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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1947

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[?] At Cessnock High School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 6

CESSNOCK, Thursday.—in pursuance of the policy to give country residents an opportunity of taking part in the Australian…

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50 Years Ago (From issues of "Argus" for period ended February 3, 1897). Rough it School Teacher

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

Mr. Birley C. Thornsby, ex-pupil teacher of Tamworth Superior Public School, has been appointed assistant to Mr. E. B. Cragg at the…

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Congestion at Kurri New School Wanted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

Members of Kurri Kurri Parents and Citizens' Association will again urgently request the Minister for…

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Wollombi Children to Attend Cessnock High School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

The Wollombi parents are very grateful to the local bus people in commencing a time-table to allow…

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Congestion at Kurri Kurri School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 5

KURRI KURRI: Members of Kurri Kurri Parents and Citizens’ Association will again urgently request the Minister for…

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Teachers Meet Protest Over Not Filling Vacancy

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Singleton branch of the N.S.W. Teachers' Federation was held at the High School on Saturday…

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Residence for Teacher

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: The Education Department has approved of the erection of a residence for the headmaster of the…

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Protest by Teachers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

SINGLETON, Tuesday — At a meeting of Singleton and District meeting of Singleton and District was reached to protest to the…

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Model Sunday School Pupils Get 5 Years' Gaol Sequel to Smash and Grab Raids

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 2

Three teen-aged boys, described as former model Sunday School pupils, were each sentenced to five years' gaol in…

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Model Sunday School Pupils Get Five Years Sequel to Smash and Grab Raids

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

Three teen-aged boys, described as former model Sunday School pupils, were each sentenced to five years' gaol in Quarter Sessions at Goulburn…

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School Holiday for Cessnock Show

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 7

Advice has been received from Mr. Heffron, Minister for Education, that the 7th March will be a school holiday for all schools which usually…

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School Prefects

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

SINGLETON, Friday.—Perry Shaddock and Shirley Gray, (captains) and Bay Alien, Daphne Lesterm Kay Worms and Georgina…

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New Deal for Education Teachers’ Support

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Maitland branch of the Teachers’ Federation was one of the most representative of its kind and…

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Disgraced a Famous School

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON. Feb. 15.—Two 18-year-old boys, named Klemin and Jacobs, from the noted public school, St. Paul’s, were sentenced…

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New School at Glendonbrook Opening

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

On Friday next, at 4 p.m., the new school at Glendonbrook will be officially opened, the member for Upper Hunter (Mr. D'Arcy Rose) having…

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Successful In C. Of E. Sunday School Exams

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

BRANXTON: In the Church of England Diocesan Sunday School examinations, the following scholars of St. John’s gained…

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Minister to Open Infants' School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 1

In a letter to Mr. C. D. Forrest, hon. secretary, of the Parents and Citizens' Association, Mr. D'Arey Rose, M.L.A., states that the Hon…

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Maitland Boys High School Notes

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 3

Rather belatedly we make our bow to 1947, but now that the school has begun to gather momentum, we hope to publish these notes regularly every fortnight. We believe that parents, in particular, and the public in general, like to…

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School Boys to Attend City Council

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 3

Alderman of Maitland City Council will hare a gallery of nearly 50 twelve and thirteen-year-old High School boys, at their fortnightly…

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2000 School Teachers Strike At Buffalo

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 1

BUFFALO (New York), February 25.—Two thousand public school teachers, members of the Buffalo Teachers’ Federation, and three smaller unions, ceased work yesterday in the largest school strike in American history…

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