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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1947

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High School Sports

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 5

Northern high schools will compete in Newcastle on Wednesday next for the Lintott Cup. Cessnock High School will be…

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Among the Classics Shaw—a Self-appointed Teacher

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 August 1947 · page 6

George Bernard Sham has been the idol of the British speaking world almost from the time when his first works were published, and…

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Teaching Of Physiology In Schools

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday.—At the Hunter Valley Educational Conference, it was decided to approach the Department of Education with…

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Hobbies Exhibition At School

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 2

Next Thursday afternoon, from 1,30 to 3.30, all citizens interacted in the education of our children, are cordially invited to pay…

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Conference to Ask Minister for Area Schools

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 August 1947 · page 4

SINGLETON: The Hunter Valley Educational Conference held at Singleton decided to request the Minister for Education (Mr. R. J…

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Dominican Pupils' Concert

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon the pupils of St. Mary's Dominican Convent, West Maitland, entertained relatives and friends at a concert. There was a big…

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Special Excursion for School Holidays

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 1

The Scone Railway notifies that there will be a special train-running on Friday, 22nd August— the day after school breaks up…

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Ball In Aid Of Largs School Of Arts

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 4

LARGS; There was a full attendance at the first meeting of the new School of Arts committee. Mr. B. Howard…

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Honours Fairly Even in Inter-school Sports Clash

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 August 1947 · page 2

Honours were fairly even between students of Singleton Intermediate High School and Muswellbrook Intermediate High School in the sports…

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Play Night Premiere Has Full House Clever And Entertaining Portrayals By High School Students

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 August 1947 · page 2

Annual play night of Singleton Intermediate High School had its premiere last night to a packed Assembly Hall audience,…

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£15,000 Convent School For The Entrance

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1947 · page 3

WYONG, Thurs.— A two story brick school, and convent, costing £15,900 is to be constructed by the Roman Catholic…

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Girls’ High School Concert

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1947 · page 6

On Tuesday, August 19, the Maitland Girls’ High School will present in the Maitland Town Hall at matinee and evening, performances…

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High School Play Night at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1947 · page 6

SINGLETON. Wed —Singleton Intermediate High School annual “Play Night” which opened last night to a packed audience at the…

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Transport of School Children. Subsidy Up to 75 Per Cent

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 4

"Whilst the Department of Education has adopted a policy of meeting 75 per cent, of the cost of conveyance of schoolchildren in country areas, it…

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New Methods at Nursery School

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 3

SIDNEY, Friday.—Special methods for dealing with difficult children will he used by the director, Miss Heather Orr, and her…

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Paintings A Stimulus To Better Art Work Hobbies Exhibition At Public School

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 4

The splendid collection of original oil paintings, water colours and reproductions displayed at West Maitland Public School has brought about a distract improvement in the standard of art work being done by pupils at the school…

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Letter To The Editor School Concert at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 4

Sir.—I was surprised to notice that the school concert, held on Wednesday night, was not as great a success as the…

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Peeps Into The Past SINGLETON 50, 25, 15 Years Ago 50 Years Ago (From Issues of "Argus" for period ended August 15, 1897). to Teacher

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 2

Prior to her to departure to the Lambton school to fill a simlar office, Miss Cooper who has occupied the position of sewig mistress m…

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Government to be Asked for Social Service' School Subsidy Education Department to Be Approached

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 5

The Upper Hunter Regional Development Committee, which had a sitting here to-day, passed a resolution asking that the Government make arrangements for the granting of a "social service" subsidy of 15/ a week to children in the country areas…

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School Football Team to Play at Tamworth To-morrow

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 4

A 6st. 71bs. team representing Singleton will play in a school knock-out competition at Tamworth to-morrow. The Singletonians will…

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