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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1945

528 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 27

Sunday School Anniversary At Bolwarra

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1945 · page 2

The Methodist Sunday School at Bolwarra celebrated its anniversary on Sunday with services to the morning and afternoon,…

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Mothers’ Club St. Luke’s Sunday School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 2

Mrs. E. W. Foster, superintendant of St. Luke’s Sunday School, Homeville, reporting on the past year’s transactions of St. Luke’s…

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Re-opening of Small Schools

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY- Wed.—Many email schools dosed owing to shortage of teachers would be re-opened when the first school term…

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Champion of Champions School Carnival Nine Areas To Be Represented

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 5

P.S.A.A.A, districts throughout the Hunter Valley have conducted their annual Athletic carnivals and have selected district champions to represent their areas at the “champion of champions” carnival to be conducted on the Newcastle…

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Small Schools to Be Re-opened

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 3

Many small schools which had been closed owing to the shortage of teachers would be reopened when the first school…

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73-Year-old Teacher to Retire

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY Thursday.—Mr. Herbert Atkinson, 73-year-old primary teacher at Westmead Junior Technical School, will retire at…

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Free Transport To Schools

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Thurs —The State Labours O[?] was told that some parents in country areas have to pay up to 30 a week for…

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Civilian Internees in Sydney School Girl Burned with Cigarette Ends

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 1

A Dutch school girl, who refused to bow and cry, "Long live the Emperor" while being interrogated by the Japanese…

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Children Attending Schools Recommendation for Free Transport

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 4

A recommendation that free transport be provided for all children attending schools throughout the State, was made to a meeting of the State…

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Latest Infants’ Schoolwork

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 2

SINGLETON Saturday.—District teachers gathered at the Hunter-st. Infant’s School. to meet Inspector E. A. lee, and to…

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Prize-Giving At St. Luke’s Sunday School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 4

St. Luke’s Sunday school hall was filled with children and parents on the occasion of the prize giving service and birthday of…

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Boys’ High School Hostel

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 2

The Minster for Education, Mr. R. J. Hefiron, has written to Mr. A. Howar[?]. MLA, regarding his personal representations…

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School Tribute to Mr. Arnold Bailey (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 October 1945 · page 4

Sir,—Would you please allow me space to express, on behalf of the Kurri Kurri School and its pupils past and present, a tribute to our…

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Paxton Methodist Sunday School Anniversary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 October 1945 · page 4

Within a few weeks of their 21st Church Anniversary celebrations, which proved such an outstanding success, Paxton Methodists witnessed…

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High School Cricket

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1945 · page 3

Maitland defeated Newcastle Tech. on the first innings in the final game of the first grade competition, held at Lorn. Park…

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Methodist Sunday School Picnic

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 1

Remember last Saturday? Sultry heat! Flies! Dust storms! A hurricane! And the rain! But it takes more than that to dampen the ardour…

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East Cessnock Public School Exhibition of Dolls and Handwork

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 November 1945 · page 8

Last Wednesday afternoon and evening a committee of girls from Sixth Class organised an exhibition of dolls and handwork articles in…

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Teachers' Protest (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 November 1945 · page 3

Sir,—At the last meeting of the Cessnock branch of the Teachers' Federation, a motion was unanimously endorsed, expressing resentment at…

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School Libraries Additions of Books

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 November 1945 · page 2

The headmaster of West Maitland Public School (Mr. R. C. McIntyre) reported to a meeting of the West Maitland Parents…

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Boy Fires at Schoolmaster Sentenced to Month's Detention

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 3

A 13-year-old Walthamstow (Eng.) schoolboy was sentenced to a month's detention in a remand home, for shooting at his form master with a…

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