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Schools, 1947

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School of Arts. General Meeting Adjourned

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 6

A general meeting of members of the Merriwa School of Arts was called for Monday night last for the special purpose of declaring vacant…

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Stroud School of Arts. Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Stroud School of Arts was held on Monday, July 28. The President, Mr. W. G. Wilmen, occupied the chair…

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Council and the School Talkie Outfit 'Cost Should Be Borne by Government": Mayor Outspoken Remarks

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 1

The Government and the Department of Education came in for some criticism at last Municipal Council meeting when a letter from Mr. M. R. McGee, Headmaster of the Scone District Rural School, asked Council for a contribution towards the…

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Medical Inspection at Central School Visit About September

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 4

Medical inspection of the children at Scone Central School will be made about next September, the Minister for Education (Mr…

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Former Maitland Teacher Dead

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The death occurred in a private hospital in Killara yesterday of Mr. William Simpson Morgan, a native of…

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Conservation Day at Local High School

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 4

Ceremonies in connection with Conservation Day—at one time known as Arbour Day—were carried out at the Intermediate High School…

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Social for High School Students

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 4

A successful social was held in the Assembly Hall of the Intermediate High School on Wednesday night for students and ex-students of the…

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Electric Radio Presented To Roughit Public School

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 3

For a country education centre, Roughit Public School can now claim to be equipped in a truly modern manner…

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Pupils Visit Sulphide Works

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 4

People who are curious as to the nature of the vast dhmpls of white, yellow, mild and Hark brown materials seen by train…

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Girls’ High School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 4

Sir, — It is now a fortnight since I wrote appealing for come actor by Maitland citizens to rebuild the Girls High School to…

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Minister Against sending Pupils Home

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—A deputation from the Council of the N.S.W. Teachers- Federation. was told by Minister for .Education (Mr…

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Sudden Death of High School Headmaster

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY Monday—Mr Robert Frederick Harvey 84 headmaster of North Sydney Boys’ High School since 1932, died yesterday He…

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Hazardou’s Hazardous Task At Northmead Public School Destroyed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — Menaced by falling pieces of blazing timber, 20 firemen from three brigades battle for more than an hour to control a fire which practically destroyed the Northmead public school at 2.30 a.m. to-day…

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Enjoyable Functon at Oak Park School

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 2

A sports and competition afternoon was organised for the Junior Red Cross at Oak Park School by a young pupil, Marion Noble. Much laughter…

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High School Debating Competition Cessnock Reaches Final

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 1

To meet Cessnock in the semi-final of the State debating competition, Fort Street had to beat Sydney…

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Sabbath School Rally

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 3

Last Saturday was Sabbath School Rally Day at the Seventh -day Adventist Church on West Avenue, Cessnock. Special music, and recitations by the…

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"The Mikado" High School Project

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 3

On Monday and Tuesday, August 18 and 19, at 7.45 p.m., the Cessnock High School pupils will present, in their school hall, Gilbert and Sullivan's…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle TUESDAY, 5th AUGUST, 1947 Muswellbrook School of Arts Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 3

During its last financial year, Muswellbrook School of Arts received an average payment of 11/-from each member, and in return…

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Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 1

The 80th annual general meeting of the above was held on 29th ult. Mr. G. N. Lochhead occupied the chair, in the absence of the President (Mr. E. J. Sherwood), owing to illness. The minutes of the previous…

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W.M. School’s Annual Team Sports

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 2

On Friday last in glorious sunshine the [?] of West Maitland Primary Schools began their first series of [?] for their second…

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