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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1947

675 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 34

School Helps Britain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 4

Pupils of West Maitland primary school have sent three parcels of food for distribution amongst school children of Britain…

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School As Baby Health Centre

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 5

Steps are to be taken by Lower Hunter Shire Council to secure the present public school at Paterson as a baby health and…

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Talkie Film Projector for Sunday School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 2

At last meeting of the West Maitland Methodist Parents’ and Friends’ Association, further discussion took place regarding the…

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Boys’ High School Play Night

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 6

Plays to be presented at the Maitland Boys’ High School assembly hall to-night (Thursday) have been reduced to six, but one has still to…

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Dungog and High School Mr. Fitzgerald's Position

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

Addressing a meeting, Mr. Fitzgerald, elaborating upon his policy speech regarding Dungog said that the question of a High School at Dungog was…

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Broke P. & C. Members Discuss Area School

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

Main discussion at the Broke Parents and Citizens' Association meeting centred around the proposed establishment of an area…

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School Lad Breaks Arm

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

When he overbalanced just prior to falling into the arms of an opposing player whilst engaged in football on Wednesday afternoon, Ray Allen…

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Parent, Teacher, and Child: There’s No Shirking Fundamentals

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 2

The perpetual questions of what and when a child should be tole about sex are discussed in this article of a special series dealing with factors that influence the child in his life at home and at school. The every parent there comes the moment when an answer must…

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Intermediate High School. Sport Notes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 1

The house teams of the Muswellbrook Intermediate High Schools have now completed the summer sports, having played two games in the…

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Electricity Installed in Public School Council Donates Cost

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 3

There was further discussion at last week's meeting of Dungog Municpial Council concerning the installation of electric light and power in the local…

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High School Old Boy Made Professor

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

Dr. A. G. Mitchell, MA, Ph.D., an old boy of Maitland High School, whose parents live at Morpeth, has been raised to…

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Two School Heads Transferred

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

Mr. L. W. Kaye, headmaster of Hunter Street Public School, and Miss I. E. Godfrey, headmistress of the Infants 'Schools at Hunter…

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Maitland Boys' High School Notes Annual Dramatic Festival

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 6

The school’s Annual Dramatic Festival, which culminated in Play Night is-now a thing of the past. The tumult and shooting have died, and villainous pirates and bewitching brunettes have once more reverted to humble . schoolboys…

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School Helps Food for Britain

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 4

As a result of 4 “Food for Britain” Appeal at Homerville Public School, die pupils and staff donated a total of 125…

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School Teacher Farewelled

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 5

SINGLETON: Headmistress of the Hunter-street Infants’ Department Miss L. Godfrey, was presented with a travelling case by the president of…

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School Teachers Welcomed At Combined Social

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 4

At a combined social at Bishop’s Bridge hall, Sawyer’s Gully people farewelled the former, teacher, Mr. N. R. Johnston, and extended a…

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27 Years Mistress Of C. Of E. Grammar School

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY: After 27 years as headmistress of the Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Miss Dorothy Wilkinson retired from the…

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Agricultural High School for Hunter Valley

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 4

SINGLETON: Mr. J. S. Halg, chairman of the Education Committee of the PPU, and president of the Upper Hunted District…

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Area Schools Need a Trial

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 8

The project of area schools in this district was mentioned by Mr. J. S. Haigh yesterday, at the Central Hunter District Council…

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Backing Needed to Get Agricultural High School P.p.u. Official Says One Is to Be Built

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 8

There is going to be an Agricultural High School built in the Hunter Valley, but the position has not yet been determined…

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