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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1940

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Local and General News School Holiday on

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 September 1940 · page 2

Mr H. P. Wilcock, Inspector of Schools, has intimated that word has been received that the schools in the district have been granted a public…

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League of Nations Day In The School SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 4

League of Nations Day will be celebrated in New South Wales schools to-morrow. Teachers [?] requested by the Education Department in make…

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BRANXTON School of Arts And Literary Institute Annual Meeting Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 7

The 78th annual meeting of the Branxton School of Arts and Literary Institute was held in the Institute, the president, Mr. A. E…

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Education Department and New Fence for School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 2

The Chamber of Commerce has been informed by the Department of Education that it cannot undertake to replace the old fence which…

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General Overhaul of School Furniture

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 2

The maintenance and repair staff of the Department of Education is busy this week giving a general overhaul to desks, forms, tables, etc., at…

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Careers for Boys Aptitude Tosts In Schools New System Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1940 · page 4

Youth leaving school will be paychol[?]lly rested gad tinted vi[?]d on their apti[?] for particular careers. The iunovation…

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Popular Man Concert by Pupils of Local Music Teachers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 6

The delightful concert recently given by the pupils of the music and dancing teachers of Cessnock in aid of the High School will be repeated…

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Castle Rock School Patriotic Work. (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 6

Sir, —In your issue of last Friday a paragraph appeared stating that 50 people were present at an N.E.S. meeting (First Aid) at Spring Creek. The…

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Proposed Concrete Footpath. Brook Street to School of Arts Corner. Level of Kerb and Gutter to Be Raised

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 6

Business people on the eastern side of Bridge-street will be glad to learn that the council proposes laying clown a 6ft. concrete strip…

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Local and General School Repairs

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 4

A plumber and a carpenter have completed their work at the local school, and now a painter is painting the school and the schoolmaster's…

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Bird Day Celebration In Schoolsfa

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 4

Lectures on birds, arid the playing of recordings depicting bird calls marked to-day as Bird Day in school throughout the State, At West…

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School Boy Injured Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1940 · page 7

When he fen while playing in [?] school ground this [?] Coiln N[?] 12 of King’s road New [?] rec[?] a [?]…

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Horseshoe Bens School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1940 · page 5

Mr. A. Howarth M.L.A has been advised by tho Department of[?] tat general re[?] wil be out at the Horseshoe Bend…

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The Old School Tie

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 5

“There Is a lot of music ball nonsense talked about the old school the,” said Lord Derby, speaking at Wellington College Speech Day. “As a matter…

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Won Prizes Sunday School Exams

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 3

At the West Maitland Congregational Sunday School examinations, Warren Salmon, George Emery, Donald McDonald, Shirley Lygoe. Peter…

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Denman News Denman Memorial School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 6

The following books have been added to the library:—"The Woman Thou Gavest Me" (Hall Caine); "The White Rider,…

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School Inquiry Alleged Complaints By Teachers SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 8

A Departmental Inquiry is being [?] at the Singleton [?] School by District Inspector of [?] Mr. P. [?] It has been in…

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Fine Average Sunday School Exams

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 5

The results at the Scripture examination held last June under the auspices of the Young People’s Department, Congregational Union of N.S.W…

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R.A.A.F. TRAINING Air Scheme Advances 37 New Schools Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 5

The Minister for the [?] Full stated last night that during the past two [?] had been…

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Loss to School Physical Instructor SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 1

The death has occurred of Sergeant-Major S. J. Davidson, who for the past 27 years was Sergent-Major Grammar School…

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