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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1940

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School Results

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 5

School results to date are very satisfactory, since the four pupils in sixth class have Rained passes to a higher grade. Those successful were:…

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Armistice Day Morpeth Public School

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 8

Armistice day was observed at Morpeth Public School. The two local clergymen. Her, G. Evans and Rev. W. E. K. Burkett, and visiting…

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Patriotic Fund Morpeth, Public School P. & C. DONATION

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 2

At a meeting of the Morpeth ublic School Patriotic Committee, the president Mr. P. S. Wolfe, occupied the chair. He reported a donation [?]…

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Vocation Tests in Schools New Youth Section Opened SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 2

The Minister for Labour and [?]…

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Milk for School Children

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 2

Replying to Mr. Clyne (Lab King) in the Legislative Assembly, the Minister for Health Mr. Fitzsimone said that the Government was considering…

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Flag Unfurled West Cessnock School CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 5

The District Inspector of school Mr. Mair performed the ceremony of Unfurling the flag on the new flag ule at th[?] Cessnock public…

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Public School Presentation

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 4

On Friday afternoon, a pleasant little function was enacted when the school presented to the Port Sephens Shire Patriotic Committee a cheque for £50 the result…

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Maitland Boys’ High School War Interferes With Work SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 7

The Minister for Federation, Mr. Drummond, said in [?] Legislative Assembly today that he had been aware for some time [?] that…

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Singleton News School Closed Teacher Transferred Only Nine Pupils Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 5

The [?] Pe[?] has been [?] Mr. [?] West who has been [?]…

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Learning to Fly at Training Schools How Pupils React

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 3

All types are represented in the average batch of trainees that are going into the R.A.A.F. training schools—the bumptious,…

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Improvement at Mount View School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 2

Recently Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., made representations to the Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) relative to the need for…

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Technical Instruction at High School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 2

In response to representations by the Parents and Citizens' Association the Education Department has [?] provided facilities in one of the class…

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West Cessnock School Flagpole Presented

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 6

A pleasant function took place at West Cessnock Public School on Wednesday afternoon, when the handsome new flagpole recently erected in the…

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Boolambayte School Picnic and Sports (Contributed)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 5

Despite a howling westerly, which made outdoor conditions very unpleasant, a very successful school picnic and patriotic sports were held…

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School Concert Fine Presentation Large Attendance

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 5

Pe[?] of the West Maitland [?] School last night [?] a [?] market and [?]…

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This Afternoon's School Continental

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 6

The Hunter Street School Club staged a Continental at the school this afternoon. The function was successful despite the wet…

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Proposal to Raise School Age Government's Intentions

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 2

The Government's proposal to raise the school leaving age from 14 to 15 years will be implemented in the New Year…

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Morpeth School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 4

In reply to his representations regarding repairs and renovations to the residence at Morpeth Public School Mr. A. Howarth, M. L. A. has…

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Spring Fair Horseshoe Bend School Parent’s Effort

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 5

Mrs. J. R. Thompson, founder of the Parouts and [?] Association of the Horse[?] Bend [?] School, this afternoon…

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Teachers for Subsidised Schools Work Of Association

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 November 1940 · page 2

The New South Wales [?]…

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