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Hunter Valley · Schools

Schools, 1947

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Disgraceful State of School

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1947 · page 2

The Department of Education is to be asked by Maitland City Council to give argent consideration to making improvements to…

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Presentation of Girls’ High School Prizes

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 December 1947 · page 5

Prizes presented at Maitland Girls’ High School annual speech day at the Savoy Theatre to-day were as follow:…

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Minister Condemns Racial Intolerance In Schools Parents Object To Aborigines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Although he said he would not comment on the position at Kinchela (on the lower Macleay River), where parents have opposed the admission of aborigines to the school, until he had received a report from…

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Anniversary of Branxton Sunday School

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1947 · page 6

BRANXTON.—The special preacher at the Branston Methodist Sunday school was the Rev. Brian Heawood, of Kurri…

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Bout High School Speech Night 1947 Year of Progress Says Headmaster

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1947 · page 7

1947 was a year of material progress for M.H.S., said the Headmaster (Mr. R. F. Hodge) in his annual report at Maitland Boys’ High School speech night last night. “My report of 1946 was somewhat of a Jeremiad, a…

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Agricultural College For Hunter Valley Headmaster’s Comment At High School Speech Day

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 4

SINGLETON: A hope that the inauguration of agricultural classes at Singleton Intermediate High School from February next would lead eventually to the establishment of a zone agricultural college catering for the Hunter Valley,…

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Successful Roughit School Scholars Results of Health and Temperance Examinations

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 6

All candidates submitted were successful in the recent Health and Temperance Examinations held at Roughit Public School…

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Kearsley School Christmas Party

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 7

The Kearsley school Christmas party and cantata, produced by the headmaster, Mr. Bryan, assisted by Mrs. G. Jeffery, was a grand success. The talent…

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Kurri School Concert Outstanding Success

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 2

The annual Kurri Kurri Public School concert, held under the auspices of the Parents and Citizens' Association, drew a large crowd to the King's theatre. An…

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Schoolchildren's Charitable Work

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 1

During the third term the Paxton Schoolchildren's Council held a stall in aid of the Red Cross and Food for Britain appeal. This together with…

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Subject Masters. Three Fob Muswellbrook High School

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 1

As from the beginning of next year, the Department of Education is appointing specialist subject masters to the Jocal Intermediate High School…

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Public School Prize Giving

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 8

There was a large gathering of children and their parents in the School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon, when prizes won by the pupils of the…

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Schools' Interstate Cricket

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 8

Young Kendal Smith, son of the Rector and Mrs. J. A. Smith, Merriwa, was chosen to play with the New South Wales High Schools'…

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Sunday School Anniversary

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 5

The East Maitland Congregational Sunday School held its annual anniversary with an afternoon services, the minister being…

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School Ground at Homeville

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 5

The Minister for [?] has informed Mr. A, Hobarth M.L.A., that he was had brought [?] his notice the desirability of acquiring…

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Girls’ High Farewell To Teachers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 4

Pupils of the Maitland Girls’ High School Joined in honouring their departing headmistress (Miss Booth), deputy headmistress (Miss C. Lewis)…

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Kurri School Concert

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 5

KURRI KURRI: The annual Public School concert held under the auspices of Kurri Kurri Parents and Citizens Association was…

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Prizegiving At Oakhampton School

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 3

Oakhampton School was packed to capacity for the annual concert, prise giving, and Christmas tree…

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School Picnic at Pokolbin

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 3

POKOLBIN: A most enjoyable evening was spent by the children of Pokolbin on Saturday last, when they attended their annual school…

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M.L.A. Congratulates School Staff Possibility Of Raising Status To Full High School

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 5

Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., prior to making the presentations to the students of the Singleton Intermediate High…

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