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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1943

642 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 33

Brutal Treatment of Norwegian Teachers Account by Eye-witness

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 3

The Norwegian Government has received an eye-witness account from one of 500 Norwegian teachers whom the Germans…

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Headmaster’s Ban Saturday Sport For Pupils

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Tuesday.— A protest is to be made to the Minister for Education by the Newcastle Rugby Union against the…

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High School Football

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 4

Cessnock High School first and second grade League teams played practice games against Maitland High on Wednesday last in preparation for the…

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Entrance to High Schools

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 2

The Minister for Education, Mr. Clive Evatt, on Sunday announced that the High School entrance examination, now abolished, would be…

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School Gardens For Victory

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 2

With the first breath of spring in the air public schools through. out the United states are laying plans for the victory gardens…

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Plea for New Girls High School

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Tues.— The suggestion that co-educational facilities should be provided at the East Maitland Boys High School was…

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Vegetable Growing In Schools

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA Wed. — The Department of Agriculture intends to conduct a campaign between districts to stimulate…

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School Sport Primary Football Competition

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 3

The second series of Rugby League matches conducted by the Maitland branch or the Public Schools Amateur Athletic…

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Film Projector to Be Purchased for Schools

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 2

Should plans eventuate as at present contemplated scholars of the local Intermediate High School and also the pupils at Hunter Street will…

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Girls' School Questionnaire Order for Destruction

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 1

Instructions were given by the Director of Education (Mr J. G. McKenzie) to the headmistress of Hornsby Girls' High School that…

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Address on Sex Education Points Expressed by Local Schoolmaster

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 2

Largest attendance for many months at a meeting of the organisation assembled at Monday night's meeting of the…

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Proposed New Girls’ High School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 May 1943 · page 2

The president of the West Maitland Parents and Citizens’ Association, Mr. C. L. Scobie, reporting to a meeting of the…

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Miss N. Waiters' Testimonial 25 Years at Weston School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 1

On Friday night last a large and representative gathering assembled at the Parish Hall to show their appreciation of the 25 years…

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Kurri Public School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 1

Contributions this term to the Public Schools War Service Auxiliary from the school amounted to £25. This is to be denoted to Australian…

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Merriwa School of Arts. Monthly Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the Merriwa School of Arts was held on Monday night, when the following were present: Messrs W…

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School Holidays

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 2

On Thursday pupils of the schools entered upon their holidays and will not return for lessons until Tuesday, 18th May…

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Religion in Schools

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday.— Any suggestion that schools in NSW were irreligious were groundless, said the Minister for Education, Mr…

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The First Sunday School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 3

The first Sabbath school was founded by [?] Hacker, between 1740 and 1747 at Ephra[?] Lancaster County, Pennsylvania…

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School Concert At Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 4

BRANXTON Saturday. — On Wednesday afternoon pupils of Branxton Public School staged of concert at the school which was…

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