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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1942

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Overcrowding of School 'Buses. Serious Accident to Boy

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 1

Kearsley Shire and Cessnock Municipal Councils, on Tuesday night, dealt with a complaint from the Parents and Citizens' Association…

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School Holiday

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1942 · page 6

SINGLETON' Sat—All public schools an the country districts yesterday had a day’s holiday. The holiday was given when His…

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Teachers Want War Wage

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY Monday — Teachers want a war wage. The president of the Teachers’ Federation, Mr. A. McGuinness, moved at a…

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Teachers Meet Singleton Branch of Federation

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 3

Mr. G. Madgwick was in the chair at the annual meeting of the Singleton branch at the Teachers' Federation, held on Saturday morning at…

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School Gardening Competition

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 3

Almost every day in some paper or other we read where prominent men are taking every opportunity to encourage home gardening in…

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Teachers’ Federation Singleton Branch Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 5

Mr. G. Madgwick was in [?] [?] the monthly meeting of be Singleton branch of the [?] Federation, held on Saturday…

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Transfer of Teacher

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 6

SINGLETON Tuesday.—Mr. H. Maher, teacher at the Hunter Street Public School, has received notice of his transfer to…

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Emergency Rations School Girls Car Haversacks

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 2

Barley sugar has repla[?] chocolate in many of the e[?]gency satchels carried by [?] children. Experience has…

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Vacation Al The Schools

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 6

SINGLETON Wednesday. — Schools will close Thursday. May 7 at 3.30 p.m., and reopen Tuesday, May 19 at 9.20 a.m…

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Dairy Science Schools For 1942

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 6

Persons wishing to at[?] dairy science schools during winter months should make ten application, accompanied…

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Transfers of Teachers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 3

The Education Department has notified the following Northern transfers and appointments:— Mrs. Doris McCallum, to…

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A Splendid War Effort Nillo Infants’ School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 2

This term kindergarten and first classes of the Nillo Infant School, now enrolled at the Bolwarra Shire Chambers, have…

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Raid Trenches At Kurri School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 3

KURRI KURRI Thursday.— Kurri Kurri Parents and Citizens’ Association was advised last night by the Director to N.E.S…

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School Vacation

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 2

SINGLETON Friday — School pupils in Public Schools commenced their winter vacation yesterday afternoon. Members of…

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Teacher Transferred

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 3

SINGLETON Friday.—Mr. H. Maher, who has been transferred to “The Pocket” School, via Murwi[?] was yesterday afternoon…

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School Helps Prisoners of War

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 3

Mr. H. Peake, headmaster of the Junior Technical School, has forarded cheque for £20 to the secretary of the West Maitland…

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School’s Support of War Effort

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 3

KUKRI KUKRI Friday—Donations totalling more than £200 have been made by Kurri Kurri public school to the war effort…

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School’s Request Refused No Alteration [?] Train Time

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 2

The efforts of the West [?] land P. and C. Association[?] have the train travelling daily[?] here and Dungog [?]…

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Kurri Public School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 1

Intending pupils for the Evening Continuation School are reminded that the second term will commence on Tuesday, 19th May…

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Teacher Transferred

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1942 · page 5

QUIRINDI Saturday. — Mr. R Snowden, firel assistant at the Quirindi Rural School has been promoted to headmaster and…

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