of Messrs. Steinbeck and Lindsay, former teachers at the Morpeth Public School,…

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Schools’ War Gift Nillo’s Cheque For £20

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 4

Nillo school presented on [?] scene fast Tuesday when over one hundred people assembled to enjoy the evening playing cards…

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School Notes (Contributed.) JUNIOR C.W.A.

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 6

The Junior C.W.A. met last Thursday. After the routine business the Principal reported to the members that the C.W.A. had, at a function…

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Kurri Little Theatre Club Clever Plays by School Children

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 4

The Kurri Kurri Congregational Hall was not large enough to hold the large crowd which was present last night to…

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High School P. and C.

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 5

Members are reminded that the usual monthly meeting of the High School P. and C. Association is to be held to-morrow…

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School of Arts. Discussion Group for Young People

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 3

As a result of the School of Arts bursary offer to young people, 14 members have been enrolled in the group for the purpose of studying The Use…

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School Op Arts Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Muswellbrook School of Arts Will be held on Tuesday, 30th July…

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Monkerai School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 3

The pupils of the Monkerai public school have already purchased £49 worth of war savings certificates. The following pupils have purchased…

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School Children Help

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 2

Each class at Dungog public sheep has undertaken to provide a tuck shop each Friday at the school, the proceeds to be devoted to patriotic…

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