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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1947

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Broad Lands Home to Philip Mountbatten Spent Most of His School Days There(From Reuter’s Correspondent)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 November 1947 · page 3

LONDON.—-To Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Broadlands, in the ancient Hampshire market town of Romsey in New Forest, where he is spending the first part of his honeymoon with Princess Elizabeth, is “home.”…

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300 Attend Native Speech Day Visitors Come Great Distances to Minimbah House

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 3

Over 300 people attended the native speech day at the Aborigine Inland Mission, Minimbah House, on Saturday…

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Wants ‘School’ Signs Retained

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 3

Maitland State Electoral Council of the A.L.P. has decided to request the Minister for Transport to reject Maitland City Council’s application…

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Political Science Summer School. Eminent Speakers on Decentralisation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 2

The summer school of the Australian Institute of Political Science at Armidale at the end of next January will be addressed by some very eminent and…

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Projector for School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 6

MUSWELLBROOK: There was a large and representative gathering at the Aberdeen Public School when Mrs. E. Hodson,…

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Sunday School Prize-giving at Largs

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 2

The annual Sunday School prize-giving was held at St. Andrew’s Church of England, Largs, after Evensong on Sunday last,…

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Wallalong Sunday School Anniversary

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 6

Special singing by the children, recitations and action choruses were a feature of the programme of the anniversary of Wallalong Methodist…

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Success of Beryl Ellis’ Pupils

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 3

Miss Beryl Ellis’ Dancing School. West Maitland and Sydney. won first prize, with so points, in the NSW open revue…

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Pails To open Tennis School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Dinny Pails turned professional so that he could eurp sufficient money to return to Australia to open a…

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Old Rothbury School Picnic

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 2

The annual picnic of the Rothbury School was held on Saturday last. The weather was unfavourable, but the committee managed to complete the…

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School Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 7

In a return match between Abermain and Neath Primary Schools, Abermain turned the tables, defeating Neath by 94 runs on the first innings…

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Dungog Methodist Sunday School Picnic

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 3

On Saturday, November 22, the annual picnic of the Methodist Sunday School took place. Before setting out for a happy day the children, with…

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Train Timetable School Train Earlier

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 2

Commencing Sunday, rail timetables will be slightly altered. The most important change is that of the daily school train which will…

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Boys’ High School Concert

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 5

Maitland Boys’ High School annual variety concert, set down for Friday, December 5, and advertised in this issue, promises…

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Making the Roads Safer in Britain Hundreds of School of Motoring (From Leslie Haynes, Reuter's Correspondent)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1947 · page 3

LONDON: When pleasure motoring ceases in Britain to-morrow because of the withdrawal of the basic petrol ration, thousands of people who cannot drive to-day will be able to learn to drive in preparation for the time when private…

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Isolated Schools May Keep Open for Seven Pupils Reply to P.p.u. by Minister for Education

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 December 1947 · page 1

In reply to a motion by the Central Hunter District Council of the P.P.U., a . letter has been received by the…

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Plans For School Picnic At Oakhampton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 December 1947 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the OaKhampton P. and O. Association, held in the school, the president (Mr. J. T. Richards) was in the…

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Minister Questioned As To School Bus Subsidies

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 December 1947 · page 1

The- Deputy Leader of the Country Patty (Mr. Drummond) asked the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) in the…

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Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic at Mount Olive

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 December 1947 · page 2

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday School picnic was held on Saturday at "Glenhilver," Mt. Olive, on the property of Mr &…

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School For Test Pilots

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 December 1947 · page 4

Almost all aircraft firms in Britain to-day have working for them as test pilots, former students of the Empire Test Pilots…

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