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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1940

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LAGUNA Combined Schools picnic

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 3

Ideal weather [?]for the combined schools annual pleated on Saturday last on Mr,[?] poverty [?]creek The…

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Japan Will Fight If Embargoes Enforced Germany Bombs Schools and Hospitals. Hitler and Mussolini at the Brenner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 5

German so called military objectives, such as maternity wards, school) and children's hospitals were again bombed in Britain yesterday. Nurses, mothers and infants paid the toll extracted by Germans. Last night, and during daylight, the Germans altered their tactics and came over singly. Following the heavy casualties suffered by the German Air Force, help his hern sought from the Italians…

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High School Honours Dead R.A.F. Pilot Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 2

Master and puplis of the Newcastle High school to-day observed two minutes silence in honour of Flying officer John [?]…

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Anniversary of Sunday School

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 5

The West Maitland Presbyterian Sunday School will hold its anniversary service next Sunday at 11 a.m. A special order of service prepared by…

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Gift of £330 Money from Newcastle School NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 4

Mr A. R. [?] Inspector of School, yesterday presented a change for £330 for war tanas to the Mayor of Greater Newcastle. Aid. Wiggins…

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Schools and Teachers Not Registered Proclamation to Be Issued. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 2

A proclamation under the Technical Education Act, which is to be issued within the next few weeks, will provide that all schools and their…

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Not Closing Gosforth Public School

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 5

Mr. A. Howarth, M.L.A., recently made representations o the Department of Education against the proposed closing of the Gosforth Public…

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Bright Services Presbyterian School Anniversary

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 4

The anniversary of the Presbyterian Sunday School was held yesterday at the West Maitland church. At the morning service the…

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ANNIVERSARY Methodist Sunday School Special Services

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 8

Three special services were held in the West Maitland Methodist Church yesterday to mark the [?] of the Sunday School…

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School's Gift to Maintain Soldier

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 6

A gift of £50 for the equipment of a soldier has been made to the Department of Army by the staff and students of the…

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Rural School Notes. District Council Library

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 4

Miss Nance McGrath, librarian of the Rural School, announces that 36 new books have been added to the district council library, sufficient to fill…

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PARENTS - CITIZENS Furnishing the New High School SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 8

Mr. A. Morgam presided at the meeting of the Singleton Parents and Citizens’ Association, held last night. Also present were Mesdames W…

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Bright Evening Sunday School Concert at Methodist Hall

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 4

A well balanced and [?]tes programme presented by pupils of West Maitland Methodist Sunday Scholl last night to the…

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School of Instruction Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 8

So many officers of the Returned Soldiers Volunteer Corps have applied for [?] to a school of instruction, that the origion provision…

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Death of [?] Law School [?] SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 1

The death [?] date last night of Professor A. H. [?] of information law and [?] at the Law School within…

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High School P. & C. Monthly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the Cessnock High School Parents and Citizens' Association was held on Wednesday…

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Vandalism in High School Grounds

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 4

ACTS OF VANDALISM have been committed in the Cessnock High School grounds. It is indeed regrettable that there are individuals who would wantonly attempt to mar the efforts that have been made to…

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Methodist Sunday School Cessnock Anniversary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 8

Large congregations attended the Sunday School anniversary services at the Cooper-street Church on Sunday. Rev. D. McLaughlan conducted…

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Kurri Congregational Sunday School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 6

There were well-attended services at the 36th anniversary of the Kurri Kurri Congregational Sunday School on Sunday, 6th October. The…

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Merriwa School of Arts. Monthly Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 8

Those present at the monthly meeting of the Merriwa, School of Arts committee held on Monday night were:—Rev. M. C. Brown (president) and…

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