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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1940

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Railway Excursions. for Spring School Vacation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 6

State schools will close on Thursday, August 22. About that time return tickets at the ordinary single fare (minimum 7/6 first-class, 5/…

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Another Bad Year for School of Arts Financial Statement Discloses Loss of £40. Incomes Decreases by £120. Municipal Council Criticised for Not Taking Over Main Hall

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 5

The financial statements read at the annual meeting of the members of the School of Arts on Tuesday night disclosed that income for the year was down £120, while the credit balances had declined from £385/12/to £345/9/1. Criticism was levelled at the Municipal Council over its…

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District Schools

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

Recently Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., was advised by the Minister for Education that painting and renovations would be carried out at several…

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Railway Excursions for Spring School Vacation

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

State schools will close on Thursday, August 22. About that time return tickets at the ordinary single fare minimum 7/6 first-class, 5/…

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Harris Shield Cessnock Primary Schools Annual Sports Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 5

The unusual athletic o the Primary School [?] Athletic Association was held at the Cessnock Sports [?] to-day…

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League of Nations Day Mr. Menzies’ Message To Schools

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 4

In commemoration of League of Nations Day to-day, a message fro the Prime Minister. Mr. Menzies, was read at West Maitland Public…

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School Work Interesting Exhibition SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 2

An exhibition of work doter of pupils of the light [?] and primary [?] was stag all at the light school yesterday afternoon…

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Singleton News School Sports Neely Wins High Jump Over Five Feet [?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 2

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Arbor Day Celebration at Dungog School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 6

Friday was [?] [?] Public School, when the [?] [?] was planted with [?] to form a hedge. This land…

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MUSWELLBROOK The School of arts Annual Meeting Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 7

Mr. [?] was the [?] leg of the [?] [?]…

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Exhibition of School Work

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 August 1940 · page 2

An exhibition of school work was held in the York Street buildings on Friday. Besides a lot of various interesting exhibits of ordinary…

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Arab School Children. Exchange of Letters

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1

A regular correspondence between pupils of the El Maydal Government's Boys' School in Palestine and the pupils of Woonona Boys' School in…

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Abermain School of Arts Annual Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 3

Mr. R. H. Naylor presided at the 24th annual meeting of subscribers of the Abermain School of Arts. The report and…

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High School P. and C.

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 5

Members are reminded that the usual monthly meeting of the Cessnock High School Parents and Citizens' Association…

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Mistletoe Farm School. Children's War Effort

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 6

Typical of the work the school are doing in Australia's war effort is that of a small school situate on a windswept…

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Schools' Sports Competition Muswellbrook Wins Coroneo Cup

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 4

It is the duty of all Australian youth to become physically fit for what may be needed from them for their country in the future. Sport…

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Arbor Day at Dungog School

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 3

Friday was treated as an arbor day at Dungog Public School, when the Dowilng-street frontage was planted with shrubs to form a hedge. This…

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Annual School Social

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1

The committee would like it understood that, while invitations have not been issued to many of our soldier ex-students who are in camp there is no…

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