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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1944

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Quirindi High School Speech Day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 5

QUIRINDI: At the annual speech day at the Quirindi Intermediate High School, the headmaster, Mr. A. W. Stacey,…

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Regular School Attendance

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: Robert Small, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Small, has not missed a day’s school for four years. He Joined…

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Teachers Urge £20,000,000 Education Scheme

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — An [?]altial post-war expenditure of £20,000,000 on education was urg[?] by the conference of the…

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Housing Conditions “Disgraceful” Teachers’ Conference Urges Review

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—When the annual conference of the N.S.W. Teachers’ Federation was continued there was strong criticism of living conditions for teachers in country towns…

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Drowned in School Baths

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 1

A teacher at De La Salle Boys College, Oak Hill, and a pupil whom he was instructing in swimming were drowned in the swimming pool…

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Conference of Teachers' Federation

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

An initial post-war expenditure of £25,000,000 on education was urged by the conference of the Teachers' Federation to-day. The plan provides…

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Bob's Farm School

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1944 · page 3

A very enjoyable time was spent by [?], at the concert staged by the Bob's Fa[?]. school children on Tuesday, 12th December. The children displayed great…

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Loan to Purchase School of Arts

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 8

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) has advised Cessnock Council that an application for permission to raise a loan of £4,000 for…

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Children's Christmas Festivities. Public School, Break-up

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 4

The annual function at the Public School to mark the break-up for the Christmas vacation was held at the school on Wednesday afternon of last…

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Presbyterian Sunday School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 1

The annual Christmas party and concert in connection with St. John.'s Sunday School took place on Friday, 8th December. The Women's Guild,…

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Rosenthal School Break-up

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 3

A very successful function was held in the Crawford River School on the 8th inst. to celebrate the break-up for the annual holidays. The party…

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Prize - Giving At St. Luke’s Sunday School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1944 · page 3

The warmth of the atmosphere in no way dampened the ardour and enthusiasm of the scholars of St. Luke’s Church of England,…

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St. Luke’s Sunday School Anniversary

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1944 · page 2

The Rev. John Sherlock, Superintendent of St. Luke’s Sunday school, Homeville, writes that the recent prize-giving was not…

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Women Teachers Help In Mental Homes

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE Thursday. — About 300 women school teachers have given up three weeks of their Christmas holidays to work…

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Keen Workers at Singleton Public School

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 December 1944 · page 5

Members of the Junior Red Cross Circ' at Singleton Public School recently forwarded a sum of £26 for the Junior Red Cross Homes,…

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