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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1947

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Scot’s Church Sunday School Anniversary

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 2

Scot’s Church Sunday School Anniversary was held last Sunday, and despite inclement weather, there were good congregations…

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Maitland Boys’ High School Notes

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 4

The L.C. examination of 1947 is now almost a memory and for many boys not the happiest, for it [?]roved a most gruelling test, not entirely (we are afraid) of the work done, but at least a test of character, of courage in adversity and…

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Hebden School

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 4

SINGLETON, Tuesday.—The Minister for Education, Mr. R. J. Heffron, in a letter to the Central Hunter District Councl, of…

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Schoolboy Injured

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 3

Whilst playing in the schoolground at East Maitland Catholic School Peter McDermott, 7, of Hunter-st., East Maitland,…

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Boys’ High School Concert

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1947 · page 7

The pupils of Maitland Boys’ High School will hold their annual concert in the School Assembly Hall (East Maitland) to-morrow (Friday),…

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Teacher Chief Impressed With Roughit Public School

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 4

When the Vice-Principal of Armidale Teachers' College. Mr A. Gray, recently visited Roughit Public School, to observe…

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Sunday School Picnic

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

Members of the Aberdare Presbyterian Sunday School with their parents and friends will hold their annual picnic at Speer's Point to-morrow. So…

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Started a School for Crime

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday. — Graduates from the Gosford boys’ home had started a school for crime in Darlington, Detective A. S…

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School 'Bus May Run From Camberwell Next Year

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 4

At a well attended public meeting at the Camberwell School last night, held for the purpose of discussing the…

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Minstrel Show Highlight of School Concert

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 December 1947 · page 3

Featuring a minstrel show, a play, “The Mechanical Man,” items by the school choir of 60 voices, vocal, trombone and violin solos, Maitland…

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School Cricket

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 3

In the third and deciding match between Neath and Abermain school teams, Neath won by 64 runs on the first innings…

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"Patterson" House Wins School Sports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 2

In the final of the year's sports at the Intermediate High School, "Patterson " House took the honours with 359 points, from "Hunter" 358,…

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Competitive High School Exam

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 2

Masters Geoff Robards and Frank Cox, of Main Creek Public School, were successful in passing the above examination, thus gaining admission…

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Impressive Ceremony At Boys’ High School Presentation of £2200 Worth of Equipment

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 December 1947 · page 2

Education stood for sometime more than the development of all skill and aptitude and high academic attainment, said the Deputy Director General of Education (Mr. J. Back) when accepting the presentation of £2200 worth of…

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Agricultural Course For High School Approved

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 December 1947 · page 2

An agricultural course at Singleton Intermediate High School, as from the resumption of school next year, has been approved by the Minister for Education (Mr. It. J. Heffron), advice to this effect being received to-day through Mr…

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Full High School on the Way? Two Masters Appointed To Take Up Duty Here

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 December 1947 · page 1

Perhaps a full High School for Singleton is on the way Possibly anticipating that sufficient students will be…

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Local and General News Singleton Teacher Has Gone to Help Along Aliens

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 December 1947 · page 2

Mr. A. W. MacGillivray, 8.A., a member of the teaching stall of Singleton Intermediate High School, has been appointed, on…

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Nursery School To Open In New Year

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 3

Splendid work has been done by the Maitland Nursery School committee during the year in preparation for the opening of the school…

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Routine School Subjects Taking Too Much Time

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 6

CESSNOCK, Thursday.—Routine subjects woe talking up too much time to-day and there would, doubtless, be far-reaching changes in the…

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St. John’s Girls’ School Annual Prize-giving

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 December 1947 · page 5

Addressing the children of John’s Girls’ School at the annual distribution of prizes on Tuesdav afternoon, the Bishop of Maitland…

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