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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1941

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Weston School of Arts

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 5

The committee of Weston School of Arts has been advised by Kearsley Shire that it would hot contribute to the proposal in install new conveniences on the…

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Singleton District Picnic for Children School Rotary Club’s Plans SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 2

Arrangements for the holding of a picnic for under privileged children were made at a meeting of Singleton Rotary Club last night…

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Lawn Tennis Poor Response By Schoolboys

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 5

A schoolboys’ tournament was conduced on the Maitland Association turf courts on the park to-day. The response was disappointing…

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School Effort Junior Red Cross

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 3

The scholars of Stratford Public School, through the Junior Red Cross Circle, of which Mr. E. J. Hinman is patron raised £2/18/9 from a sale…

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Near the Truth Schoolboy Definitions

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 5

Schoolboys seem to excel in the art of defining. How near to the truth, for example, Jones Minor got when he said that etiquette was…

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Recommendation That N.Z. Teachers Salute Flag Action May Prevent Conscientious Objectors. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 5

The New Zealand Federation of School Committees Association recommends that it be compulsory for school teachers to salute the flag on…

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A Great Wit Famous Teacher Of Pianoforte

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1941 · page 5

Leschetizky, the famous planofor[?]e teacher, was a great wit He used to delight in telling the story of a stingy ban[?] who had rapidly sprung up from…

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British Tank School Is Proud Of Its “Graduates”

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 1

[?] heavy tank is seen loading a Cruiser on the firing ranges at a Tank School in England…

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All Hands to Harvest Schoolboys Help In I Britain (A.A.P. Service). LONDON September 3

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 7

Fifteen thousand schoolboys, smiling very broadly because their school holidays might be distended, have responded to an…

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Merriwa School of Arts. Monthly Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 6

The first meeting of the newlyappointed committee of the Merriwa School of Arts was held on Monday night, when the following were…

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Demolition of Old School Former Headmaster Tells of Other Days

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 3

As I passed by the old school property I felt a twinge of regret at the absence of the school, and the miserable condition of the ground. A few…

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School of Arts. New Books

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 7

The following new books have been added to the library and will be available to the members as from 5th. September, 1941:—…

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Freedom for Teachers Mr. Evatt’s Views

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 4

Addressing the Secondary Teachers’ Conference in Sydney the Minister for Education, Mr. Evatt, said he would like teachers…

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Kurri School of Arts Library (To the" Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 6

Sir,—As a member of Kurri School of Arts Library, I would like to ask Why new books are not placed on the shtelves for all subscribers to read…

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Pupils Oppose Abolition of Cane

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 2

Acting entirely on their own initiative (says Bellingen "Courier"), Joe Brownlee and Judith Mills, the respective captains of the boys' and…

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School Homework Teachers Asked To Report SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 4

Teachers have been asked to report to the Minister for Education on the question of home work. so that he could determine whether pupils in…

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NEW R.A.A.F SCHOOL . WAGGA

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 6

Work on the construction of building for the new R.A.A.F school at Uranquinty Wagga begins on Monday the contract price id £100,000…

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Kurri and Weston News Weston School-boy's Death. Drowned in Colliery Dam. Evidence at Inquest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 6

A verdict of death by drowning was returned by the Kurri Kurri District Corone-(Mr. A. W. Johns) when he held an inquest at the Weston…

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New Country School Buildings

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 4

Since his election to Parliament, he had more requests relating to schools and educational facilities than in connection with any other subject, Mr.R.L…

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School of Arts Request for Subsidy Refused by Council

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 4

The council on Wednesday night turned down a request from the committee of the School of Arts for an annual subsidy in order to…

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