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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1946

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Schoolgirl Breaks Two Records

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 7

SYDNEY Thursday— Hilda Forrest, of [?] one of the most outstanding schoolgirl sprinters for many years, broke…

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High School Re-union Ball

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 4

A meeting of the social committee of the Maitland High School Old Girls’ Union’ and the Old Boys’ Union completed…

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Oslo Lunch Service for Local School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 4

At a meeting of the West Maitland Parents and Citizens’ Association it was decided to inform the Minister for Education that…

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Merriwa District News Merriwa School of Arts. Annual Meeting of Subscribers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 4

There was only a bare quorum present at the time fixed for the annual meeting' of subacribers of the School of Arts on Wednesday night of last…

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Agricultural High School for Hunter Valley

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 4

A deputation recently waited upon Hon. R. G. Heffron. Minister for Education, to urge the necessity of the establishment of an Agricultural…

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School of Arts Annual at Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1946 · page 2

BRANXTON: The 81st annual meeting of the Branxton School of Arts and Literary Institute was held In the institute rooms,…

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Stroud Central School Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 3

The concert given by the pupils of Stroud Central School on Friday, 26th July, was one of the best seen in this town. It was given to a…

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Maitland Boys’ High School Notes (By R.D.)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 3

The recently constituted Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Boys’ High School went into vigorous action last Tuesday, when a combined tennis and bowls tournament in aid of the school development scheme was held at East Maitland Park…

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Want School Train Altered

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 4

GRETA: Greta Progress Association decided to support Branxton, Progress Association in its request to the Railway…

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University for Newcastle Urged Recommendation of Teachers' Federation

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 6

The establishment of university colleges in country areas, particularly at Newcastle, will be sought in any reforms of…

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Agricultural High Schools

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1946 · page 5

GLEN lNNES: The Department of Education will be asked to establish two more agricultural high schools—one on the northern…

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Two Girls in School of 25

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 August 1946 · page 1

Baerami Creek gains prominence in to-day's issue as being the first d'strict centre to display an Honor Roll in its community centre—the local…

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Area Schools Film

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1946 · page 2

A film showing Area Schools of Tasmania will be screened at Dungog Public School on Friday, 9th August, at 7.30 p.m. The Combined…

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Britain’s First Post-war School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 1

The first post-war school Audrey’s Secondary Modern School, Hai[?] Herts, designed by Mr. Howard Lobb, F.R.I.B.A. is now occupied by 400 children, and will soon be officially opened as Britain’s first post-war permanent school. Taking six months to…

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Cup Presented In Memory Of Schoolboy Mate

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 4

In memory of the late Ron Turnbull, a cup has been presented by his closet friend, Noel Gilmore of West Maitland,…

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Down Came The Scholars, And Master And All

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 2

There was a lively moment for a few folk in a Devon village 300 years ago. Here is the odd Story of what happened…

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More Money Needed for Education Schools Badly Equipped

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 1

Your child is not worth a packet of cigarettes! What an outrageous statement, you say. Outrageous or not, do you know that less than the…

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Proposed Play Centre at Millfield School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 4

Crs. Varty, Johnson and Palmer have discussed the matter of a proposed play centre at Millfield School with Mr. Moran, Hon. Secretary of the Progress…

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High School Notes Play Day

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 5

Scenes of feverish activity are occurring at Cessnock High School where over four hundred are practising dramatics for the annual play days and…

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Muswellbrook School of Arts Improved Financial Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 August 1946 · page 5

The adjourned annual meeting of the Muswellbrook School of Arts was held on Tuesday night last, when the following subscribers were present:—…

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