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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1944

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Questions On School Homework

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 March 1944 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Monday—Many questions relating to the new scale of homework were put to Mr. C. A. Jay at the annual…

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The Musmellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 28th MARCH, 1944. Muswellbrook Central School. Headmaster's Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

Mr. C. A. Jay, D.Ec., headmaster, Muswellbrook District Central School, submitted the following report at the annual meeting of the Parents and…

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Teachers Live in Converted Garage

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday—The assistant-secretary of the Teachers’ Federatio, Mr. Kennett, to-day declared that four women…

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Singleton Central School War Effort

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON Tuesday — The chief contributions to war funds from the Singleton Central School which comprises York,…

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Girls’ High School Inspector Meets P. & C. Association

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 2

Theft was no possibility of the resumption of church lands opposite the existing buildings for the building of a new Girls’ High…

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Brunkerville School Road

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 3

It was impossible for children crossing the mad in wet weather to avoid walking through water stretching across the road,…

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Notes From the School Endeavour in Patriotic Effort (Contributed)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 4

War Funds.—The chief contributions to War Fluids from the Singleton Central School, which comprises York, Hunter and Church Streets…

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TEACHERS. Live in Converted Garage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 1

The assistant secretary of the Teachers' Federation, Mr. Kennett, on Tuesday declared that four women teachers at Griffith were sleeping in…

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School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 1

A contract has been let to Messrs Thompson Bros, to extend the sewerago system to the ladies' dressing room at the School of Arts. A…

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No Equal Pay for Women Teachers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 1

IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN LONDON, THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO DELETE THE CLAUSE FROM…

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Address To Sunday School Teachers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 3

Mist Quine, of the Presbyterian Welfare of Youth Department, gave a most Interesting address on “How to Teach and…

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Teachers' Federation Meeting

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 2

At a meeting of the Singleton District Teachers' Federation, held in the York Street school on Saturday, Mr. O. T. Gardiner, B.A., Inspector…

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Peeps Into the Past 25 Years Ago (From Issues of "Argus" dated March 29, April 1 and 3, 1919). School Presentation

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 April 1944 · page 3

On the eve of her departure to take over the girls' department at Pyrment Public School, Miss Booking, who has been headmistress of…

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Product of School Is Its Test Headmaster of Maitland High Reports on Year

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 6

In his report read at the annual speech day of Maitland Boys’ High School, held in Prince’s Theatre, East Maitland, yesterday afternoon, the headmaster (Mr. L. Penman) said that the test of a school was the standard of its average…

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Addition Area For High School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 4

The Director of Education advised East Maitland Municipal Council last night that the department proposed to proceed…

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Merriwa School of Arts. Monthly Committee Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 4

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

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School Staff Reduction

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

Miss J. Woodhill, assistant at Dungog Public School, has been transferred to Toronto and her departure will leave the school with a staff of five…

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School Land At Beresfield

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Clive Evatt) has written to Mr. A. Howarth, MLA, regarding the acquisition of additional land…

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Site For The Girls’ High School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 2

The general meeting of the West Maitland Parents and Citizens’ Association, which met last night, was unanimous in its…

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The High School Site

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1944 · page 2

PUBLIC opinion in Maitland and district will endorse whole-heartedly the unanimous decision of the meeting…

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