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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1947

675 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 34

School Teacher Electrocuted

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 June 1947 · page 4

WYONG: John Sinclair Evans, 38, teacher at Toukley Public School, was electrocuted while endeavouring to connect…

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Secondary School Sport

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 June 1947 · page 3

Points score tables for the fifth year secondary school competitions are— BUGGY LEAGUE…

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Maitland Boys’ High School Notes

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 6

Like charity, education begins at home. Try as we teachers may to make our boys good citizens, unselfish, dependable, tolerant, brave and kind, the last word is with the home. On its attitude, its spirit, its influence, the…

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Beresfield School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 5

The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) has advised Mr. A. Howarth, MLA, in reply to his representations on behalf of the…

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P. and C. Association Consider Site for New School

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 4

Members of singleton Parents and Citizens' Association will on Monday night discuss further the proposed new site for the primary school…

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Back to School Celebrations At Dungog Old Pupils Return

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 2

Back to School celebrations were held at Dungog Public School on Saturday and a very happy time was spent by old pupils who had returned…

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Welcome To New Teachers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 2

SINGLETON, Tuesday. — At the monthly meeting of Singleton Intermediate High School P. and C., last night, the president (Mr…

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After-school Centres for Children

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 6

Replying to representations made by Mr. A. Howarth, M.L.A., on behalf of the National Fitness organisation of West Maitland…

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P. & C. Association Moving for New School Site Part of Pelerin Estate Favoured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 2

The Parents and Citizens' Association, at a meeting heid in the Intermediate High School on Monday night, reached decision…

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Small Fire at Hunter Street School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 2

The flue of a heater in the Hunter Street School this morning caught alight, and set fire to the corner of one of the school rooms…

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Expert Inspected, But Nothing Further Heard P. and C. Members Perturbed Over Failure to Repair School

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 2

It was pointed out at Monday night's meeting of the Parents and Citizens' Association that although a building expert had…

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Fire in School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 6

SINGLETON: When a spark from a stove in Five a classroom at Hunter-street Primary School. flew across the classroom…

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Schoolboy Hurt At Football

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 4

Playing in an inter-high schools’ football match at East Maitland Perk yesterday afternoon Peter Peter Lant 17, of…

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Training School At Atomic Energy Factory

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 3

A training school for boys and girls of fifteen years and over is to be opened in August by Britain's Ministry of Supply at the Government Atomic…

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School Film Projector Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 2

Amount previously acknowledged.... 161 19 6 R.S. League.... 5 5 0 167 4 6…

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Tree-planting Ceremony. Infants' School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 1

The Mothers' Club and staff of the Muswellbrook Infants' School are arranging a tree-planting day at the school on Saturday, 21st June next, at…

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Fire at School

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 3

SINGLETON, Friday.—Another minor fire occurred at Hunter-street Primary School yesterday when a class-room table caught…

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World Sunday School Conference

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1947 · page 7

NEW YORK (Associated Press): Officials of the world’s Sunday School Association, with 45 nations and dependencies now…

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Move for New School at East Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 2

The Parents and Children Association of the East Maitland Primary School at its last meeting unmorally agreed to take section to…

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Merriwa School of Arts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 2

There was only a bare quorum present at the monthly meeting of the Merriwa School of Arts committee held on Monday night. Those present…

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