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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1941

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High School Students Entertained

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 5

The senior students of the Maitland Boys’ High School last night, in St. Mary’s Hall, entertained members of the visiting Sydney Technical High…

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Primary School Football

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 5

With the completion of the second round to-day the P.S.A.A. Rugby League competition has reached a most interesting stage. The [?] [?]our…

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School Sport

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 5

Football.—Munro House and Elliott House played a very good game on Wednesday, the former winning by 20 to 9. Elliott team gave their…

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School Notes Malnutrition

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 4

Attention has been drawn to amount of malnutrition amongst children at Singleton as elsewhere. Various institutions have, in late years,…

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Teachers and the Cane Disapproval of Minister's Decision

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 3

Disapproval of the decision by the Minister for Education (Mr Evatt) that the use of the cane be discontinued in State schools was expressed…

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Conditions at Wattacan School. "Deplorable," Savs Kearslev Health Inspector

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 3

At last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council the Health Inspector (Mr. J. G. McGi[?]vray) reported that he had made an…

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Last Series Minor Premiership For Schools

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1941 · page 7

[?] last series of the primary [?] mi[?] premiership football [?] [?] played yesterday afternoon [?] Brothers defeated [?]…

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Corporal Punishment in Schools

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1941 · page 2

Sir,—Allow me to congratulate you on your splendid Editorial in Monday’s “Mercury,” referring to the abolition of corporal punishment in…

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Credit Balance Morpeth School of Arts Successful Year

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 4

More especially as the institution is one of the few of its kind that now function in even the larger country towns, the…

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School Football

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 1

A keenly-contested game of football between Aberdeen and Muswellbrook Convent Schools resulted in a win for Muswellbrook by 12 points to 8…

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High School Football. STAFF v. SCHOOL

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 3

A long-awaited match was played on Wednesday last, when the High School staff met the School team in a Rugby League match. The result…

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Tree Planting at East End School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 7

Arbor Day was celebrated by the planting of between 30 and 40 trees in the East Cessnock Public School grounds. Great…

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Primary School Sport. Soccer Football Competition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 3

The second round of Cessnock P.S.A.A.A. Soccer football competition commenced last Friday. Results were as follows:-Cessnock 4…

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Kurri School Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1941 · page 6

Matches played in Kurri Kurri School Football competitions resulted:- Soccer: Oxley 1 (Blake) v. Mitchell…

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Catholic Ball at Paterson Gay Scene at School of Arts PATERSON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 2

Gowns of rustling taffeta in lovely shades, softly flowing sheers in pastel tints and boldly patterned crepes in a variety of styles, comprised the charming frocking of the ladies at the annual Catholic bail in the Paterson School of Arts last…

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School Leaving Age May Be Raised SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 1

The Minister for Education , Mr. Evates says that the state Government montly considering the question of raising the school heaving age to is…

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RAISED £557 Raymond Terrace School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 4

The headmaster (Mr. A. M. Griffiths) is proud of the patriotic work of the children of the Raymond Terrace Public School, who number 200…

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Raising School Age to 16 Years Government Considering Question. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 2

The State Government is consider" ing the question of raising the school age to 16 by progressive stages as soon as possible…

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Strange Australian School Scholars Are Nudists!

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 4

Away up in the far comer of South Australia is one of the world's strangest schools. Its pupils are members of the Pitjantjara tribe of…

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Railway Excursions in August Coinciding with School Holidays

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

The Commissioner for Railways, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, has authorised a general series of excursion trains to coincide as nearly as possible with the…

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