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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1944

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The Advantage of Area Schools

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

The "Area Scoho[?]" in Tasmania is considered the most practical and useful development in rural education for the average child that has yet been…

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Staffing of Country Schools

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 4

Take now the staffing of country schools. In the opinion of country people, the policy followed to date does not give them the best results in…

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Closing of Stanhope School

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

Mr- A. Howarth, MLA has been informed by the Minister for Education that it is the intention of the department to…

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Catholic Teachers’ Conference

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 2

On Wednesday last teachers from the Catholic schools of all parts of the Maitland Diocese met in conference at St. Mary’s…

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Girls’ High School Improvements To Be Made

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 3

In reply to his representations for the erection of a new building for the Maitland Girls’ High School, Mr. A. Howarth, MLA…

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School of Visual Education

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Monday.—A visual Vacation school was opened at the Sydney Technical College to-day. About 60 teachers from…

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Local Passes List of Successful Pupils Seven As. One B for Janet Penbroke

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 3

Best pass by students from Singleton who sat for the recent Intermediate Certificate Examination was that of Janet…

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High School Cricket Team

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 3

High School cricket team to play Kurri Kurri, at South Cessnock to-morrow, at 2.15, is: A. Rose, W. Farmer J. Hawkins. J. Barker, R. Hill, L. Maher…

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Back to School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 4

The Christmas school vacation will end next week, when on Tuesday, 1st February, the schools will re-open. THE WEATHER…

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School Teacher Welcomed At Glendon Brook

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 3

rj A • representative gathering of parents and citizens of Glenclon Brook assembled on Monday night to extend a, welcome to Mr H. Hunt,…

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Queensland School Closed Children Walk Five Miles

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 1

Mount Sibley (Q.), State School has been closed down because accommodation cannot be found for a teacher…

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Success of Former High School Student

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 2

Another ex-pupil of the Maitland Girls’ High School, Miss Marie Reay, of Campbell’s Hill, West Maitland, recently won her…

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Delay in Sewerage at Kurri School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 3

KURRI burs.—It was reported to Kurri Kurri Parents and Citizens’ Association last night that the work of installing the…

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Pupils Eligible for High School Few Scholars From Country

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

Below appears the names of boys and girls who have been granted permission to enrol in .the secondary department of…

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Sunday Schools

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 1

After being in recess for several weeks, both Cessnock and Aberdare Presbyterian Sunday Schools will reopen on Sunday morning, 6th inst. At…

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Schools Great War Effort. £1643 Raised In One Term

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 4

Public Schools in the Mudgee Inspectorate, of which Merriwa forms a part, put up a splendid record of war service for the third term…

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Dungog Public School Staff Changes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

Miss Knowles, of Scone District Rural School, has taken up duties at Dungog Public School in place of Miss Helen Pontey, as kindergarten…

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Enrolment at the Public Schools

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

The headmaster of Singleton Central School (Mr. G. Madgwick) stated that the enrolment oi high school pupils would be about the…

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Enrolment of Infants for School

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

Because there are a number of vacancies, enrolment of children who reach the age of five years before May next will be accepted in the…

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Extra Biff For School Children

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1944 · page 2

The deputation from the Homeville A.L.P., Messrs, L. Neville M. Savertson interviewed the proprietor of the Homeville…

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